The global firm Jones Day announces that Toni-Ann Citera, who most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Risk Officer for Celgene Corporation, returns to Jones Day as a partner in the Firm’s Business & Tort Litigation Practice, based in its New York Office. In her Celgene role, Ms. Citera sat on the executive committee of the company and reported directly to the CEO as well as the audit committee of the Board of Directors.
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Phillip Philbin, Jamie McDole, and Michael Karson have joined the Firm’s Dallas office as Partners in the Intellectual Property Group. These trial attorneys have a combined 60 years of expertise, including cases involving some of the highest profile companies in the country, and proven ability to deliver successful outcomes for clients seeking to protect high-value IP assets. The trio join the firm from the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone.
As Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) helps clients and colleagues respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19, the firm continues to execute on its strategic plan and build for the future. The firm announced today that prominent antitrust litigator, Chris Renner, will join its Washington, D.C. office as partner on April 6, 2020. Renner was previously a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and held senior management positions at the FTC.
Katten announced today that Todd Hatcher has joined its Transactional Tax Planning practice as a partner in New York. Prior to joining Katten, Hatcher was a counsel with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, welcomes Mauricio Rivero in Miami, expanding the national presence of the Tax Practice Group and widening the firm’s expertise in international taxation. Rivero resolves domestic and international tax matters, representing foreign trusts and estates, investors, and businesses in cross-border transactions throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Rivero joins from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
Stacey Grigsby has joined Covington as a partner in its Commercial Litigation Practice in Washington. She joins Covington from the Washington office of Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.
Faegre Drinker announced today that John W. Ursu has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Ursu comes to the firm from Greene Espel PLLP, where he practiced for 15 years.
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Prior to joining K&L Gates as partner in 2014, Ledoux served as counsel in the Paris office of Allen & Overy.
