Akin Gump Grows Dallas Corporate Team with Addition of Transactional-Focused Partner Duo

Akin Gump today announced the expansion of its corporate team in Dallas with the addition of partners Ryan Cox and Eric Williams. Both Mr. Cox and Mr. Williams join Akin Gump from Haynes and Boone, where Mr. Cox previously served as co-head of the firm’s capital markets and securities practice, and Mr. Williams was head of its M&A practice.

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McDermott Adds Litigation Group in New York

Global law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its New York litigation footprint with the additions of commercial litigation partners Josh Simon, Warren Haskel and Dmitriy Tishyevich. This group enhances McDermott’s market-leading healthcare litigation practice and adds depth to its growing New York practice, which currently includes more than 40 commercial litigators.

Josh, Warren and Dmitriy join from Kirkland & Ellis, where they worked together in the Litigation Group.

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Ian Jack Joins Greenberg Traurig in London

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP welcomes another timely strategic hire to its London office with the addition of Ian Jack, former Co-Head of Global Restructuring & Insolvency at Baker & McKenzie and leader of its London practice. Jack joins as a Shareholder in the firm’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Banking and Finance Practices, and had been with his prior firm for more than two decades. He advises clients on a broad range of restructurings as well as banking and finance transactions.

 
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Hall Booth Smith Adds Burt and Munoz as Partners, and Heffling as Of Counsel in Growing N. Palm Beach Office

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is delighted to announce that it has hired Michael D. Burt and Lisa M. Munoz as Partners, and John D. Heffling as Of Counsel in its North Palm Beach, Florida office.

All three attorneys come to HBS from the former Sonneborn Rutter Cooney Viergever Burt & Lury, PA, and bring decades of experience to the firm as it expands its medical malpractice expertise to serve clients across the State of Florida and beyond.
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell Welcomes Partner Tori Silas to Atlanta Corporate and Cybersecurity Practices

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Tori M. Silas to the firm’s Atlanta office. Ms. Silas joins SGR after a brief stint with Nelson Mullins and prior to that from an Atlanta-based, privately-held media company where she served as senior counsel. As a member of SGR’s Corporate and Cybersecurity practices, she concentrates in the areas of technology transactions, cybersecurity and data privacy.

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FordHarrison Announces Two New Partners in Two Offices

FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Benjamin (Ben) P. Fryer (Charlotte) and John C. O’Connor (Chicago) have joined as partners. Ben is re-joining the firm and comes from Moore & Van Allen. John comes to FordHarrison from Pappas O’Connor. 

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