Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Global Real Estate Practice with the addition of Shawn K. Ronda as a shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.
Anderson Joins Spencer Fane as a Partner, Bolsters Tax Credit Finance and Opportunity Zones Practice
Paul Hastings Advances Antitrust Growth with Addition of Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Michael Murray, one of the most senior antitrust lawyers in the Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the firm as a partner based in Washington, D.C. He served most recently as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division at DOJ. The addition of Mr. Murray brings further depth to the firm’s commitment to supporting its clients’ transactional strategies and helping them meet regulatory challenges in today’s highly competitive global marketplace.
K&L Gates Welcomes Litigation and Dispute Resolution Partner in Wilmington
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Adam V. Orlacchio as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice. He joins the firm’s Wilmington office from Blank Rome LLP.
Emily Harbison joins Reed Smith’s Labor & Employment practice in Houston
Reed Smith today announced Emily Harbison has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor & Employment Practice in Houston. Her arrival expands the firm’s capabilities in representing management in significant employment disputes, including the defense of wage and hour collective and class actions, and providing advice on labor and employment issues in corporate transactions. Harbison joins Reed Smith from the Houston office of Baker McKenzie, where she had practiced since graduating from the University of Houston Law Center in 2007.
Litigation Partner Collin Cox Joins Gibson Dunns Houston Office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Collin Cox has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. Cox, formerly a partner with Yetter Coleman LLP, will lead Gibson Dunn’s litigation practice in Houston.
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Latham & Watkins Adds Three Prominent Partners to Growing Energy & Infrastructure Group in Asia
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Sidharth (Sid) Bhasin, James Clayton-Payne, and Don Stokes will join the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group and will be based in Singapore. Bhasin and Clayton-Payne join the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Stokes will join the Project Development & Finance Practice. Together, they bring significant experience handling public M&A, joint ventures, private equity investments and exits, and project financings spanning a number of high-growth sectors. Bhasin and Clayton-Payne join Latham from Shearman & Sterling in Singapore, Stokes will join from Freshfields.
Lewis Brisbois Expands General Liability Practice in Tampa with New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome John Heilman to its Tampa office as a partner in its General Liability Practice. Mr. Heilman focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation and personal injury protection (PIP) defense. He brings to Lewis Brisbois extensive experience defending some of the largest PIP carriers in the country and managing state-wide defense portfolios in Florida. In addition, Mr. Heilman has defended campgrounds and auto/recreational vehicle dealers in injury and property damage claims. Before joining the firm, Heilman was an Insurance Defense Lititgation Shareholder at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.
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Former Senior FCC Official Matthew Berry Joins Akin Gump
Matthew B. Berry, former Chief of Staff and General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the communications and information technology section of its regulatory practice. Mr. Berry, who served as Chief of Staff under FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, brings to the firm more than 12 years of experience at the FCC handling a wide range of policy and legal issues, with a particular focus on those impacting the broadcast and cable industries.
Winston & Strawn Expands Real Estate Team with Addition of Matthew Friedrich to Los Angeles Office
Winston & Strawn is pleased to announce the addition of Real Estate Partner Matthew Friedrich to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Friedrich joins the firm from the Los Angeles office of Greenberg Traurig LLP.
