Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Expansion of Salt Lake City Office

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to scale up its capabilities in the Salt Lake City market, adding Shareholders Tiffany D.W. Shimada and Marc T. Rasich. Shimada and Rasich bolster firm-wide growth in the areas of Trademark & Brand Management and Litigation, respectively. Shimada joins Greenberg Traurig from the law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Rasich joins Greenberg Traurig from Stoel Rives LLP.

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Dunham Biles and Melissa Dorman Matthews Join Steptoe & Johnson’s Expanding Dallas Office

Dunham Biles and Melissa Dorman Matthews have joined the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as Members. They join the firm’s Litigation Department. Biles focuses his practice on high-stakes litigation and advocacy. He also represents financial institutions in consumer and financial litigation matters. Matthews focuses her practice on professional liability, product liability, employment, personal injury, and commercial litigation matters. Biles joins the firm from Fox Rothschild LLP in Dallas, while Matthews was most recently with Hartline Barger LLP.

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Husch Blackwell Expands Los Angeles Office and Welcomes Kevin Khachatryan to Healthcare Litigation Team

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the expansion of its Healthcare Litigation practice and its Healthcare industry group with the addition of Kevin Khachatryan as an attorney in the Los Angeles office. Khachatryan joins the firm’s growing Los Angeles office after serving as Associate General Counsel to Sun Mar Healthcare, a large long-term skilled nursing and post-acute organization. He brings with him a wealth of experience in healthcare and litigation.

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King & Spalding Adds Three Partners to Trial and Global Disputes Practice in Miami

King & Spalding announced today that Brian Miller, Samantha Kavanaugh, and Ross Linzer have joined the firm’s Miami office as partners in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. Miller, Kavanaugh, and Linzer expand the firm’s ability to serve clients’ business and securities litigation needs from Miami, where the firm launched its office in February 2022. Miller, Kavanaugh, and Linzer join King & Spalding from Akerman LLP.


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Dentons Expands Fund Formation Capabilities With Addition of Christopher Kula in New York

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Christopher Kula has joined the Firm’s Corporate practice as partner, resident in the New York office. Kula’s background meets the growing demand for fund formation work from both existing and prospective clients. His practice spans structuring, governance, operations and compliance for capital markets, corporate, private equity, real estate finance and venture technology clients. Kula joins Dentons from the New York office of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.

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McDermott Bolsters Real Estate Transactions Firepower in New York and Chicago

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce four partner additions to its real estate practice: Marshall Brozost, Alykhan (Aly) Shivji and Billy Hildbold in New York and Justin Bender in Chicago. The group specializes in commercial real estate, real estate finance and related transactions and will also enhance capabilities for investment funds, tax, capital markets and private equity clients. Brozost and Shivji join McDermott from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff while Hildbold and Bender come to the firm from Morrison & Foerster and Kirkland & Ellis respectively.

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Foley Adds Securities Enforcement Partner Jim Lundy in Chicago

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jim Lundy has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Litigation Department and Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice Group. Lundy brings over two decades of SEC enforcement experience, including 12 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Immediately prior to joining the firm, Lundy was with the Chicago office of  Faegre Drinker.

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