Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added two nationally-recognized data privacy and security attorneys from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to the firm’s Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero joins in Chicago and Shareholder David A. Zetoony in Denver.
Ivan J. Presant, a leading mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions attorney, has joined the New York office of Mintz as a Member in the firm’s Corporate Practice. Mr. Presant has particular experience with advising buyers, sellers, and investors in U.S. and cross-border public and private business combinations, acquisitions, tender offers and corporate control matters. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Presant was a partner in the New York office of McDermott, Will & Emery, where he handled complex business transactions for multinational corporations and U.S. companies.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of the Litigation Practice Group in New York with Massimo D’Angelo. He advances Akerman’s real estate strengths representing landlords, owners, tenants and tenant groups, bringing experience in dispute resolutions surrounding force majeure, contract negotiations, tenant-landlord conflicts, and business interruption insurance and coverage. D’Angelo joins the firm from Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. in New York.
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) today announced that Jean-Claude “J.C.” André has joined the firm as a partner within the Commercial Disputes Practice Group, residing in the firm’s Los Angeles office. André will co-lead the firm’s Appellate & Supreme Court Group alongside St. Louis Partner Barbara Smith. André joins from Sidley, where he was the West Coast head of the firm’s national Supreme Court & Appellate Practice.
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Butzel Long, which has one of the largest Labor and Employment practices in Michigan, is growing with the addition of attorneys Terrence J. Miglio and Barbara Eckert Buchanan. They join the firm as shareholders. Formerly, they were with the Varnum law firm.
Benesch welcomes partner Emily Newhouse Dillingham to the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She is based in Chicago and comes to the firm from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
Skadden announced today that Bruce Embley will join the firm’s London office as an M&A partner. Prior to joining Skadden, Bruce was global co-head of M&A at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Clifford Chance strengthens Tech Group with hire of Simon Persoff Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announces that Simon Persoff will be joining the global Corporate Practice, as a partner in the firm’s Tech Group, based in London. Simon joins Clifford Chance from DLA Piper, where he acted as a Senior Consultant advising on data protection, privacy, cyber security and banking secrecy issues.
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