Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces the growth of its Commercial Litigation practice with the addition of Mark Califano as partner. Califano focuses on litigation, regulatory law, compliance, privacy and information security, and is resident in the Washington, DC, office. Previously, Califano served for seven years as head of litigation at American Express, where he oversaw the defense of a range of consumer, class action and commercial claims, performed complex investigations around the globe and defended the company’s business model, including playing a central role in card fee antitrust litigation and internal investigations.
Tags: Dentons | WashingtonLinn Mayhew Joins McGuireWoods’ Leading Global Finance Practice in London
McGuireWoods continues to expand its formidable global banking and finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Linn Mayhew, who joins the firm’s top-ranked debt finance practice in London. Mayhew joins McGuireWoods from DLA Piper, where she was a senior finance lawyer. She previously was legal counsel at NatWest, supporting the bank’s leveraged finance business, and was an associate for six years at Simpson Thacher.
Bird & Bird Expands its Tech & Comms group With the Appointment of Partner Jan Ussing Andersen in Copenhagen
International law firm Bird & Bird today expands its Tech & Comms group with the appointment of partner Jan Ussing Andersen in Copenhagen. Jan has more than 15 years’ experience and joins from the TMT group of Kromann Reumert, one of the largest TMT practice groups in the Nordics.
Latham Adds Capital Markets Partner in London
King & Spalding Expands Asia Energy Practice With Two New Partners
King & Spalding has added prominent energy lawyers Anthony Patten and Lachlan Clancy as partners in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group in Singapore. Clancy, who will join the office later in the month, is scheduled to relocate to the firm’s Tokyo branch in due course. Patten and Clancy were most recently at Shearman & Sterling, where Patten was a partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Oil and Gas Group.
O’Melveny Welcomes Versatile Commercial Litigator in Washington, DC
O’Melveny announced today that leading Washington, DC litigator Jeffrey Gordon has joined the firm as a partner in the General Litigation Practice. Gordon was previously a senior attorney in the litigation practice of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | WashingtonHogan Lovells Adds Leading Capital Markets Partner in New York
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Richard Aftanas has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice in New York and as a member of the Firm’s global Capital Markets leadership team with a focus on expanding the New York and US capital markets practice. Aftanas joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the Capital Markets group for six years.
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Dentons Expands in Toronto With Addition of Corporate and Securities Partner
David Johnson Joins Offit Kurman in Tysons Corner
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that David Johnson has joined the firm’s offices in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He will serve as a principal-level attorney with the firm’s Intellectual Property group. Mr. Johnson comes to the firm from Protorae Law PLLC in Tysons.
Tags: Offit Kurman PC | New YorkLeading Health and Safety Partner Penny Stevens Joins Seyfarth
Seyfarth announced today that Penny Stevens will join the firm as a partner in Melbourne. Stevens is a leading health and safety lawyer with more than 25 years of experience advising on all aspects of work health and safety, and criminal law. Stevens joins the firm from Sparke Helmore in Melbourne.









