Freshfields Hires Leading Securities and Shareholder Litigation Attorney Mary Eaton in New York

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced today that leading litigation attorney Mary Eaton has joined the New York office as a partner to co-head the firm’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation Practice with Meredith Kotler.  She joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where she was Chair of the firm’s Business and Corporate Litigation Practice Group. The move comes on the heels of the firm launching a Silicon Valley office with seven partners.  

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Simon Hems Brings International Energy Litigation Prowess to McGuireWoods in London

McGuireWoods is expanding its formidable energy industry capabilities with the arrival of London partner Simon Hems, who brings two decades of experience advising U.S. and European energy clients in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Hems joins McGuireWoods’ Business & Securities Litigation Department from Ince Gordon Dadds, where he led the energy and infrastructure group.

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Former Bristol Myers Squibb Vice President Jonathan Wasserman Joins Hogan Lovells

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Jonathan Wasserman has joined the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice, as a member of the firm’s Life Sciences and Health Care industry group. Wasserman joins from Bristol Myers Squibb, where he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Government Investigations.

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Strengthens European Network with Hire of Experienced Employment Lawyers for Frankfurt Office

The global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) is strengthening its European network with the hire two employment specialists in its Frankfurt office. Dr. Julia Schweitzer joins as a partner and will lead BCLP’s Employment Law Practice in Germany. She joins the firm from JUSTEM Rechtsanwälte. Schweitzer will be followed as of Aug. 1 by Janine Weber, who will work as an associate in the same team.

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Clyde & Co Adds Depth to Leading Construction Practice With Key Partner Hire in Dubai

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Beau McLaren as Partner in its Global Projects & Construction practice. Beau will be based in the firm’s Dubai office. Beau is a construction and disputes expert with over 13 years’ experience in the Middle East. He joins from HFW in Dubai, where he was Partner and played a key part in building the firm’s Construction and Construction Disputes team in the Middle East. 

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Mason Mote Joins McGuireWoods’ Global Real Estate Practice as Partner in Houston

McGuireWoods continues to expand its capabilities in Texas with the arrival of partner Mason Mote, who brings nearly a decade of private practice and in-house experience to the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use Department in Houston and Austin. Mote joins McGuireWoods after serving as general counsel and executive vice president at Williamsburg Enterprises, a private real estate investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development, management and leasing of commercial properties in Texas.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Patent Partner Kurt Rohde in Chicago

Barnes & Thornburg has added Kurt Rohde to the firm’s Intellectual Property Department as a partner in the Chicago office. Rohde is the fourth partner addition in Chicago this year and the third in the office’s Intellectual Property Department.  Rohde joins from McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, a boutique intellectual property firm, where he chaired the mechanical and materials practice group.

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