King & Spalding recruited Marcella Burke, previously senior counselor to Assistant Secretary of Land and Mineral Management within the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), as partner in the Government Matters practice in Washington, D.C. More >>
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Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance today announced that Richard Crosby will be joining the firm’s Global Corporate team and Financial Institutions Group as Partner and will be based in London. Richard joins Clifford Chance from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he is a Corporate Partner specialising in advising banks and other financial institutions. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that litigators Robin Johnson, Joseph Silver, and Philip Touitou have joined, expanding the national litigation bench in two key markets: Atlanta and New York. Johnson joins Akerman’s growing office in Atlanta from Dentons LLP bringing extensive experience in commercial litigation, while Silver and Touitou join in New York from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP with specialized skills in professional liability. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois has hired a team of four partners to open its 52nd location in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Michelle R. Gilboe, an experienced trial attorney with a national products liability practice, joins as managing partner of the new office. She is accompanied by Partners Richard G. Morgan, Carli D. Pearson, and Doug L. Pfeifer. All four partners join Lewis Brisbois’ Products Liability Practice and bring to the firm nearly a century of combined experience in complex, high-exposure products liability and class action litigation. The team joins from the Minneapolis office of Bowman & Brooke LLP. More >>
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Daniel O. Canales has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner to lead the firm’s labor and employment practice in Chicago. Canales further enhances the firm’s employment litigation and counseling capabilities. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Canales was a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins. More >>
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lobal law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the Honorable Kevin J. Carey will be joining the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice as a partner effective October 1. Judge Carey joins the firm following his retirement on August 31 from the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, where he earned a reputation for being one of the nation’s top bankruptcy judges. More >>
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ulian Moore, a veteran prosecutor, will be joining Allen & Overy as a partner in the New York office. Moore will join the litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution practice and work closely with a wide range of A&O teams to support the firm’s regional and global growth. Moore is joining from K2 Intelligence, an investigative and advisory service firm, where he served as a Senior Managing Director. His prior experience involves large-scale, high-profile investigations including both international and U.S. domestic legal disputes. More >>
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Mayer Brown announced that it has expanded its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice with the addition of two highly regarded trial lawyers: veteran US Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor Jason Linder, who joins the firm as a partner in Los Angeles and Washington DC, and leading securities litigator Glenn Vanzura, who joins the firm as a partner in Los Angeles. Both partners were previously with Irell & Manella LLP, where Mr. Linder was head of that firm’s Global Investigations and Anti-Corruption practice. More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Los AngelesKing & Spalding has recruited Edward F. Fernandes as a partner in the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes Practice. He joins from Hunton Andrews Kurth, where he was most recently the managing partner of the Austin office. More >>
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