James Schultz Joins Holland & Knight’s Philadelphia Office

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

James D. Schultz has joined Holland & Knight in Philadelphia as a partner in the firm’s Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group and will lead its Northeast Government Advocacy Team. Mr. Schultz served as senior associate counsel and special assistant to the president during the first year of the Trump administration. Previously, he was general counsel to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He moved to Holland & Knight from Cozen O’Connor, where he was chair of the firm’s government and regulatory practice.

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Alston & Bird Opens Fort Worth Office, Expands in Dallas, with 6 New Attorneys, Including 3 Partners

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Alston & Bird has opened an office in Fort Worth and expanded in Dallas, deepening the firm’s Texas footprint and adding to its litigation and corporate offerings in the oil and gas industry. Joining the Fort Worth office are two new litigation partners – Robert Vartabedian and Conrad Hester – both of whom arrive from Thompson & Knight LLP. Also joining in Dallas is corporate partner Mitchell Griffith. He, too, arrives from Thompson & Knight.
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McDermott Bolsters Transactions Team to Advance Practice Synergies

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its Transactions practice with the addition of Tracy A. Bacigalupo as partner. An experienced corporate lawyer, Tracy joins McDermott’s robust corporate practice group in New York and further deepens the Firm’s bench across mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, real estate and technology.

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Willkie Adds Prominent Real Estate Finance Lawyer Krystyna Blakeslee

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Krystyna M. Blakeslee has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. She is based in the firm’s New York office, and will serve as Chair of the Real Estate Finance practice group. Ms. Blakeslee joins Willkie from Dechert, where she was a partner in the finance and real estate group.

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Squire Patton Boggs Strengthens Capital Markets and M&A in London

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Jayson Marks as a partner in its Global Corporate Practice in London. Mr. Marks joins from Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW). His appointment follows, earlier this year, that of partners Brian Gordon (former global head of Corporate for HFW), Simon Adams and Caroline Brown, and the addition to the Squire Patton Boggs Commodities & Shipping Group of former HFW partners Chris Swart and Katie Pritchard and four associates.

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Three-Lawyer Team Joins Akerman’s Franchise and Licensing Practice

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce a three-lawyer team has joined the firm’s Franchise and Licensing Practice in Denver. Kevin Hein, Trish MacAskill, and Leilani Argersinger provide strategic guidance to franchisors, licensors, subfranchisors, and dealers regarding a range of legal and strategic business needs impacting their distribution models. The team’s experience extends to restaurant and retail development, franchise sales compliance, mergers and acquisitions, compliance with state and federal laws, corporate counseling, and dispute resolution. In his new role with Akerman, Hein will co-chair the firm’s Franchise and Licensing Practice.  The trio come to the firm from Alexius LLC in Denver.

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