Privacy and Cybersecurity Leader Strengthens McDermott’s In-Demand and Expanding Practice

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce David P. Saunders has joined the Firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Group based in Chicago. David is both a sophisticated counselor focused on protecting clients against privacy and cyber threats as well as a seasoned litigator when matters make their way into the courtroom. Before joining McDermott, David served as co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and as a partner in its Complex Commercial Litigation practice. 

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Sidley Adds Corporate and Capital Markets Partner Carlton Fleming in Northern California

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Sidley is pleased to announce that Carlton Fleming has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Capital Markets practices in San Francisco, with a focus on representing leading life sciences and technology companies. Mr. Fleming will be a member of Sidley’s award-winning Global Life Sciences practice. He was previously a partner at Cooley LLP.

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Carl Risch, former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, joins Mayer Brown in Washington DC

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Mayer Brown announced today that Carl Risch, a highly regarded immigration, nationality and visa lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Mobility & Migration practice in Washington DC. Mr. Risch is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, where he managed the worldwide visa and passport function for the United States (US) government.

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Joe Meadows Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in Alexandria, VA and Washington, D.C. Offices

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Joe Meadows as a litigation partner in the firm’s Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices. Meadows is an experienced trial attorney, focusing on business disputes, internet defamation, and cyber-attack/privacy matters. His addition will strengthen the firm’s advertising, e-commerce, and media practices. Meadows joins the firm from Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC in Arlington.

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Gail Levine, former deputy director of FTC’s Bureau of Competition, joins Mayer Brown in Washington DC

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Mayer Brown announced today that antitrust veteran Gail F. Levine has joined the firm as a partner in Washington DC, where she will co-lead the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition practice alongside Chicago-based partner Britt Miller and DC-based partner William Stallings. Ms. Levine joins from the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition, where she served as a deputy director under Chairman Joseph Simons and Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter.

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