Leading Antitrust and Consumer Protection Lawyer Sean Royall Joins Sidley

Friday, February 11, 2022

Sidley is pleased to announce that Sean Royall has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices. Sean’s practice focuses on antitrust and consumer protection litigation and government investigations. He joins Sidley from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in their Antitrust and Competition practice. Sean also previously served at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as the Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Sean will become a co-leader of the firm’s global Antitrust and Consumer Protection litigation and investigations practice.

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K&L Gates Deepens Real Estate Group with Addition of Nashville Trio

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its real estate group with the addition of partners Matt Harris and Rick Pensinger and of counsel Christian Schütz in the firm’s Nashville office, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its establishment and now includes more than 40 lawyers. They join K&L Gates from Baker Donelson and are among the nearly 110 partners and of counsel the firm has welcomed across its platform since the beginning of 2020.

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Shareholders to Key Practice Areas in Atlanta Office

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added three new shareholders to key practice areas in its Atlanta office, signifying its continued investment in the region. The additions include Christine M. Steenman, a shareholder in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice, Timothy A. Butler, a shareholder in the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, and Theresa S. Clark, a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice. Steenman joins from Allen and Overy, LLP. Butler joins from Troutman Pepper. Clark joins from Paul Hastings, LLP.

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Hogan Lovells Grows Corporate & Finance Practice Group in New York With Private Equity Partner Parikshit Dasgupta

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the further growth of its Corporate & Finance practice group with the arrival of private equity partner Parikshit Dasgupta in New York. Dasgupta is the third partner to join the Corporate & Finance practice group in the United States in 2022. Dasgupta joins the firm from Reed Smith, where he was a partner.

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Troutman Pepper Expands Financial Services Practice with Addition of Nationally Recognized Consumer Financial Services Group

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Troutman Pepper announced today that a nationally recognized consumer financial services group has joined the firm from Ballard Spahr in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, and Salt Lake City. The industry-leading group includes partners Christopher J. Willis, Mark J. Furletti, Jeremy T. Rosenblum, Stefanie H. Jackman, James Kim, Jason M. Cover, and Anthony C. Kaye.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Strengthens Healthcare Practice With Two Partners in Houston

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that healthcare lawyers Donna Clark and Susan Feigin Harris have joined its Houston office as partners. Clark and Harris, who were previously partners at Morgan Lewis, represent health systems, hospitals and medical providers on a range of healthcare regulatory, transactional, government investigations and litigation matters nationwide.

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