Tax Attorney Laura Stapleton Joins Frost Brown Todd Dallas Office

Frost Brown Todd’s Dallas office welcomes Member Laura Stapleton to the firm’s Tax practice group. A Texas-licensed certified public accountant, Stapleton assists businesses with federal, state and international income tax planning. Her work also includes assisting companies with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of their businesses, raising capital through private offerings and advising private companies contracting with the federal government. Stapleton has more than 20 years of experience practicing tax law in Texas and has her Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University.

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McDermott Bolsters Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group in Washington

International law firm McDermott Will and Emery is pleased to announce Scott Ferber has joined the Firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group as a partner based in Washington, DC. Scott will leverage his extensive experience as a former federal cybercrime prosecutor and in senior leadership at the DOJ to advise multinational businesses across industries on the full range of privacy and security issues created by global data collection and usage. Prior to joining McDermott, Scott was a partner in King and Spalding’s Data Privacy and Security practice. 

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Ogletree Deakins Expands Immigration Presence in Northeast, Welcomes Dan Maranci in Boston

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest business immigration practices in the United States, expands its capabilities in the Northeastern United States with the addition of Dan Maranci, who joins the firm’s Boston office as shareholder. Dan has practiced business immigration law for more than 20 years, most recently as a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP. Dan’s arrival continues to signal strong growth across Ogletree Deakins’ Immigration Practice Group and global platform, which earlier this month added an immigration practice in the firm’s San Diego office.

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Latham & Watkins Expands Investment Funds Practice in the Bay Area

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Javad Mostofizadeh has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Investment Funds and Private Equity Practices. Mostofizadeh’s practice is focused on the structuring, formation, and operation of US and global venture capital funds, as well as growth equity and private equity funds. He also counsels fund managers on all aspects of day-to-day operations. Mostofizadeh joins Latham from Gunderson Dettmer in Silicon Valley.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Hospitality and Real Estate Partner Christy Reuter in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Christy Reuter has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate group. As a leader in the hospitality sector, Christy brings more than 25 years of experience guiding clients in hospitality transactions and related business law matters. Before joining Blank Rome, Christy was a partner at Meister Seelig & Fein, where she chaired the Hotel & Hospitality group and was a member of the Corporate and Real Estate groups. Prior to that role, Christy founded Reuter Law PLLC and spent seven years as general counsel at Cipriani, a world-renowned global hospitality company.

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