Leading transactional lawyer William B. Sorabella has joined Cooley’s growing mergers & acquisitions practice as a partner in New York. Arriving from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Sorabella brings additional senior depth, breadth and skill to support the ever‐increasing needs of Cooley’s M&A clients while also augmenting the firm’s private equity capabilities.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Steven H. Lee to its Atlanta office as a partner and vice chair of the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Lee has served as a federal prosecutor for the last six years, representing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in criminal matters involving healthcare fraud, national security violations, trade secret theft, and other economic crimes. Prior to his time at the DOJ, Mr. Lee worked as an assistant attorney general for the Georgia Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. His current practice focuses on government and internal corporate investigations, as well as white collar criminal defense, with an emphasis on healthcare fraud matters. In his role as practice vice chair, Mr. Lee will lead the Atlanta office’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense team.
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Mayer Brown announced today that fund finance lawyer Cassandra Best joined the Banking & Finance practice as a partner in New York. Ms. Best joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed a seven-strong partner-led team to its global corporate/M&A group. The Paris-based team joins from international law firm CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats and comprises lateral Partner hires, Jean-Robert Bousquet and Alexandre Morel; Counsels Célia Mayran and Geoffroy Loncle de Forville; and Associates Anaïs Fritzinger, Jade Huard and Victor Grillo. In addition to the arrival of the Paris-based team, Eversheds Sutherland is also pleased to announce that Craig T. Alcorn has joined its US-based Corporate Practice Group from law firm, Skadden, as a Partner in its Chicago office.
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Allen & Overy today announced that Jesse Debban has joined the firm as partner in its Corporate practice. Jesse joins A&O’s San Francisco office from Farella Braun + Martel where he served as partner and chair of the Business Transactions Group.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that David A. Moreno, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group and as a member of the firm’s Sports Law team. David is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice spans commercial litigation, white collar defense, business law, sports law, and reputational management. Prior to joining Blank Rome, David was a partner at Brown Rudnick LLP.
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that renewable energy lawyer Elizabeth Sluder has joined its top-tier projects team as a partner in Los Angeles. Sluder moved to Norton Rose Fulbright from Morrison & Foerster.
