Pillsbury Expands Energy Capabilities with Addition of Partner Stephen Humes in New York

Friday, August 22, 2025

In a move that enhances Pillsbury’s ability to meet the needs of clients connecting into today’s rapidly evolving energy markets, the firm has welcomed Stephen Humes as a partner in the Energy practice. Based in the firm’s New York office, Humes brings more than two decades of deep legal and strategic experience in the energy, environmental, utility, and related infrastructure sectors. He joins Pillsbury from Holland & Knight, where he was co-leader of the Renewable Energy team and a founding leader of the Energy & Natural Resources industry sector group.

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Proskauer Expands Litigation Practice with Addition of Richard Westling in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Proskauer is pleased to welcome partner Richard Westling to its Litigation Department and Health Care Group in the Los Angeles and Washington D.C. offices. Richard continues the strategic expansion of the Firm’s litigation footprint both in Los Angeles and firmwide. Westling arrives at Proskauer from Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

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Alston & Bird Adds Former FTC Official Alexis Gilman

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Alston & Bird announced today that Alexis Gilman, the former head of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition unit responsible for reviewing mergers and acquisitions in industries such as health care, retail, and consumer products, has joined the firm’s Antitrust Team as a partner in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP.

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Veteran Litigator Richard Weber Joins Haynes Boone as Chair of Financial Services Investigations and Enforcement Practice

Monday, August 18, 2025

Haynes Boone is delighted to welcome Partner Richard Weber as chair of the firm’s Financial Services Investigations and Enforcement Practice, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in white-collar defense, government enforcement and financial crimes compliance. Weber will be based in the firm’s New York office. Most recently, Weber was a partner and co-chair of the Financial Crimes Compliance practice at Winston & Strawn LLP and held senior executive positions at Deutsche Bank and UBS, leading anti-financial crime efforts across the Americas.

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King & Spalding Continues Expansion of IP, Technology Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Partners Andrew Ong, Amadou Kilkenny Diaw

Monday, August 18, 2025

King & Spalding announced today that intellectual property and technology litigators Andrew Ong and Amadou Kilkenny Diaw have joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as partners. Ong is based in San Francisco, and Diaw is based in Washington, D.C. Ong and Diaw join from Goodwin Procter, where they were partners and practiced with Neel Chatterjee, who joined King & Spalding in July as partner and co-leader of the firm’s IP team.

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