Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that four commercial litigation lawyers, including partners James Turken and Rebecca Lawlor Calkins, have joined its Los Angeles office from Greenspoon Marder. Associates Kelly Doyle Dahan and Neil Thakor complete the arriving team of litigators.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of two new partners, Thomas Christopher and James Hu, in New York. Both new partners further strengthen the Firm’s substantial public company M&A and financial sponsor capabilities in the United States. Christopher joins from Latham & Watkins, while Hu was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis prior to joining the firm.
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Seth Lamden has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Insurance Recovery group. Seth’s addition brings the nationally celebrated practice to nearly 35 attorneys-a group that has more than doubled in size since joining Blank Rome five years ago when the firm welcomed more than 100 attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro, including 14 insurance recovery attorneys, as well as recently adding a prominent insurance recovery team in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Seth brings to the practice 20-plus years of helping policyholders understand and enforce their rights to coverage. Seth joins Blank Rome from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces that Phil Cheveley is joining the firm as a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) partner in London. Phil Cheveley joins Shearman & Sterling from Travers Smith LLP.
Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Paul D. Tripodi II has joined the firm as a partner in its intellectual property practice. Mr. Tripodi will continue to maintain strong ties to his existing practice in Los Angeles, while practicing primarily in Orange County and the firm’s Irvine office. Mr. Tripodi comes to Akin Gump from Wilson Sonsini, where he was a partner.
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David M. Hryck, Christopher W. Healy and C. Neil Gray have joined Duane Morris LLP’s New York office as partners in the firm’s Corporate and Trial practice groups. Economist Theodor van Stephoudt will join Duane Morris as well. The attorneys and van Stephoudt join the firm from Reed Smith LLP.
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King & Spalding has recruited international arbitration lawyer Kenneth D. Beale as a partner in the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes Practice in London. He will relocate to Washington, D.C., in the fall. Beale joins from Boies Schiller Flexner, where he was the Administrative Partner for the London office.
Michael Vernick, a leading government contracts lawyer, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Vernick will lead Akin Gump’s government contracts practice. He comes to Akin Gump from Hogan Lovells, where he led their government contracts practice and education industry sector team.
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