King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made another push to boost its London corporate offering through the hire of M&A and private equity transactions partner Stewart Worthy from Winston & Strawn. More >>
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Bird & Bird Boosts Dispute Resolution Practice with the Appointment of Lucas Pitts as Partner in Dubai
Lucas joins from Baker Botts where he was a partner in the International Dispute Resolution practice. He has over 10 years’ experience advising clients on commercial disputes in the telecommunications, banking, energy and aviation sectors. More >>
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Baker Donelson Adds Eight Professionals in Washington, D.C. and Virginia Offices
Baker Donelson announces the addition of eight professionals to the Firm’s Washington, D.C. and Falls Church, Virginia offices. The group of four attorneys and four intellectual property professionals were previously with the firm of LeClairRyan PLLC. More >>
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Continues to Attract Top Talent and Enhance D.C. White Collar Bench with Addition of John Cunningham
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney expands its thriving Washington, D.C. litigation team with the addition of shareholder John P. Cunningham, who joins Buchanan from Baker McKenzie. Cunningham is the third litigation hire in D.C. in as many months, joining Jonathan D. Janow and Phillip C. Chang – both also from Am Law 50 firms. More >>
Tags: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | WashingtonBird & Bird Welcomes Tim Spillane as a Partner in its London Employment Practice
International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Tim Spillane as a partner in its International Employment Group to focus on contentious employment and trade secret matters. Tim will join the firm in September after nine years at Stewarts in London where he was a partner and Head of Employment. He started his career at Simmons & Simmons, where he spent seven years in its employment team. More >>
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Littler Grows San Diego Office with the Addition of Shareholder Jon Yonemitsu
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Jon C. Yonemitsu as a shareholder in its San Diego office. He joins Littler from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. Yonemitsu’s arrival follows the return of Shareholder Liseanne Kelly, who rejoined Littler earlier this year. More >>
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Edward Hanover to join DLA Piper’s Litigation Practice in Northern California
DLA Piper announced today that Edward Hanover will join the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in Northern California based in the Silicon Valley office. Hanover is a compliance lawyer and litigator with particular experience in the sports and life sciences industries. He joins from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), where he served as chief compliance officer. More >>
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Mayer Brown strengthens Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice with arrival of Louis Chiappetta
Mayer Brown announced that Louis Chiappetta has joined its global Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency (RBI) practice as a resident partner in Chicago. Previously, Mr. Chiappetta was at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. More >>
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Skadden Adds Litigation Partner Kenneth Held in Houston
Skadden is pleased to announce that Kenneth Held has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in our Houston office. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Held was a partner in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight LLP, where he focused on securities litigation, energy litigation and class action defense. More >>
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Joins Locke Lord’s Public Finance Practice Group as Partner in Dallas Office
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group. Johnson most recently worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and prior to that at Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, where he helped establish both firms’ presence in the North Texas public finance market. More >>
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