Lewis Brisbois Expands Marine & Energy, Transportation, and Insurance Capabilities in New Orleans with New Partner Hire

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Iliaura (“Ili”) Hands to its New Orleans office as a partner in its Marine & Energy, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith Litigation, and Transportation Law Practices. Ms. Hands brings to Lewis Brisbois more than two decades of complex litigation experience in areas such as general liability, subrogation, bad faith, maritime, energy, and trucking. She has extensive court and alternative dispute resolution experience at the state and federal levels, including representing a number of “Write Your Own” insurance carriers under FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program. Ms. Hands joins the firm from Nielsen Carter & Treas LLC.

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Akin Gump Continues Growth of Investment Management Team with Addition of Partner John Hamilton

Akin Gump today announced another addition to its investment management practice in New York, with John P. Hamilton joining the firm as a partner. Mr. Hamilton comes to Akin Gump from Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP and brings significant prime brokerage experience and enhances the firm’s fund formation offerings.

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AG Boosts Leveraged Finance Team With Hire Ewen Scott

Addleshaw Goddard has strengthened its leveraged finance team with the appointment of partner Ewen Scott from Jones Day. Ewen, is well-known in the leveraged finance market having worked at both DLA Piper and Ashurst before joining Jones Day. He specialises in acting for lenders (including debt funds and alternative lenders), sponsors and portfolio companies, both in the UK and internationally.
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Lewis Brisbois Expands National General Liability, Transportation Practices With New Partner Hire

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome seasoned trial attorney Michael Franz as a partner in its General Liability and Transportation Practices. Mr. Franz, who will work out of the firm’s Chicago and Fort Lauderdale offices, joins Lewis Brisbois from Sanchez Daniels and Hoffman LLP where his practice included business and transportation litigation, as well as extensive trial and arbitration in condominium/real estate, fraud, toxic/mass torts, and transportation law, including personal injury defense, wrongful death, and products liability litigation. He also has experience in insurance defense, insurance coverage, arson, consumer fraud, and warranty law actions.

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