The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Corey Lee has joined the Firm as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice, where he will be based in the Firm’s Cleveland Office. Lee joins the firm from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Miami.
Seyfarth Continues New York Growth with Addition of Cybersecurity Lawyer Paul Ferrillo
Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Paul Ferrillo to its Litigation department, global Privacy & Cybersecurity team, and Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation group in New York. Ferrillo was most recently a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP in New York.
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Cooley Boosts Securities Litigation Practice in New York
Aric Wu has joined Cooley’s securities litigation practice as a partner in its New York office. Wu spent more than two decades at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and will continue to focus on securities litigation, corporate control contests, and other complex litigation at Cooley.
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Shearman & Sterling Strengthens US Finance and Texas Energy Offerings with Daniel Tristan
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces that Daniel Tristan has joined the Firm as a partner within the Finance practice in Houston. Daniel joins the firm from Baker Botts and will also be Texas Finance Team Leader.
Faegre Drinker Adds Leading Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Susan Moore in London
Faegre Drinker announced today that Susan Moore has joined the firm as a partner in the finance and restructuring practice group in the London office. Moore comes to the firm from Stephenson Harwood, where she was head of the restructuring and insolvency practice. The firm also announced the addition of associate Bethan Griffith to the practice in London.
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Lawrence A. Waks Joins Reed Smith’s Global Entertainment & Media Group in Dallas and Austin
Reed Smith today announced that Lawrence Waks has joined the firm’s global Media & Entertainment Industry Group as a partner in the firm’s expanding Dallas and Austin offices. Waks is well-known for his representation of leading entertainment clients, as well as his cutting-edge work on IP- and M&A-related matters in the food and beverage, distilled spirits, consumer products, and media industries. Among his best-known deals, Waks represented George Clooney, Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman in the $1 billion sale of their Casamigos tequila brand to global spirits company Diageo. Ad Age named Waks ‘Attorney to the Stars.’ Waks comes to Reed Smith from the Dallas and Austin offices of Foley & Lardner.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Business Litigator Joe Mamounas to Miami Trial Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. continues the strategic expansion of its Trial Practice and Litigation Practice with the addition of Joe Mamounas as a shareholder in its Miami office. Mamounas’ practice is focused on domestic and international arbitration, corporate fraud and compliance, and complex business disputes. He joins Greenberg Traurig from the Miami office of Holland & Knight LLP.
Jones Day Welcomes Celeste Brecht as Partner in Firm’s Business & Tort Litigation Practice
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Celeste M. Brecht has joined the Firm as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice and is based in the Los Angeles Office. Brecht joins Jones Day from Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Vedder Price Adds Matthew Rossi to Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Group
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Matthew A. Rossi has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Rossi was a litigation partner and Co-Head of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice group at Mayer Brown.
Soazig Prteseille Joins Stephenson Harwood as Partner
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its international employment capabilities with the appointment of Soazig Préteseille as partner in its Paris office. Préteseille, who has spent the majority of her career at international law firms, joins the firm from Reinhart Marville Torre.
