Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Francesco Di Pietro has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Francesco’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate litigation, representing clients in business-related disputes across state and federal courts, as well as various arbitration forums, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and international matters. He joins Blank Rome from Moses & Singer LLP.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that highly regarded litigators Adam Fee and James (Bo) Pearl have joined the Firm as partners in the Complex Commercial Litigation practice, based in the Los Angeles office. The duo arrive at the firm from Paul Hastings.
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Further strengthening its premier global private equity practice and expanding Boston team, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that James Curley has joined the firm as a partner. Joining from Goodwin Procter LLP, Curley represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as early- and late-stage growth companies, in myriad transactions, including leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions and dispositions.
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that David Higbee, Ben Gris and Djordje Petkoski, three of the nation’s leading antitrust advisors, are joining the firm in Washington as partners in the Antitrust Practice. Higbee, Gris and Petkoski provide strategic antitrust counseling and advise on merger control matters, government and internal investigations, and complex litigation. Their experience spans multiple industries, including energy, technology, financial services, life sciences and defense.
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Bradley has added former federal prosecutor Alexis D. Gregorian as a partner in the Atlanta office and a member of the Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice Group, continuing the firm’s growth in Georgia. Ms. Gregorian was previously counsel to the chief for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Fraud Section in the Health Care Fraud Unit.
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Marvin E. Kaplan, former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has joined the firm as a principal in its New York City office as a member of the Labor Relations group.
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Morgan Lewis welcomes Shannon Zollo, Joshua French, and Meghan Kelly to the firm’s M&A and private equity practices. The trio joins from Nutter, McClennen & Fish, where Shannon led that firm’s M&A and private equity practice. The group adds to a dynamic and growing M&A practice at Morgan Lewis, representing companies across industries in all stages of their business life cycle.
Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired private equity partner Andrea Gede-Lange to its Private Equity practice, adding further US capability to its global private capital offering. Joining from Fried Frank, Gede-Lange brings 20 years of experience representing private equity firms, investors and public and private companies in domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, carve-out transactions, joint ventures and recapitalizations.
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Tech and venture capital advisor Adam Freiman joins Orrick’s Technology Companies Group as a partner in New York. Adam counsels high-growth companies focused on AI, biotech, fintech, healthtech/life sciences, software and SaaS, blockchain and ecommerce on venture and growth equity financings and M&A transactions. He brings deep experience guiding buy- and sell-side M&A deals, as well as corporate governance matters and joint ventures. Adam is the seventh lateral partner addition to the firm’s Technology Companies Group in 2025, including life sciences and VC advisors Mark Solakian and Jake Gatof in Boston, as well as a 14-lawyer tech companies and VC team in Los Angeles. Adam joins Orrick from WilmerHale.
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