Mayer Brown announced today that leading international arbitration partner, Kay-Jannes Wegner, has joined its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Singapore, along with senior associate, Edern Coënt. Both join from Kim & Chang in South Korea, where Mr. Wegner was a senior member of that firm’s international & cross-border litigation practice and head of its European arbitration desk. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, as an English and German qualified lawyer, Mr. Wegner practiced international arbitration at leading international law firms in London and Singapore. Mr. Coënt is a New York and French qualified lawyer who has worked in Paris, Hong Kong and Seoul, including at the Secretariat of the ICC Court of Arbitration.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Expands Oil and Gas and LNG Team With Return of Two Energy Lawyers
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that veteran oil and gas lawyer Craig Vogelsang has returned to the firm as a partner and leader of the oil and gas practice and Alex Niebruegge has returned as a senior counsel. Both join the firm’s oil and gas and LNG team in Houston. Vogelsang rejoins the firm from Baker Botts while Niebruegge was formerly with Winston & Strawn.
Daniel Zapf joins White & Case as a partner in Germany
Global law firm White & Case LLP is expanding its Global White Collar Practice with the addition in Frankfurt of Daniel Zapf as a partner. Daniel joins White & Case from DLA Piper, where he worked in Frankfurt and Washington, DC.
Market Leading Cybersecurity and National Security Lawyers David Lashway and John Woods Join Sidley in Washington, D.C.
Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years.
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Weil Adds SEC Enforcement and Securities Litigation Partner Robert Stern in Washington, D.C.
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Robert Stern has joined the Firm as a partner in the Securities Litigation practice, based in Weil’s Washington, D.C. office. Rob joins Weil from the Washington, D.C. office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he was a partner and previously served as Chair of the nationwide White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance Practice Group.
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Willkie Adds IP Partner Genevieve Dorment in New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the arrival of Genevieve Dorment, who has joined the Firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. She is based in New York. She was previously a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
New Milan Partner Expands Global Private Equity Practice for Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs has further expanded its global Private Equity Practice in Europe with the appointment of Corporate partner Sara Belotti who joins the firm’s Milan office from Baker McKenzie.
Mayer Brown Continues Expansion of LA Office and Data Privacy Capabilities With Arsen Kourinian
Leading data privacy lawyer Arsen Kourinian has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice in Los Angeles, continuing the firm’s West Coast expansion. Mr. Kourinian advises a global clientele of multinational corporations on compliance with data privacy laws in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Africa, Middle East and Asia. He is also a trusted member of the cybersecurity community, and receives briefings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding cyber threats to the private sector. He joins from Perkins Coie.
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Roy F. Viola, Jr. Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in New Jersey
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Roy F. Viola, Jr. as a partner in the firm’s Florham Park, New Jersey office. He joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Product & General Liability, Construction, and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Viola is the latest to join the firm as part of a larger group of 11 other attorneys all of whom previously practiced with Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP.
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Fox Rothschild Opens Boston Office With Addition of Life Sciences-Focused Intellectual Property Group
Expanding its footprint into New England, Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce the opening of its Boston office through the addition of a distinguished group of intellectual property lawyers and professionals led by partner Pete Corless, effective May 2. Corless joins Fox with Nicholas A. Zachariades, Ph.D., (counsel), Joohee Lee, Ph.D. (associate) and Michael Mattoni, Ph.D. The group arrives from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
