Honigman Welcomes Gene Magidenko as Partner, Further Expanding the Firm’s Private Client Practice

Honigman LLP announced today that Evgeny “Gene” Magidenko joined the firm as a partner in its Private Client Practice Group of its Corporate Department. Magidenko joins the firm from ArentFox Schiff, where he spent nearly a decade as a tax attorney. At Honigman, he will advise family offices and estate planning clients on complex corporate, partnership, estate, and trust tax matters.

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Willkie Adds Leading Nuclear Energy Attorney and Former Deputy General Counsel Raphael Kuyler as Partner in Washington, DC

Willkie today announced that leading nuclear energy attorney Raphael (Ray) Kuyler has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Ray was most recently Principal Deputy General Counsel at Westinghouse Electric Company, a large U.S.-based global nuclear power provider. His arrival strengthens Willkie’s global energy capabilities at a time when nuclear power is experiencing a resurgence as a cornerstone of clean energy strategy worldwide.

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Akerman Strengthens National Tax Practice with Arrival of Tax Controversy Litigator Stephen Josey

Akerman announced today that Stephen Josey has joined the firm’s Tax Practice Group as a partner in New York. A Chambers-ranked private client tax controversy lawyer, Stephen brings extensive experience representing high-net-worth individuals, executives, family offices, fiduciaries, and businesses in sensitive and consequential tax disputes involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Josey arrives at the firm from Vinson & Elkins.

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Willkie Continues Chicago Growth with Addition of Litigation Partner Kruti Trivedi

Willkie today announced that Kruti Trivedi, a trial lawyer who has led high-stakes matters as both a senior in-house counsel at one of the world’s largest financial institutions and a federal prosecutor, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. She is based in the Chicago office. Kruti joins Willkie from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she led and supervised high-profile and high-risk matters and crises for the global financial institution.

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Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Nationally Recognized Insurance Litigation Team in Philadelphia

Troutman Pepper Locke has expanded its Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation Practice Group with the addition of partners Jason Gosselin, Kate Villanueva, and Christopher Petillo, who bring one of the top insurance litigation practices in the country to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Their arrival further strengthens the firm’s capabilities in life, disability, AD&D, and long-term care litigation. Gosselin, Villanueva, and Petillo join Troutman Pepper Locke from Faegre Drinker, where they advised insurers in complex insurance, commercial, class action, coverage, and regulatory disputes nationwide. The group brings over an established team that adds immediate depth and scale to the firm’s already strong Chambers-ranked insurance platform.

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