International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Fatema Orjela as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group in London. Fatema’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters. Orjela joins McDermott from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Cozen O’Connor has announced veteran real estate attorney Jennifer Nellany, who has served as both outside counsel and in-house general counsel for some of the world’s largest public and private real estate brands, has joined its award winning Real Estate Group. A real estate generalist with a focus on hospitality, Nellany joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will reside in its New York City office. She is the fifth major addition to the firm’s Real Estate Group this year, joining Meenakshi Srinivasan in New York, and Enzo Sallese, Steven I. Pearlstein, and Andrea Wong in Toronto. Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Nellany served as general counsel for New York City-based Kushner Companies.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Ann Kashishian to its Wilmington office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices. Ms. Kashishian has represented clients in complex litigation matters for over a decade. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Ms. Kashishian owned and operated her own law firm for more than 6 years, where she consistently secured positive results for alternative entities, corporations, and individuals in litigation matters throughout the Delaware and federal court systems. She also has successfully represented numerous committees and individual creditors in chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.
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Akerman is proud to announce Michael T. Carr has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as partner in the New York office. Carr focuses his practice on real estate litigation with an emphasis on landlord/tenant lease litigation. His clients include some of New York City’s largest landlords, developers, and managers. Carr joins the firm from Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice with the addition of Nadav Klugman as a partner in Chicago. Klugman arrives at the firm from Mayer Brown LLP.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce that it has expanded its toxic tort capabilities in Indiana by adding Sue Mehringer as a Partner in its Indianapolis office and a member of its Class Action & Toxic Tort and Asbestos Litigation Practices. Sue comes to Lewis Brisbois from regional firm Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. Her practice focuses on asbestos and talc litigation.
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Ghislaine Torres Bruner and of counsel Orintha “Rin” Karns to its global Environmental, Safety & Health Practice. They join the firm from Polsinelli.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Zachary Rothenberg as a shareholder in the firm’s Health Care Litigation & Disputes Practice in the Los Angeles office. With more than two decades of experience in litigation and arbitration on the federal and state level, Rothenberg is a veteran litigator with a focus on representing health care clients, particularly in the behavioral health space, in business disputes as well as out-of-network and in-network reimbursement disputes. Rothenberg arrives from Nelson Hardiman, LLP.
Tags: Polsinelli PC | Los AngelesInternational law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Susan Ryba to its Tax Practice Group as a partner based in Chicago. A highly sought-after tax controversy litigator, Susan represents high-profile technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical clients at all stages of the federal tax controversy life cycle. She joins from Baker McKenzie, where she served as chair of its Chicago Tax Practice Group.
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