FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce Joseph DiRago has joined the Firm in Denver as a Partner. Joseph is a Real Estate and Energy partner and joins the Firm’s Corporate Department from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Crowell & Moring and Brinks Gilson & Lione Join Forces
Crowell & Moring and Chicago-based Brinks Gilson & Lione have joined forces. The deal brings together the practice of the premier 100-year old IP firm, recognized for its deep technical experience and scientific savvy, with Crowell & Moring’s intellectual property, technology, brand protection, and digital transformation capabilities. Brinks Gilson & Lione is renowned for assisting clients to maximize the value of cutting-edge technologies and advancing the interests of intellectual property owners.
K&L Gates Strengthens Real Estate Practice with Addition of Nine-Lawyer Team Across Munich and Frankfurt Offices
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has strengthened its real estate practice with the addition of nine lawyers to the firm’s Munich and Frankfurt offices. Led by Munich partners Philipp Turnwald and Dr. Nicolas Mähner, the team joins K&L Gates from Eversheds Sutherland and also includes counsels Jennifer Hock, Dominik Sailer, and Dr. Andrew Stanka and associates Patrick Glück and Laura Mayr in Munich, as well as counsel Julian-Claudius Götz and senior associate Stefan Koch in Frankfurt.
Insurance expert joins DWF in Germany
Ashurst Adds to Global Securities Practice With New Partner Hire
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed Lloyd Harmetz as partner in the global markets practice, based in New York. Lloyd joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster, where he has been partner for over 15 years. His practice focuses on securities offerings by financial institutions, including investment grade securities and structured products linked to equities, commodities, interest rates and other underlying assets.
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Veteran Advisor Mike O’Donnell Joins Orrick’s Life Sciences Team
Orrick announced today that Mike O’Donnell, a leading advisor to the Life Sciences sector, has joined the firm as a partner in Silicon Valley. He is the 9th addition to the firm’s life sciences practice since 2019. Mike joins Orrick from Morrison & Foerster.
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Allen & Overy Further Bolsters its Private Equity Practice in Germany
Allen & Overy has boosted its German private equity practice with the appointment of highly regarded private equity specialist Dr Hendrik Röhricht, who is joining the firm’s Munich office as a partner with effect from 1 July 2021. He joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he was a partner since 2019.
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Leading Restructuring Lawyer Demetra Liggins Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Houston
Demetra Liggins has joined McGuireWoods’ Restructuring & Insolvency Department as a partner in Houston, bringing more than two decades of experience in business finance and restructuring for public and private companies. Liggins, who comes to McGuireWoods after 13 years at Thompson & Knight, joins a practice with experience in some of the most significant restructurings and Chapter 11 cases in recent years.
Polsinelli Adds Attorney to Growing Employment Advice & Investigations Practice
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Carlos A. Ortiz as Shareholder in the firm’s national Employment Advice & Investigations Practice. He is based out of the Chicago office. Ortiz joins the firm from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Milwaukee.
Cooley Adds Elite Litigation and Privacy/Security Capabilities
Cooley has expanded its Chicago presence, along with its national roster of talented litigators, with the addition of three partners in the firm’s growing business litigation, white collar defense & investigations, and cyber/data/privacy practices. Matthew Kutcher, Bobby Earles and Lei Shen join the prestigious 10-partner team that launched the firm’s Chicago office in May. The trio brings wide-ranging capabilities as a former high-level prosecutor, a cyber/privacy/security authority and a seasoned litigator. The addition of their extensive experience, including serving at the highest levels of government and industry, reflects the firm’s ongoing dedication to the development of an elite, diverse, next-generation litigation partnership, and builds on the firm’s mission to offer dynamic and disruptive solutions from a cross-functional team of lawyers to innovative clients driving the new economy. Kutcher joins the firm’s litigation practice from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Earles arrives from Kirkland & Ellis, and Shen joins from Mayer Brown.
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