Holland & Knight Adds Project Finance/Energy M&A Attorneys Timothy Moran and Philip Corsello

Project finance/energy M&A attorneys Timothy Moran and Philip Corsello have joined Holland & Knight as partners in its Washington and New York offices, respectively. Mr. Moran will chair the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure M&A/Finance Team and co-chair its Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group. Most recently, he was a partner at DLA Piper, where he was U.S. co-chair, Projects and Infrastructure; U.S. chair, Renewable Energy; and U.S. chair, Energy M&A. Mr. Moran and Mr. Corsello practiced together at DLA Piper and prior to that at Sidley Austin and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Most recently, Mr. Corsello was with Schiff Hardin.

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Lewis Brisbois Strengthens Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capabilities in Dallas with New Partner Hire from Healthcare Industry

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Funk to its Dallas office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Ms. Funk brings to Lewis Brisbois more than a decade of experience in litigation and compliance. Ms. Funk joins Lewis Brisbois from Conifer Health Solutions, a healthcare business solutions organization and subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare.

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Dentons Hires Financial Litigation team Led by Partner Stefano Belleggia

Global law firm Dentons has announced the recruitment of Stefano Belleggia as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He joins from Italian law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners along with counsel Antonio Umberto Valdemarca and Giulia Marcucci. They will be based in the Milan office.

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Rimon Welcomes International Transactions and Data Privacy Attorney Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao as a Partner in its Washington D.C. Office

Rimon is proud to welcome Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao as an International Transactions and Data Privacy Partner in its D.C. office. Ms. Zhao is the firm’s 30th new partner this year. She joins from Baker Hostetler, where she was a Partner. She had also previously served as the Managing Partner of the Beijing office of Holland & Knight.

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Ogletree Deakins Expands Presence in South Florida

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is growing its employment law, litigation, and advice and counseling practices in South Florida by welcoming Patrick Martin as shareholder. Patrick will be based out of Ogletree Deakins’ Miami office, which offers a full range of labor and employment law services, including traditional labor relations, arbitration, and cross-border and international employment law matters. Patrick joins Ogletree Deakins from Greenberg Traurig where he was a shareholder, and previously practiced labor and employment law for 17 years at two Am Law 100 law firms. He also served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida based in Tallahassee.

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BCLP Adds Well-Known Litigation Partner

Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) today announced that established first-chair litigator Lori Van Auken has joined the firm as a partner. She will be resident in the firm’s New York office. Formerly a partner with Winston & Strawn, she has more than 30 years’ experience with matters involving financial crisis securities litigation, complex insurance fraud litigation, SEC regulatory proceedings, corporate M&A/governance counseling, nationwide antitrust class actions, intellectual property litigation, employment and whistleblower claims, and workout and debtor/creditor litigation.

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Paul Hastings’ Global Growth Streak Continues with Addition of Leading Energy and Environmental Partner Duo in San Francisco

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that energy, environmental, and infrastructure lawyers Chris Carr and Navi Dhillon have joined the firm as partners, based in San Francisco. They join from Baker Botts. Their arrival continues the firm’s strong growth across its global platform this year, following lateral additions in London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles.

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Leading Employment and Class Action Litigator William J. Anthony Joins Blank Rome in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that William J. Anthony has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the Labor & Employment and Class Action Defense groups. Will joins Blank Rome from Jackson Lewis P.C. where he served in several high-level leadership roles, including firm co-chair (2019-2020), board member (2005-2020), and the Hartford office managing principal (2000-2008). In addition, Will launched and led the firm’s Class Actions and Complex Litigation group and grew it into one of the largest U.S. class action practices. Will also established and led Jackson Lewis’ seminal diversity committee, coordinating strategic initiatives and advancing the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts, particularly through recruiting.

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