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.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Los Angeles
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.
Gibson Dunn Adds Commercial Litigation Partner Sydney Scott in Houston Office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Sydney Scott has joined the firm as a partner. Scott, formerly a partner with Smyser Kaplan & Veselka L.L.P., will continue her commercial litigation practice at Gibson Dunn.
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O’Melveny Continues March into Texas, Opening Houston Office and Adding Three Top Dealmakers
Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today that it will open an office in Houston—its third new office in the state in just ten months. The office will be anchored by three transactional partners—Angela Olivarez, Steven V. Torello, and Ryan Cicero—who join the firm from Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Houston office, and partner Monica Hwang, who joined O’Melveny in November. With these additions, O’Melveny will have a total of 47 lawyers in its Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, including 20 partners. Firmwide, some 33 lateral partners have joined O’Melveny since the beginning of 2021.
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King & Spalding Adds Finance Partner Mary Liz Brady in Chicago
King & Spalding today announced that Mary Liz Brady has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice as a partner in Chicago. Brady joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Mayer Brown further expands Private Funds Group with addition of Kristin Rice-Gonzalez
Mayer Brown announced today that leading private investment funds lawyer Kristin Rice-Gonzalez has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Private Funds Group. Ms. Rice-Gonzalez joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP.
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Katten Grows its Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity Team
Katten announced today that Christopher Isaacs has joined the firm’s distinguished Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice as a partner in New York, further expanding the office there and adding to the bench of experienced attorneys who handle corporate transactions and strategic investments. Prior to joining Katten, Isaacs was an attorney at Goodwin Procter and an Assistant General Counsel in the Corporate and Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
