McGuireWoods continues the strategic expansion of its highly ranked private equity industry team with the arrival of partner Jeffrey Shah, who brings more than a decade of experience in domestic and cross-border deals to the firm’s New York office. Shah most recently practiced with Vinson & Elkins LLP in New York prior to joining the firm.
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Steven Clemens joined the firm’s Tax practice, resident in the New York office. Clemens joins the firm from Dechert LLP in New York.
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Mayer Brown has continued the expansion of its regulatory, investigations and enforcement capabilities with the arrival of federal prosecutor Sean McDonnell, who rejoins the firm as a partner in the global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Washington DC. Previously, Mr. McDonnell was an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Anna Wildeman, a former high-ranking official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has joined Troutman Pepper in the firm’s nationally recognized Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Regarded as one of the nation’s leading authorities on the Clean Water Act, Wildeman most recently served as principal deputy and acting assistant administrator in the Office of Water at EPA. At Troutman Pepper, she rejoins forces with Dave Ross after working together to lead the Office of Water at EPA for nearly three years.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes real estate attorney Weston B. Rockers as principal in the firm’s San Francisco office. Rockers joins the firm’s national Real Estate Practice, having a deep background in commercial real estate. Rockers comes to the firm from Morrison & Foerster, LLP in Palo Alto.
Orrick announced today that Mike Mitchell, Preetha Gist and Mitch Naumoff, a leading team in the structured finance market, have joined the firm as partners in Washington, D.C. They join Orrick from Chapman and Cutler.
Herbert Smith Freehills today announces the appointment of Sarosh Mewawalla as a partner in the firm’s Dubai office, covering the Middle East region. Sarosh joins after almost 30 years at Linklaters, where he was head of the energy, infrastructure and project finance Practice for the Middle East for 12 years.
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Monté T. Squire has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in its Wilmington office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Squire served as an Administrative Patent Judge and member at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Virginia, from 2015 until 2021. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Squire served for several years as an administrative patent judge at the USPTO.
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The global law firm of Winston & Strawn today announced that David Stauber has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s New York office, and as a member of the firm’s tax practice. Stauber comes to the firm from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP in New York.
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