High-Ranking EDNY Prosecutor Gina Parlovecchio Joins Mayer Brown as Partner in New York

Monday, July 13, 2020
Mayer Brown has continued the expansion of its regulatory, investigations and enforcement capabilities with the arrival of prominent federal prosecutor Gina Parlovecchio, who joins the firm as a partner in the global White Collar Defense & Compliance and Regulatory & Investigations practice groups in New York. Previously, Ms. Parlovecchio was an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), where she served as the chief of the office’s International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section (INMLS).

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Top Insurance Recovery and Advisory Lawyer Vincent E. Morgan Joins Bracewell’s Litigation Team in Houston

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Bracewell LLP announced today that Vincent E. Morgan, one of the nation’s most prominent corporate policyholder litigators, has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the litigation group. Morgan most recently was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he spent almost 18 years and was the former managing partner of the Houston office.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Partner in Los Angeles Office

Thursday, July 9, 2020

William B. Kirshenbaum, an experienced corporate transactions and M&A attorney, has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. Kirshenbaum’s arrival closely follows the firm’s corporate law expansion on the opposite coast with the additions of Jahan Sharifi and Scott Beal, two founding partners of the firm’s New York office. Mr. Kirshenbaum comes to Barnes & Thornburg from Rosenfeld Meyer & Susman LLP.

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Polsinelli Adds Two Prominent Chicago Shareholders as Part of Growing National ESOP Practice

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes two accomplished employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) attorneys Gregory Brown and Christopher Buch as shareholders to the firm’s national ESOP Practice. Both are located in the firm’s growing Chicago office. The move combines Polsinelli’s national ESOP practice with Brown and Buch’s widely-known practice into a single expanded platform, with additional opportunities for corporate, transactional, employee benefits and executive compensation representation. Both join Polsinelli from Holland & Knight LLP.

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Zabeti, Khamisa and Team Complete Move to Greenberg Traurig in London to Further Expand Global Disputes Practice

Thursday, July 9, 2020
Following a widely reported announcement in February, Masoud Zabeti and Mohammed Khamisa QC have completed their move to the London office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholders in the firm’s Global Litigation and Financial Services practices. In addition, Ian Bean has joined as of counsel, and Katharine Bond as a senior associate. All join from Mishcon de Reya, where Zabeti was former Head of the Finance and Banking Disputes Group, Khamisa was a partner, and Bean and Bond were managing associates.

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Cozen O’Connor Lands Noted California-based Real Estate Attorney Mitchell Poole

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Cozen O’Connor today announced Mitchell Poole, an award-winning California real estate attorney who represents major institutional and other investors in multimillion dollar equity transactions, has joined its national Real Estate practice. Poole, who has for 20-plus years represented general and limited partners investing in national/international real estate funds and joint ventures, joins Cozen O’Connor as a shareholder. He will reside at the firm’s Santa Monica, Calif., office. He comes to the firm from Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Real Estate practice.

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