Leading International Trade Team Joins Crowell & Moring in Brussels

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

 Vassilis Akritidis, a leading international trade lawyer, is joining Crowell & Moring in Brussels, expanding the firm’s capability to provide global clients with strategic European trade advice. Akritidis and his team bring a broad trade practice, including experience in World Trade Organization law and proceedings, customs, and unfair trade litigation. Akritidis joins as a partner from DWF, where he led the International Trade and WTO practice and served as managing partner of that firm’s Brussels office.

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Holland & Knight Expands Corporate and Latin America Practices with Addition of Steven Sandretto in New York

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Steven Sandretto has joined Holland & Knight in New York as a partner in the firm’s Northeast Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group. Mr. Sandretto has almost 20 years of experience in capital markets, securities and finance work, with a particular emphasis on Brazil, Mexico and the rest of Latin America. He previously practiced at Paul Hastings in the firm’s São Paulo and New York offices.

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Mintz Boosts National Litigation Practice with the Addition of James Rapore in Los Angeles

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

James Rapore, well-known for his extraordinary victories in complex white-collar, government investigations, and high-stakes commercial litigation matters, has joined Mintz as a Member in the firm’s Los Angeles office. The addition of Mr. Rapore expands Mintz’s national litigation practice. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Rapore was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Tags:  Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Los Angeles

Eric Winwood, Noted Tax, Employee Benefits, and Executive Compensation Lawyer, Joins Sidley in Dallas

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Sidley is pleased to announce that Eric Winwood has joined the firm as a partner in its Dallas office. He will be a member of Sidley’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice and the leader of the firm’s Dallas Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. Previously, Mr. Winwood was an employee benefits and executive compensation partner with Baker Botts LLP and a member of its Oil and Gas M&A team.

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Lewis Brisbois Enhances Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice With Addition of New Partner From DOJ

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Donna Maddux to its Portland, Oregon office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Ms. Maddux brings to Lewis Brisbois almost two decades of experience prosecuting a wide range of fraud and regulatory crimes on behalf of corporate and individual victims. Ms. Maddux joins Lewis Brisbois from the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as an assistant United States attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Oregon for the last eight years.

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Orrick Again Expands Tech Transactions Team

Monday, September 21, 2020
 
Orrick announced today that Tech Transactions advisor Colleen McDuffie has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Colleen is the third addition to Orrick’s Tech Transactions team this month, following the arrivals of Life Sciences licensing advisor Shana Solomon in Boston and technology transactions rising star Faraaz Samadi in London. Colleen joins from Arnold & Porter.

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