O’Melveny announced today that renowned entertainment dealmaker Lindsay Conner has joined the firm as a partner based in Century City. Conner comes to O’Melveny from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, where he led the firm’s Entertainment Group.
Dentons Continues Rapid Expansion of US Venture Technology Group With Addition of Allison Bender in Washington, DC; Enhancing the Firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Strength
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the continued strategic growth of its Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice with the addition of Allison J. Bender as partner, resident in the Washington, DC, office. Bender was previously with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
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Sam Patranella joins Mayer Brown’s growing Corporate and Energy transactional groups in Houston
Mayer Brown announced today that Sam Patranella joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice, where he will focus on energy and private equity transactions. Previously, Mr. Patranella was vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Luxe Energy LLC and Luxe Minerals LLC, where he was also an initial member.
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Katten Adds Seasoned Litigator as Partner in Dallas
Katten announced today that Eli Burriss has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice, deepening the bench of attorneys with a particular focus on health care-related litigation. Burriss joins the firm from Holland & Knight.
Polsinelli Builds Upon Real Estate Strengths in Denver Office
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes real estate attorney Lauren E. Hirt as a new shareholder in the firm’s Denver office. Hirt’s addition to the firm adds to the momentum of Polsinelli’s Real Estate Practice, which has added 52 new attorneys to Construction, Real Estate Services and Real Estate Finance Practices over the past 10 months; nine of whom were hired in the Denver office. Hirt comes to Polsinelli from Kutak Rock LLP.
David Harbach, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and DOJ Prosecutor, to Join O’Melveny
O’Melveny today announced that David V. Harbach, II, a former senior prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and in the Southern District of New York, will join the firm on November 1 as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations practice, based in Washington, DC.
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Goodwin Adds Adrianne Marshack to Global Litigation Team in California
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Adrianne Marshack joined the firm’s Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as partner, resident in the Santa Monica office. Marshack comes to the firm from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.
SEC Chief Risk Officer Gabriel Benincasa Joins Holland & Knight
Holland & Knight announced today that Gabriel Benincasa has joined the firm from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he served as the agency’s inaugural Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Benincasa will be a partner in the firm’s Northeast Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group, residing in the New York and Washington, D.C., offices.
Troutman Pepper’s Boston Office Adds Jordi de Llano, Former Deputy Chief of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
Jordi de Llano, an experienced federal prosecutor, has joined Troutman Pepper’s national White Collar and Government Investigations Practice Group. De Llano most recently was the Deputy Chief of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, the state’s top federal law enforcement agency.
McDermott Adds Energy M&A All-Star in Houston
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Denmon Sigler as a Houston-based partner in its Transactions Practice Group. Denmon is a recognized leader in the conventional energy space and draws on more than two decades of highly skilled transactional work and leadership to support McDermott as a first-choice energy practice in Texas. Denmon joins from Baker McKenzie, where she held several leadership positions.
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