King & Spalding today announced the addition of partner Jarno J. Vanto (CIPP/E, CIPP/US) to its Data, Privacy and Security practice in New York. Vanto was most recently a partner at Crowell & Moring in New York.
Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate Partner Adam P. Beckerink in Chicago
Adam P. Beckerink has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Beckerink was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Elizabeth Massaro Joins Husch Blackwell’s Chicago Office
Husch Blackwell is pleased that Elizabeth Massaro has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group. She joins Husch Blackwell from the Chicago office of White & Case LLP.
King & Spalding Broadens Texas Healthcare Bench With Addition of Sara Brinkmann
King & Spalding today announced that Sara Brinkmann has joined the firm as a partner on the Healthcare team in the Houston office. Brinkmann joins from Reed Smith.
Gibson Dunn Adds Former Federal Trade Commission Chief of Staff Svetlana S. Gans as Partner in Washington, D.C., Bolstering Firm’s Consumer Protection, Privacy and Antitrust Practices
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Svetlana S. Gans has joined the firm as a partner. Previously Vice President and Associate General Counsel at the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and a former Chief of Staff for Acting Federal Trade Commission Chair Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Gans joins the Antitrust and Competition; Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation; and Public Policy Practice Groups at Gibson Dunn.
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Shearman & Sterling Expands Litigation and Commercial Arbitration Offering in Texas With Addition of Sam Cooper
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Samuel (Sam) Cooper as a litigation and commercial arbitration partner in Houston. Sam Cooper joins Shearman & Sterling from Paul Hastings in Houston.
Norton Rose Fulbright grows Minneapolis office with acclaimed 11-lawyer litigation team
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its Minneapolis office with 11 lawyers, including four partners, joining its Commercial Litigation and Products, Pharma, Medical and Mass Tort teams. These lawyers join from Blackwell Burke P.A., a boutique trial law firm recently honored as Benchmark Litigation’s “Minnesota Firm of the Year” for the sixth consecutive year. Joining Norton Rose Fulbright as partners are Jerry Alcazar, S. Jamal Faleel, Benjamin W. Hulse and Mary S. Young. Of counsel Corey L. Gordon, senior counsel Emily Ambrose, Andy Crowder and Charmaine K. Harris, senior associate Ted Hartman and associates Gene Hummel and Amarachi Ihejirika complete the group.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Welcomes Financial Services Attorneys Josh McNulty and Rachael Craven to Dallas
Experienced banking and financial services attorneys Josh McNulty and Rachael Craven have joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Dallas, where they will advise clients on an array of corporate, regulatory, product development, technology and fintech matters. As the newest additions to the firm’s Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory (FICR) group, McNulty joins the firm as a partner from Bracewell, LLP and Craven, who was with Hunton Andrews Kurth for four years before joining the legal department at Apple Inc., returns as a counsel.
Akerman Expands Tax Practice Group with Partner Erika Labelle in Denver
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP today announced the expansion of its Tax Practice Group with partner Erika Labelle in Denver. She joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner where she served as the co-leader of its U.S. Tax Group. Labelle is the sixth partner to join Akerman’s national tax team in six months.
Akin Gump Welcomes Leading International Arbitration Partner Ing Loong Yang in Hong Kong
Akin Gump today announced that Ing Loong Yang has joined the firm as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Mr. Yang, who joins the firm from Latham & Watkins, is one of the foremost international arbitration and cross-border disputes practitioners in Hong Kong, ranked Band 1 in Chambers Greater China Region 2022 and recognized as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022.
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