Akin Grows its Leading False Claims Act Practice with Addition of DOJ Assistant Director of the Civil Fraud Section Sara McLean

Monday, November 17, 2025

Akin announced today that Sara McLean has joined the firm as a regulatory and health care & life sciences partner in Washington, D.C. A luminary in the False Claims Act (FCA) investigation and enforcement space, McLean bolsters the firm’s regulatory group and FCA practice during a time of record FCA enforcement, with nearly 1,000 new qui tam filings last year and an expected uptick in FCA cases related to health care, cyber fraud, education and alleged tariff evasion. McLean brings more than 25 years of service at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), most recently as Assistant Director of the Civil Division Commercial Litigation Branch, where she managed the section’s attorneys and support staff.

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Tags:  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Washington

Greenberg Traurig Continues to Intensely Execute Its Global Strategies, Again Bolstering Its Singapore Office

Friday, November 14, 2025

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued its rapid expansion with two more landmark shareholder additions in Singapore: Ashok Lalwani, a renowned corporate lawyer who has built a top Capital Markets and Corporate practice across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and the leading international practice in India, and Chi Pan, a premier corporate lawyer who has long served as a bridge for clients between the Asia-Pacific region and the West. Lalwani arrives at the firm from Baker McKenzie, while Pan joins from Goodwin.

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Tags:  Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Singapore

Pillsbury Adds Partner Brian Paul Gearing to Reinforce Global Intellectual Property Offering

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

In a move that enhances and expands Pillsbury’s global Intellectual Property offering, the firm has recruited Brian Paul Gearing, Ph.D.—an IP strategist and first-chair litigator who supports both U.S. and Asian clients—as a partner in its New York, Washington, DC, and Tokyo offices. Dr. Gearing joins from Crowell & Moring LLP, where he previously served as Co-Head of the Asia Intellectual Property specialty practice.

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Tags:  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | New York

Morgan Lewis Bolsters Corporate Bench with Leading Technology and Outsourcing Practitioner Kari Krusmark from Gibson Dunn

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Morgan Lewis announces Kari Krusmark has joined the firm’s global technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts team from Gibson Dunn, bringing nearly 20 years of experience counseling clients on complex commercial and technology-driven deals. As a partner resident in the Los Angeles office, Kari brings extensive experience leading clients through the structuring and negotiation of strategic, cutting-edge transactions, including digital transformation, outsourcing, cloud services, robotic automation, artificial intelligence solutions, platform modernization, strategic alliances, and other technology-related matters.

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Tags:  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Los Angeles

Baker Botts Adds Energy Partner Anna Irion to Data Center and Midstream Groups

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has added veteran energy partner Anna Irion to its Global Projects Department in Houston. Irion brings deep midstream experience guiding clients through complex midstream oil and gas transactions, including advising data centers on natural gas supply and power generation. Irion joins from Jackson Walker, where she spent more than a decade representing a variety of clients in the midstream space as well as technology industry leaders entering the energy sector. 

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Tags:  Baker Botts L.L.P. | Houston

Polsinelli Deepens Antitrust Bench with Addition of Shareholder Bevin Newman in D.C.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Bevin M.B. Newman has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Antitrust Practice. Based in Polsinelli’s Washington, D.C., office, Newman brings more than 25 years of experience advising clients through complex merger reviews, government investigations and strategic collaborations. Newman joins Polsinelli from Sheppard Mullin.

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Tags:  Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | Washington

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