Continuing its strategic expansion in the Bay Area, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added veteran intellectual property litigator David S. Bloch as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. Bloch, who joins the firm from Winston & Strawn, focuses on helping clients understand the complex technical and legal issues that their businesses face. More >>
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Renowned for its well-established client roster in the Northeast, Shook, Hardy & Bacon announces the addition of a new Boston location and expands its current Philadelphia presence. The new team focuses primarily on high-stakes environmental and toxic tort litigation, as well as complex business disputes, class action, product liability and other areas. More >>
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to welcome new attorney Stacia A. Wells as shareholder in the firm’s newest office in Miami. Wells joins the firm’s national Capital Markets/Commercial Lending Practice, representing financial institutions, REITs, private equity funds, alternative lenders and commercial borrowers in finance and restructuring transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Wells practiced at Bilzin Sumberg for the last seven years.
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Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of a four-lawyer group that has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice in the Los Angeles office. Rafael Nendel-Flores and Guillermo Tello have joined as Members, and Jose Cabada and Yesi Lagunas have joined as Associates, all formerly members of LeClairRyan law firm in Los Angeles. More >>
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Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that Jim Guy and Garland Carr have joined the firm’s Energy Practice, and Cathy Zhang has joined the firm’s Corporate Section. Mr. Guy and Ms. Carr join as partners, and Ms. Zhang joins as an associate. All three previously worked at LeClairRyan. Ms. Zhang worked with David Lay, Andrew White and Gary LeClair, who are also joining the firm as announced last week. More >>
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Holland & Hart announced the addition of partner Mickell Jimenez to its Labor and Employment practice in its Salt Lake City office. Jimenez brings extensive experience serving as outside counsel to business owners on a wide range of employment and litigation issues that can impact an enterprise. Before joining Holland & Hart, Jimenez was a Director and Shareholder at Clyde Snow, where she was recently a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-chair of the Labor & Employment group. More >>
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces the addition of Wendell Faria as partner in its Capital Markets practice. Faria focuses his practice on the regulation of investment companies and investment advisers, general securities regulation, and the structuring and operation of private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and real estate funds. He will be resident in the Firm’s Washington, DC, office. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the expansion of its national Real Estate Practice Group with two partners, further enhancing the core strengths of the firm. Christopher Hayes joins Akerman in Orlando from Killgore, Pearlman, Semanie, Denius & Squires, P.A. and brings thorough transactional real estate experience, while Stephen Tilbrook joins in Fort Lauderdale from GrayRobinson, P.A. and focuses his practice in complex land use, development and environmental matters. More >>
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announced that Taylor P. Fish has joined the Firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law group, further adding to the group’s significant expansion this year with the notable addition of a prominent family law team, led by partners Kristina Royce and Ashley Silberfeld, in the Los Angeles office. Taylor is based in the Firm’s New York office, which recently relocated after 40 years from the Chrysler Building to the iconic 1271 Avenue of the Americas near Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Taylor joins Blank Rome from Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP, a leading matrimonial law firm. More >>
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Andrew M. Schwartz, Lawrence J. Bartel and Lori J. Quinn. Schwartz and Bartel will join the firm’s Philadelphia office and Quinn will join the firm’s New York office. The three new partners were previously with Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. More >>
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