Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Justin R. Bernbrock has joined the firm’s Finance and Bankruptcy practice group as a partner in the Chicago office. Bernbrock joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Information and Data Pivacy Law Partner Hired in London
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired partner Jonathan Kirsop as a key addition to its leading data privacy and information law offering. He joins the firm from Stephenson Harwood where he established and led the information law practice within their commercial, outsourcing and technology team.
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King & Spalding Recruits Life Sciences and Healthcare Litigation Partner Eva Canaan in New York
King & Spalding has added Eva Canaan, a life sciences and healthcare litigation partner, to its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in New York. Canaan was most recently a partner at the New York branch of Phillips Lytle.
K&L Gates Expands Health Care Practice with Charleston Partner Addition
The Charleston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Stephen D. Bittinger as a partner in the health care practice. He joins the firm from Nexsen Pruet, LLC, and also will practice from K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C., office.
Goodwin Welcomes Leading Real Estate Investment Funds Partner Justin Cornelius in London
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Justin Cornelius will join the firm’s Real Estate Investment Funds practice as partner in the London office following the completion of his notice period. Mr. Cornelius previously as the head of Investment Management at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in London.
Former Compliance Officer and Federal Prosecutor Michael Ward Joins V&E as Partner
Vinson & Elkins has bolstered its white collar and government investigations practice with the addition of experienced in-house counsel, chief compliance officer and former federal prosecutor Michael Ward as partner in its San Francisco office.
Before joining V&E, Ward had a distinguished career building enterprise-wide compliance programs at top companies including Target, Adobe, Cisco, McKesson and most recently Juniper Networks, where he served as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.
Akerman Expands Winston-Salem Office with Three Tax, Litigation Lawyers
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the expansion of its office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with the addition of tax lawyer Robert Wall and litigators Bryan Scott and Steven Hemric. Wall’s broad experience in strategic tax planning complements the office’s strengths in corporate and investment management transactions. Scott and Hemric deepen Akerman’s national litigation bench with experience resolving complex commercial and construction matters.
The three join Akerman from the Winston-Salem Office of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.
Leading FTC Antitrust Attorney Kevin Hahm Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
Kevin Hahm, former Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Mergers IV Division, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s competition and consumer protection practice.
Tracy Shapiro Rejoins Wilson Sonsini’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Tracy Shapiro has rejoined the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. She was previously an attorney in the firm’s privacy practice for six years.
Most recently, Shapiro was a partner in the data protection, privacy, and security group at DLA Piper in San Francisco. Previously, was a member of Wilson Sonsini’s privacy practice for six years, first as associate and then as Of Counsel.
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Akin Gump Welcomes Debt Finance and Special Situations Partner Chad Nichols in Houston
Akin Gump today announced that Chad Nichols has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice in Houston. Mr. Nichols is a debt finance and special situations lawyer with a particular focus on energy transactions. He comes to the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner.
