Akerman welcomes our newest litigation partner, Keith Blackman. Blackman joins the New York City office where his practice will focus on representing financial services institutions and other commercial clients in cases alleging fraud, racketeering, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and securities law violations. Blackman arrives at the firm from Bracewell LLP.
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Akin is pleased to announce that Gerald Moody has joined the firm as a white collar defense & government investigations partner in Washington, D.C. Moody joins Akin from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, where he was an Assistant Chief of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit.
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Berhane brings significant experience and deep market knowledge advising private equity sponsors and other private and public companies in a wide range of finance transactions. She most recently was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and, prior to that, served a secondment at KKR & Co, Inc. in New York.
Global law firm K&L Gates continues to grow its Intellectual Property (IP) and trade mark capabilities with the appointment of partner Sally Foreman, based in Melbourne. Foreman joins K&L Gates from Davies Collison Cave, where she was a Principal and Trademark Attorney.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | MelbourneAkin is pleased to announce that energy partner Rob Butler has joined the firm’s London office as part of Akin’s global energy practice. Butler arrives at the firm from Baker Botts.
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Global law firm Clyde & Co announced today the appointment of Rachel Orton as partner in its London office. Her hire is the latest expansion of Clyde & Co’s real estate practice. Rachel joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard and is an expert in the living, healthcare, and real estate investment sectors.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice, Global Energy Industry Group and US Construction Practice with the addition of Peter Berg as a partner in Houston. Berg comes to the firm from King & Spalding LLP in Houston.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically continues the expansion of its growing global Private Wealth Services Practice with the addition of a three attorney team from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP: Shareholders Brian G. Smith and Caitlin C. Fitzsimons and Associate Brianna Johnson-King. They will be based in New York and service clients locally and around the world.
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Delia Deschaine into the firm’s global Corporate Practice, resident in Washington, DC. She joins from Epstein Becker & Green.
Tags: Squire Patton Boggs | WashingtonGlobal law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice with the addition of Shareholder James Grogan. He joins from Paul Hastings, where Grogan practiced for almost 14 years and served as a partner.
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