Latham Adds Distinguished White Collar Partner in New York

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Robert H. Hotz Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Hotz is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer who has broad experience advising clients on matters related to alleged securities and commodities fraud/insider trading, improper accounting and disclosures, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and sanctions. Hotz joins Latham from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in New York.

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Baker McKenzie Adds Leading Tax Planning and Transactional Duo

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree join as the Firm continues to strengthen presence in Miami as a gateway to the America. Baker McKenzie has added experienced tax planning and transactional lawyers Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree as Partners in its North America Tax Practice, based in Miami. The duo join from the Miami office of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP

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Orrick Launches Cyber & Data Privacy Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement Practice in London With Top Team From PwC

Monday, January 27, 2020
Orrick today announced that Keily Blair and James Lloyd have joined the firm’s London office as partners to launch a practice helping companies address cyber and privacy litigation and regulatory enforcement exposure in the UK and EU. The addition complements Orrick’s Chambers Band 1-ranked Cyber & Privacy team in the United States – which over the past 15 years has defended many of the most important regulatory enforcement and private litigation matters in the space – and the firm’s well-established Cyber & Privacy advisory practice in the UK and EU with a view to creating a global “destination practice” for Cyber & Privacy Litigation & Enforcement.
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Eversheds Sutherland Strengthens Education Practice with Partner Stanley Freeman

Monday, January 27, 2020

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Stanley A. Freeman has joined the firm in Washington DC as partner. With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Freeman’s arrival expands the firm’s education service offering with a practice focused on the representation of postsecondary institutions and adjacent clients in higher education. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Freeman was a partner at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville.

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Winston Adds Leading Energy Capital Markets and M&A Team In Houston To Expand Corporate Practice

Friday, January 24, 2020

HOUSTON – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of distinguished capital markets and M&A lawyers Eric Johnson and Michael Blankenship as partners in the firm’s Houston office. Eric and Mike bring to the firm more than 30 years of experience advising public and private companies and private equity investors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of corporate matters in the oil and gas industry.

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