Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Seth Ensign to the firm’s Salt Lake City office as a shareholder. Seth joins Ogletree Deakins from Fifth Partners, where he served as associate general counsel for four years.
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BakerHostetler announced today that nationally recognized trial lawyer Aric Wu has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and as a member of the White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team in the New York office. Wu arrives at the firm from Cooley LLP.
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In a move that further strengthens Pillsbury’s well-established international Real Estate practice with an emphasis on global Private Capital capabilities, the firm has welcomed highly regarded dealmakers Nellie Camerik and Pejman Razavilar. The two join from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, bringing almost 60 years of combined experience and a host of strong institutional relationships with prominent capital allocators, institutional developers, family offices, and real estate sponsors nationwide.
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Polsinelli is pleased to welcome David S. Rubenstein as a shareholder in its Data Center & Infrastructure Practice, based in the firm’s Seattle office. Rubenstein’s strong experience in advising on land issues related to data center development complements the recent arrivals of Carl Steen in Los Angeles and Barbara Trachtenberg in Boston, who focus their practices on energy and infrastructure projects and data center project investment, respectively. Rubenstein brings deep experience in data center development, having advised on more than 40 projects across the United States to date. His work spans legal strategy, economic development and tax incentives, bespoke development agreements with public and private partners, negotiating with utility providers and navigating complex site requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice with the addition of Joe Awad as a shareholder in the Orange County and Los Angeles offices. He previously worked at The Gores Group, an investment firm based in Beverly Hills, where he most recently served as the firm’s vice president and general counsel.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Jacob Sawyer has joined as a partner in its Technology, Manufacturing, and Transportation industry group and as a member of its Toxic Tort practice. Based in Chicago, Sawyer arrives from Lewis Brisbois.
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Mayer Brown announced that Brian Trudgen has joined the Chicago office as a partner in its Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. He joins from Jones Day.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Litigation Practice with the addition of T. Markus Funk as a partner in Chicago. Most recently, Funk was partner at Perkins Coie LLP.
Clark Hill announced today that Stephen Wright and Jeffrey Nix have joined the firm’s Construction group as Members in Atlanta. The pair arrive at the firm from Taylor English Duma LLP.
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Baker McKenzie announced today that transactional lawyer Jenny Liu has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Transactional Practice. Jenny will work from the Firm’s New York and Palo Alto offices. She was previously a private equity partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
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