Samuel Roseme Joins Reed Smith’s Entertainment & Media Industry Group as a Partner in Century City

Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Sam Roseme has joined the firm as a partner in its Entertainment & Media Industry Group, based in Century City. Roseme brings nearly two decades of experience representing clients in the film, television, and music industries. Roseme joins from King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano in Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, he was counsel at Barnes & Thornburg and Hogan Lovells, and began his practice as an associate at Sidley Austin and O’Melveny & Myers.

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Environmental and Mining Partner Aleava Sayre Joins Husch Blackwell’s Energy & Natural Resources Team

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Energy & Natural Resources industry team with the addition of environmental and mining partner Aleava Sayre. She joins the firm from Medtronic, where she served as Senior Principal Legal Counsel. Based in Minneapolis, she will be a member of the firm’s virtual office, The Link.

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O’Melveny Bolsters White Collar Practice With Former Top LA Federal Prosecutor Lindsey Greer Dotson

O’Melveny announced today that Lindsey Greer Dotson, a former Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California and chief of the Criminal Division, has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Practice Group. She will represent and advise multinational and domestic public companies, boards of directors, audit committees, officers, and directors on complex white collar matters, including criminal cases, internal and regulatory investigations, governance and compliance issues, and enforcement concerns.

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Public Company and Corporate Governance Advisor Angie Snavely Rejoins Faegre Drinker as Partner in Minneapolis

Faegre Drinker announced today that Angie Snavely has rejoined the firm’s corporate group as a partner in the Minneapolis office, she will be a part of the public companies and governance practice team. Snavely rejoins Faegre Drinker following an in-house career most recently with Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), where she served as senior vice president, corporate, ethics and compliance officer and assistant corporate secretary. 

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Akin Expands International Trade Practice with Addition of Former BIS Chief Strategy Officer Steven Emme in Washington, D.C.

Akin announced today that Steven Emme, immediate past chief strategy officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has joined the firm as an international trade partner in Washington, D.C. The move further strengthens Akin’s best-in-class international trade team, enhancing the firm’s export controls and sanctions practice capabilities. Prior to his most recent service at the BIS, Emme was senior counsel at Akin, advising clients on compliance with the BIS’ Export Administration Regulations, the Department of State’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations and sanctions regulations administered by the Department of the Treasury.

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Polsinelli Expands Bankruptcy Capabilities with New York Shareholder Brett Goodman

Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Brett D. Goodman has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice in New York. Goodman’s arrival builds on the momentum of a team of eight real estate attorneys who joined the New York office this summer and reflects the firm’s continued expansion in the region. With nearly 20 years of experience, Goodman focuses his practice on bankruptcy, corporate restructuring and creditors’ rights, particularly in the health care and real estate sectors. Goodman joins the firm from Arent Fox in New York.

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Cooley Expands Debt Finance Capabilities to Meet Private Equity Demand With New Partner in Boston

Dallas Cruz has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s debt finance practice based in Boston. She brings extensive experience counseling clients in a range of complex finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Cruz joins Cooley from Choate Hall & Stewart, where she represented private equity sponsors, private and public company borrowers, and financial institutions in acquisition financings, asset-based credit facilities, fund financings and workouts across industries.

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