Perkins Coie Announces New Office in Austin

Friday, February 14, 2020

Perkins Coie, an Am Law 50 firm known for representing innovative companies and industry leaders, announced today that it has opened an office in Austin, marking an expansion of its Texas operations. Establishing an office in Austin furthers the firm’s momentum in building a strong tech-based practice in Texas and broadens its ability to counsel companies across the state, including those in computer electronics and other technology industries as well as those in the retail, transportation, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries, as they increasingly adopt technology-related platforms and applications. Perkins Coie welcomes three new partners, joining from Vinson & Elkins and Wilson Sonsini, to help establish a foothold in the Texas capital.

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BCLP Strengthens Insurance Practice with Addition of Industry Leading Three-Partner Group in Kansas City

Friday, February 14, 2020

The global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has announced the addition of a three-partner group of highly regarded transactional and regulatory insurance lawyers. The group includes the global co-leader of Dentons’ Insurance Sector practice, Bruce Baty, and his longtime colleague, Jodi Adolf, as well as Kelly Sullivan, a leading insurance transactional and regulatory partner from Polsinelli. They will be resident in the firm’s Kansas City office. Baty also will become a co-leader of BCLP’s Insurance Sector practice. Additionally, the group includes Fred Heese, who formerly served as chief financial examiner and director of the Division of Insurance Company Regulation for the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance.

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Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Growth of New Jersey Office

Friday, February 14, 2020
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is deepening its capabilities in New Jersey with the addition of Galit Kierkut in the Labor & Employment and Litigation Practices, and Paul Schafhauser in the Litigation Practice. Ms. Kierkut joins from Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., while Mr. Schafhauser comes to the firm from Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC. Both join the office as shareholders.

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Mintz Continues Corporate Growth, Adding Prominent Capital Markets Attorney Andrew Thorpe

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Mintz has strengthened its Capital Markets Practice with the addition of Member Andrew Thorpe to the firm’s Corporate Group. Mr. Thorpe started his legal career at the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and has become a seasoned capital markets lawyer in private practice over the last two decades. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Thorpe practiced with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the Bay Area.

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Powerhouse New York Securities Litigation Group Joins Seyfarth

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Vincent Sama, widely respected as one of the nation’s most effective litigators of high-stakes securities and commercial disputes, has joined Seyfarth. Sama comes to Seyfarth from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, together with his longtime, accomplished partners Catherine Schumacher and Daphne Morduchowitz. All join as partners in Seyfarth’s growing New York office, and Sama will serve as co-chair of the firm’s national Commercial and Securities Litigation practice.

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Squire Patton Boggs Boosts Global Private Equity Team in London With Three New Corporate Partners

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its Global Corporate Practice in London, adding significantly to its international private equity (PE) team, with the appointment of pre-eminent City and international lawyer Stephen Ball, and first-class PE practitioners Charles Leeming and Ben Squires from Simpson Thacher. All three join as partners and will work closely with Corporate and Financial Services colleagues across the firm, in the UK and Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

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Blank Rome Welcomes New Real Estate Of Counsel in New York

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Seth A. Liebenstein has joined the Firm’s Real Estate group as Of Counsel in the New York office, which recently welcomed Stacy H. Louizos as a partner in the Corporate, M&A and Securities group and Christopher P. Miskolczi as a commercial real estate associate.

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Locke Lord Expands Global Energy Offerings With Addition of Matthew Daffurn as Partner in London Office

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Matthew Daffurn has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in the Firm’s premier Energy Practice Group. His breadth of experience and technical skill set in energy and infrastructure, project finance and emerging markets will enhance the Firm’s global offerings for energy clients. Daffurn, who joins Locke Lord from Linklaters, provides capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, projects and finance work across all segments of the energy industry, including upstream exploration and production companies as well as in midstream and downstream project development and renewable power.

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