King & Spalding announced today that antitrust lawyer John Carroll has rejoined the firm’s Antitrust practice as a partner. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Carroll returns to King & Spalding from Sheppard Mullin, where he was a partner and led the Healthcare Antitrust team.
Global law firm Clyde & Co today announced the appointment of Kirsten Wilkerson as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Her arrival marks a strategic expansion of the firm’s North American Trial & Defense practice, reinforcing Clyde & Co’s position as a leading legal advisor to the insurance sector and deepening its litigation capabilities in a key market. Wilkerson arrives from the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as director of the torts branch.
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | WashingtonLatham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kyra Bromley has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice. Bromley focuses on antitrust law and brings particular experience in shepherding federal filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Bromley joins from Debevoise & Plimpton.
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Clifford Chance US LLP has added Mark C. Williams as a Washington office partner, strengthening its Energy Regulatory and Markets practice in the US. Joining from Day Pitney, Williams brings decades of experience advising investors and energy companies on corporate, financial, securities and related regulatory matters before the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state utility commissions. He advises private equity fund managers, generating companies, lenders, sovereign investors and project developers, both on transactions and as portfolio counsel.
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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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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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Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes Maria Kostytska as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. She joins the firm’s Paris office from Winston & Strawn, where she served as Head of Arbitration in Paris, and will play a key role in the firm’s International Arbitration practice group.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | ParisAkin announced today that Dan Oates has joined the firm as a private equity partner in London, further accelerating the growth of Akin’s sponsor-side private equity and M&A practice.
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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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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.
