Akerman today announced the continued expansion of its national Litigation Practice Group with the addition of partner Jonathon Pressley, a commercial litigator and trusted advisor to businesses, executives, and organizations facing high-stakes disputes and complex intellectual property challenges. Pressley joins the firm from Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
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Morgan Lewis is pleased to welcome Katherine (Kat) Gibson as a partner in its market-leading global labor and employment practice. Arriving from DLA Piper, Kat is a trusted advisor to UK and multinational employers, bringing extensive experience in employment litigation, transactional support, business protection matters, and workplace data privacy.
Simmons & Simmons strengthens its construction practice with the hire of partner Ali Fagan in its London office. Joining the firm after nine years as partner at DLA Piper, Ali is a deeply experienced litigator specialising in international infrastructure and energy projects, with a strong track record advising leading infrastructure investment funds and fund managers.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Kate Goodrich Wright to the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice as a partner in the Austin office. She joins the firm from Holland & Knight LLP.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | AustinPaul Hastings LLP today announced the arrival of Lynn Mehler and Phil Katz to the firm’s full service, destination Life Sciences platform. The move adds a premier life sciences regulatory team from Hogan Lovells’ Chambers Band 1 practice to expand the firm’s expertise in guiding life sciences companies at every stage of their life cycle, from early development to launch and long-term growth. The pair arrive from the Washington office of Hogan Lovells
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Haynes Boone is excited to welcome Partners Jeffrey Moerdler and Stephen Friedberg to the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in data centers and general commercial real estate law. Moerdler and Friedberg, attorneys who have practiced together for over 35 years and have spent the last quarter century together at Mintz Levin, will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Skadden is pleased to welcome Katie Leah as a partner in our Tax Group in the London office. Ms. Leah was previously a partner at another global law firm in the tax practice, where she focused on transactional matters, providing advice on the tax aspects of private equity, real estate, M&A and capital markets transactions, including U.K., U.S. and cross-border matters. Leah comes to the firm from Goodwin.
