Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Edward “Jay” Southgate has joined the global finance practice as an asset finance and securitization partner based in New York. Dechert welcomes Southgate to the firm from the New York office of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
James Noe has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Public Policy & Regulation Group. Mr. Noe, who will work in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Houston offices, provides legislative and regulatory advocacy to energy, oil and gas, construction and other industry clients, which he also represents in a broad range of transactions and disputes. He was previously a partner at Jones Walker.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Tara Aaron-Stelluto to its Nashville, Tennessee office as a partner in the firm’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Ms. Aaron-Stelluto brings to Lewis Brisbois extensive experience in helping clients comply with ever-changing data protection regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from the EU. Ms. Aaron-Stelluto comes to the firm from Aaron | Sanders PLLC in Nashville.
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Don McDermett as a partner in the Dallas office and as a member of the Corporate practice. McDermett comes to the firm from Baker Botts LLP in Dallas.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Giovannone will join the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner. Giovannone, formerly a partner at Paul Hastings LLP, will continue her real estate practice, which concentrates on all transactional matters associated with the hospitality sector.
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Atlanta’s former mayor Kasim Reed has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner in the firm’s global Litigation Practice, representing the latest high-profile hire to the firm’s growing Southeast presence.
Mayer Brown announced today that Scott Young has joined the firm’s Salt Lake City office as a partner in its Technology & IP Transactions and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice groups. Young joins the firm from Stoel Rives LLP in Salt Lake City.
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Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Tax Practice Group with the addition of partner Lauren Ferrante in Chicago. Ferrante represents clients in state and local tax (SALT) controversies and planning matters. Ferrante joins the firm from PwC in Chicago, where she acted as the Senior Manager for the State and Local Tax department.
