Dechert LLP announced today the lateral acquisition of an elite privacy & cybersecurity team, consisting of partners Brenda Sharton and Karen Neuman. Ms. Sharton will serve as co-chair of Dechert’s global Privacy & Cybersecurity practice and Ms. Neuman will serve as global head of Privacy Counseling. The pair join Dechert from Goodwin Procter LLP.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the expansion of the Healthcare Practice Group with Ricky Benjamin. He joins Akerman in Atlanta as a partner, bringing experience in an array of healthcare regulatory, transactional and risk management issues, including leading internal investigations stemming from government inquiries. Benjamin comes to Akerman from the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce Joe Jacquot has joined the firm as a business litigation shareholder in the firm’s Jacksonville and Tallahassee offices. Jacquot is a legal veteran with a proven record of public service and private sector experience. Jacquot most recently served as the general counsel to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a position he has held since the Governor’s inauguration in January 2019.
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Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Charles E. Harrell as a partner in the Houston office’s Corporate & Securities practice. A widely respected corporate attorney, Charles focuses his practice on complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, cross-border matters, finance, and capital markets. Prior to Jackson Walker, Charles previously served as a managing partner and founding partner of the Houston office of Duane Morris LLP.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Mitchell Kim as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice. He joins K&L Gates’ Los Angeles office from Fox Rothschild LLP.
Loeb & Loeb LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Wanda French-Brown as a partner in the Patent Litigation & Counseling department. French-Brown, an accomplished litigator with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, represents clients in infringement matters before the federal courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb, French-Brown was a litigation partner in the Life Sciences department of McGuireWoods LLP.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Georg Weidenbach will join the firm’s Frankfurt office. Weidenbach, formerly a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, will continue his global antitrust practice.
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that it has strengthened its projects and energy practice in Istanbul with the addition of project finance partner Utku Ünver. He will be part of the firm’s associated Turkish law practice, which will now be known as İnal Ünver Attorney Partnership. Ünver, who joins from Allen & Overy, represents clients in project finance and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions across the energy, transportation, technology and healthcare sectors.
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