Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, welcomes Mauricio Rivero in Miami, expanding the national presence of the Tax Practice Group and widening the firm’s expertise in international taxation. Rivero resolves domestic and international tax matters, representing foreign trusts and estates, investors, and businesses in cross-border transactions throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Rivero joins from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
Leading Trial Lawyer Joins Covington
Stacey Grigsby has joined Covington as a partner in its Commercial Litigation Practice in Washington. She joins Covington from the Washington office of Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.
Faegre Drinker Adds Top Litigator John Ursu in Minneapolis
Faegre Drinker announced today that John W. Ursu has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Ursu comes to the firm from Greene Espel PLLP, where he practiced for 15 years.
Tags: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | MinneapolisK&L Gates Adds U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General as Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar Partner in Washington, D.C., Office
Reed Smith Continues Significant Growth of EME Corporate Practice With Seventh Partner Hire This Year
Prior to joining K&L Gates as partner in 2014, Ledoux served as counsel in the Paris office of Allen & Overy.
Doug Mandell joins Withers in San Francisco to form dedicated international practice for founders and senior executives
Doug Mandell, one of the most well-known advisors to founders and CEOs in Silicon Valley on personal legal issues and the former first General Counsel to companies such as LinkedIn and Nauto Inc., has joined Withers in San Francisco as a partner. Doug will head the firm’s Founder Practice, advising entrepreneurs, CEOs, VCs and other C-Level executives.
Dinsmore Expands Public Finance Practice in Chicago with Addition of Matthew Ingersoll
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP now has a public finance presence in Chicago with the addition of associate Matthew Ingersoll, a Chicago native who joins the firm after three years with Montana & Welch, LLC, a local government boutique.
Maynard Cooper Adds West Coast Intellectual Property Trial Lawyer
Maynard Cooper is pleased to announce that Ashe P. Puri has joined the Firm’s office in Los Angeles as a Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice. Puri was previously a partner at Fox Rothschild.
Tags: Maynard Nexsen PC | Los AngelesIntellectual Property Attorney Scott Mandir Joins Dinsmore’s Washington, DC Office
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed Scott Mandir to its Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining Dinsmore, he worked for more than four years at Onda Techno International Patent Attorneys, Tokyo, Japan.
Paul Hastings Welcomes Experienced Privacy and Cybersecurity Partner, Extending Lateral Hiring Spree
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection lawyer Aaron Charfoos has joined the firm as a partner, based in Chicago. His arrival adds further depth to the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and continues Paul Hastings’ strong lateral growth in key practices across the firm’s global platform. He joins the firm from Jones Day.









