Akerman Grows Texas Presence with Labor and Employment Litigators Cary Farris and John Linker

Monday, March 2, 2020

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of its Labor and Employment Practice Group in Texas with Cary Farris and John Linker. The team, who joins from Winstead PC, where Farris served as chair of the Labor, Employment and Immigration Practice Group, will practice in the firm’s Houston office. Farris and Linker, both Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization, are experienced in resolving complex employment matters and class action cases.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Litigation Practice

Monday, March 2, 2020

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Victor Jih has joined the firm’s litigation department as partner in the Los Angeles office. He will be a member of the internet strategy and litigation practice. Jih most recently was a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella.

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Foley Deepens National IP Electronics Bench With Addition of High-Profile Team in Washington, D.C. and Dallas

Monday, March 2, 2020

Foley & Lardner announced today that the firm has expanded its national intellectual property capabilities with the addition of four attorneys to its Intellectual Property Department and Electronics Practice Group. Eric Sophir and Gary Solomon join as partners, while Matthew Horton and Kamyar Maserat join as senior counsel and associate, respectively. All will be based in Foley’s Washington, D.C. office, except for Solomon, who is based in Dallas.

The highly-skilled team comes over from Dentons, where Sophir and Solomon were partners. Sophir also served as co-practice leader of the firm’s IP group.
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DOJ Antitrust Chief Peter Mucchetti joins Clifford Chance

Monday, March 2, 2020

DOJ Antitrust Chief Peter Mucchetti joins Clifford Chance Washington, DC: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Peter J. Mucchetti has joined as a partner in its Americas Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. He joins from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, where he served as the Chief of its Healthcare and Consumer Products Section.

Mucchetti served in the Antitrust Division for 19 years, starting at the DOJ as a trial attorney. He became Assistant Chief of the Division’s Healthcare and Consumer Products Section in 2011, ascending to Section Chief in 2012. In those roles, he supervised some of the most complex cases in the Division’s history.

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Fawkes and Jackiw Join Tucker Ellis to Expand Firm’s Capabilities in Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights

Sunday, March 1, 2020
Tucker Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Fawkes and Brian Jackiw have joined the firm’s expanding business litigation practice in Chicago. Mr. Fawkes and Mr. Jackiw bring with them a successful nationwide bankruptcy practice representing official committees of unsecured creditors, trustees, and other key constituencies in chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases across the United States.

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Clark Hill Washington, DC Office Adds Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Member Joseph Donovan

Friday, February 28, 2020

Clark Hill today announced that Joseph Donovan has joined the firm as a Member in the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources practice in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Donovan is a leading energy lawyer with over 20 years of experience across all energy platforms on an international scale. Prior to joining Clark Hill Donovan was a partner in Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group in the Washington, DC office. 

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Gowling WLG Welcomes Two IP Partners to its Toronto Office

Friday, February 28, 2020

Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome Jennifer Jannuska and Omar Nassif as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Both are based in the Toronto office.

Jannuska joins Gowling WLG from Deeth Williams Wall LLP, and Nassif rejoins the firm from Gilberts LLP. Nassif returns to the firm after having previously served for more than two decades as a partner.

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Dentons launches combination with Lee International in South Korea

Friday, February 28, 2020

World’s largest law firm launches combination with Lee International in South Korea to become the first global law firm to combine with a Korean firm.

Dentons is the first global law firm in South Korea to combine with a Korean law firm, and the combination enhances the Firm’s ability to provide legal services to Korean companies as they do business around the world. The new name of the firm in South Korea is Dentons Lee.

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