Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Vivian Maese has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Maese comes to the firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP.
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Frost Brown Todd Opens Houston Office
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is expanding its Texas presence with a new office in Houston. Zenobia Harris Bivens, a Houston native, will act as the office’s member-in-charge. The firm has already brought on eight additional attorneys with experience in a variety of industries, including energy, construction, manufacturing, health care, sports & entertainment, and finance. Several of the attorneys join FBT from their former firm McFall, Breitbeil & Eidman, P.C., from which they bring their boutique commercial and oil & gas sector litigation practice. They include Members Kenneth Breitbeil, Greg Eidman, Courtney Gahm-Oldham, and Associate Stephen Crowder. Former XFL Houston Roughnecks President Brian Michael Cooper returns to private practice as a member at FBT. Members Cleve Glenn and Patrick LaRue recently joined from Lewis Brisbois, and Member Ken Bullock joins from Munsch Hardt.
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Patent Practice Grows in Houston
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Steve Borgman to the Houston office as a partner in the Mechanical & Medical Devices Team in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Borgman is joining from Vinson & Elkins.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Labor & Employment Practice in Phoenix, Adds Stephanie Quincy and Lindsay Fiore
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Labor and Employment Practice in Phoenix with the addition of Stephanie J. Quincy and Lindsay J. Fiore. The pair come to the firm from Quarles & Brady LLP.
Labor Management Relations Partner Tom Posey Joins Seyfarth
Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Thomas J. Posey to the Labor & Employment department and Labor Management Relations practice group in Los Angeles and Chicago. Posey joins from Reed Smith LLP, where he was a partner in its Labor, Employment, & Benefits practice in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Hahn Loeser’s San Diego Office Adds Labor & Employment Experience with Addition of Partner Brent M. Douglas
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP continues to grow its presence in San Diego with the addition of labor and employment partner Brent M. Douglas. Prior to joining Hahn Loeser, Douglas was a partner at Martenson Hasbrouck & Simon.
Mayer Brown Adds Carl von Merz as Partner and Head of US Upstream Oil & Gas Group in Firm’s Growing Houston Office
Mayer Brown announced today that Carl von Merz has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice in Houston, where he will serve as the head of the US Upstream Oil & Gas group. Mr. von Merz’s arrival further solidifies the firm’s commitment to strategic expansion in the energy sector. Mr. von Merz was previously an oil and gas transactional partner at Bracewell LLP.
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Dynamic Life Sciences-Focused Pair Joins McDermott’s Intellectual Property Practice in Boston
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that Michael Siekman and Jenny Chen have joined the Intellectual Property (IP) practice as partners based in the Boston office. The duo builds upon Boston’s active and diverse IP practice and will complement the Firm’s robust legal service offering to the life sciences and health industries. The pair join from Polsinelli in Boston.
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Gibson Dunn Adds London Finance Partner Ben Myers
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ben Myers has joined the firm’s London office. Myers, formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will continue his global finance practice.
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Joshua Ratner Joins Goodwin’s Global Private Equity Platform as Partner
Global law firm Goodwin announced today the addition of Joshua Ratner as partner in the firm’s Private Equity practice, resident in the New York office. Prior to joining Goodwin, he served as managing director and general counsel at York Capital Management, where he was responsible for all business and legal affairs for the firm’s private equity platform.
