Akerman Expands Corporate Practice Group with Addition of Energy and Infrastructure Partner Jonathan G. Wright in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Akerman today announced that Jonathan G. Wright has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Jonathan joins from another Am Law 100 firm with deep experience across the energy and infrastructure sectors, advising developers, offtakers, investors, and financial institutions on complex transactional, regulatory, and project finance matters involving renewable power, advanced storage technologies, and emerging decarbonization initiatives.

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Cooley Adds Patent Counseling and Prosecution Team in Boston

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Andrea L.C. Reid, Dr. Andrew Wilkins and Dr. John Rearick have joined Cooley as partners in the firm’s patent counseling and prosecution practice and global litigation department. Arriving from Dechert, the trio collectively brings decades of experience advising pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across the business life cycle on comprehensive IP strategies, patent portfolio creation and management, diligences and transactions. 

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Four Leading Private Equity Partners to Join Latham & Watkins in Germany, Marking Major Expansion of Top-Ranked Practice

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that four prominent Private Equity and M&A partners — Markus Paul, Wessel Heukamp, Verena Nosch, and Carsten Haak — will join the firm in Germany. The partners join from Freshfields, bringing decades of advisory experience on cutting-edge transactions.

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WilmerHale Welcomes Sean Thornton as Partner in Boston Office

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Seasoned financial services and regulatory lawyer Sean Thornton has joined WilmerHale’s Boston office as a partner and member of the Financial Institutions Group and International Trade Group. Thornton brings a wealth of experience in anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions compliance, export controls, and other complex regulatory matters, following more than a decade in senior in-house roles at a major financial institution and law firm and distinguished government service. Thornton joins WilmerHale after serving as Managing Director and Head of Legal Financial Security for the Americas at BNP Paribas since 2014.

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Blank Rome Expands National Intellectual Property Litigation Team with Partner Ferlillia V. Roberson in Chicago

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Blank Rome LLP announces the addition of Ferlillia V. Roberson, a Chambers-ranked intellectual property litigator, as a partner in its Chicago office. Joining the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group and Technology industry team, Ferlillia brings nearly 20 years of experience in patent, trade secrets, and technology litigation, with a focus on complex patent and trade secrets cases. Previously, she was with DLA Piper.

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