Venable LLP is pleased to announce that D. Reed Freeman Jr. has joined the firm as a partner in the eCommerce, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Practice in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Freeman’s practice is focused on privacy, cybersecurity, and the privacy aspects of advertising online, on mobile devices, in social media, and on connected devices. Prior to joining Venable, Freeman served as partner and co-chair of the cybersecurity, privacy, and communications practice group at WilmerHale.
Faegre Drinker announced that Brett Fallon has joined the firm’s Wilmington, Del., office as a partner in the finance and restructuring group. Fallon comes to the firm from Morris James LLP. He is the ninth attorney to join Faegre Drinker’s finance and restructuring group since June 1, 2020.
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Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that Ben Fackler has joined the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice as a partner, resident in the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Fackler brings more than 20 years of experience in advising companies and financial sponsors on complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and capital-raising transactions in a range of industries and across stages of corporate development. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Fackler practiced with Allen Matkins in San Francisco.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of restructuring partner Edward Downer in the London office. Mr. Downer joins the Firm’s Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department. He was previously at Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Global law firm Dentons has recruited tax partner Jean-Luc Fisch as Head of the Tax practice in Luxembourg. He joins from Luxembourg-based law firm Elvinger Hoss Prussen, where he was a tax partner since 2012. Prior to that, he was a partner at Allen & Overy, where he worked for 13 years.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Christopher D. Strunk as a partner in the firm’s Oakland office. Strunk joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Cannabis, Commercial Litigation and Entertainment practice groups. Strunk comes to the firm from Beveridge & Diamond P.C.
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired David D’Souza to join its market leading global corporate practice as a private equity partner in London. David joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis where he is a partner.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today the launch of the firm’s FDA Regulatory practice, with the addition of highly regarded Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement and investigations lawyers Nathan Sheers and Peter Lindsay. Sheers and Lindsay have joined the firm as partners in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. The regulatory duo come to the firm from the Washington office of Sidley Austin LLP.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its robust litigation practice with the addition of Jeffery (Jeff) McFarland, a highly regarded entertainment litigator who primarily represents major media production companies. Jeff is the most recent arrival to McDermott’s growing litigation group and the third partner to join from Quinn Emanuel in the last month, on the heels of high-profile insurance litigators Jane Byrne and Guyon Knight in New York.
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