Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today that Robin Spigel, who regularly represents large and complex troubled companies in Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, has joined the New York office as a partner in the Financial Restructuring practice. Spigel joins Baker Botts from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. More >>
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is expanding its East Coast presence with the opening of an office at 101 Arch St. in the city’s Financial District. Leading the practice are three partners who have deep roots in the community and have represented clients in real estate development and litigation throughout New England. Javier Flores and Eric Skelly join Dinsmore from Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP. Brian Blaesser joins the firm from Robinson & Cole LLP, where he formerly headed the real estate development practice in the firm’s Boston office.
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Womble Bond Dickinson continues to build its Houston office with the addition of intellectual property attorney Karthika Perumal, Ph.D. as a partner. Perumal joins Womble Bond Dickinson from the Houston office of Bracewell LLP. More >>
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The Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic expansion with the addition of Daniel P. Elms as a shareholder in the firm’s Global Litigation Practice. Elms assists clients with business litigation and arbitration matters, including risk assessment, pre-trial litigation strategy and discovery, as well as trial and post-trial proceedings. He joins Greenberg Traurig from Bell Nunnally & Martin. More >>
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Jeffrey M. Stefan has joined the Corporate Practice Team at Varnum. He is based in the firm’s Detroit office.
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of its Atlanta office with the addition of Sul Kim, Erica Mason, Anthony Morris and Peter Spanos. The four new partners continue the firm’s strategic expansion in Atlanta, raising the headcount to 11 lawyers in the 10 months since the office opened. Kim, Mason and Spanos enhance the firm’s labor and employment capabilities, while Morris expands the commercial litigation bench. Kim and Mason join the firm from Constangy Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, while Morris and Spanos join from Dentons and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, respectively.
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BakerHostetler has announced that Timothy (“Tim”) Swan has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Group. Swan, who was previously a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and, most recently, at Frost Brown Todd LLC, will be resident in the firm’s Cincinnati office. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois has hired experienced real estate attorney MaryBeth Heydt as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Ms. Heydt joins both the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use & Environment Practice and its Public Agency & Public Finance Practice. Ms. Heydt has over 25 years of experience in litigation, transactional, and business advisory matters. Heydt most recently served as an internal commercial real estate lending advisor for Wells Fargo. More >>
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli announced that Christopher D. Reiss has joined the firm as a shareholder in the firm’s Denver office. As a corporate and transactional attorney, Reiss brings experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, portfolio company investments, strategic planning, buyouts, complex restructurings, joint ventures and general corporate governance matters to the business division at the firm. Reiss joins Polsinelli from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. More >>
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Experienced business and cannabis attorney Robert A. Hendricks has joined Warner Norcross + Judd LLP.
Hendricks brings 35 years of legal experience to the firm, including six years focusing on Michigan’s fledgling medical and recreational cannabis industries. He has taken a leadership role at the state level, reviewing, analyzing and advising on the development of marijuana laws and regulations. In his practice, Hendricks represents growers, provisioning centers, processors, staffing providers, secure transporters and other cannabis-focused businesses on matters such as Michigan marijuana facility license applications, legal and regulatory compliance, entity formation, real estate, tax planning, commercial contracting and other areas. More >>
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