NEW YORK – Barnes & Thornburg LLP has officially announced its expansion into New York with the opening of a Manhattan office and the hiring of six lateral partners and other seasoned attorneys from several of the city’s elite law firms.
Steptoe Adds Bankruptcy Veteran Jeff Reisner in LA, NY to Lead Insolvency & Restructuring Practice
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that veteran bankruptcy lawyer Jeff Reisner has joined the firm to lead and grow the Insolvency & Restructuring practice. Reisner, who joins as a partner, will be based in Steptoe’s Los Angeles and New York offices.
Fox Adds FDA Pro Mark Yacura to DC Office
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Mark M. Yacura in Washington, DC as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Mark comes to Fox from the DC office of Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP.
Trial Lawyers Karen Dunn and Bill Isaacson Join Paul, Weiss
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bill Isaacson and Karen Dunn are joining the firm as partners in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Both are nationally recognized trial lawyers who have tried and won numerous high-stakes cases for some of the nation’s largest companies. They both arrive to the firm from Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.
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Veteran Litigator Angela Hart-Edwards Joins Nelson Mullins in Washington, D.C.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced today that veteran litigator Angela Hart-Edwards has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. She joins from Akerman, where she was a partner.
Alston & Bird Adds Senior Trial Lawyer and Former Federal Prosecutor Joanna C. Hendon as Partner in New York
Alston & Bird has broadened its white collar, securities enforcement, and complex civil litigation and trial capabilities with the addition of Joanna C. Hendon as a litigation partner in the firm’s New York office. A former federal prosecutor with more than 25 years of trial experience, Hendon joins from litigation boutique Spears & Imes LLP, where she had been a partner since 2012.
Pinsent Masons Appointments Partner Matthew Escritt in Middle East
Multinational law firm, Pinsent Masons, has appointed Banking & Finance partner Matthew Escritt to lead the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in the Middle East, based in Dubai. Matthew joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he has been for the past 19 years, with the past eight spent as partner in the banking and finance team. During this time he has worked in London, Moscow, Bahrain, Singapore and Dubai.
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Reed Smith Enhances IP, Tech and Data Offering With New Paris Partner
Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Thierry Lautier as partner in its IP, Tech and Data Group practice in the firm’s Paris office. He joins the firm from French law firm August Debouzy. His practice covers all issues relating to patents and trade secrets, with a primary focus on domestic and cross-border patent litigation.
FisherBroyles Adds Two Seasoned Biotech IP Attorneys to its Already Deep Intellectual Property Group
FisherBroyles, LLP, the world’s first and largest distributed law firm, is pleased to announce that Dr. Naira Simmons and Dr. Joseph P. Pieroni have joined the Firm in its intellectual property group. Dr. Simmons and Dr. Pieroni come to FisherBroyles after previously practicing at an Am Law 100 firm and as in-house counsel at a pharmaceutical company, respectively. Before coming to FisherBroyles, Dr. Simmons was an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Prior to Dr. Pieronis arrival at FisherBroyles, he was senior patent counsel at Kashiv BioSciences LLC.
Experienced Intellectual Property Litigator Darius Gambino Joins Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s IP Litigation Team
In joining Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Philadelphia office, Darius Gambino brings to the firm more than 20 years of experience helping clients protect their intellectual property under the patent, trademark and copyright laws in the United States and abroad. He joins the firm as a partner in the Litigation Practice and the IP Litigation Team. Gambino joins the firm from the Philadelphia office of DLA Piper.
