Edmund “Eddy” Daniels, who has served in a senior leadership capacity at major energy companies and financial firms, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the Energy Practice Group. Daniels was most recently the general counsel and chief compliance officer at Panda Power Funds, a private equity firm focused on development, acquisition and operation of energy projects in the U.S. More >>
Tags: Haynes and Boone, LLP | HoustonKing & Spalding Adds Patent Trial Lawyer Brent Ray to its Chicago Office
King & Spalding today announced that intellectual property trial lawyer Brent Ray has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the Chicago office, continuing the growth of the firm’s patent litigation practice. Ray previously practiced in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis. More >>
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | ChicagoPrivate Equity Growth Continues at Paul Hastings with Hire of Transatlantic Team in London and Washington D.C.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that a three-partner transatlantic private equity team will join the firm in London and Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells. Ed Harris, who currently leads Hogan Lovell’s Private Equity practice in London, and Leanne Moezi will join as partners in London. Adam Brown, currently a partner in Northern Virginia, will join Paul Hastings’ Private Equity practice in the Washington D.C. office. More >>
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | WashingtonPolsinelli Expands Commercial Litigation Practice
Polsinelli announced today that Gabriel Levinson, previously with Blank Rome LLP, has joined the firm in New York as a Shareholder in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. More >>
Tags: Polsinelli PC | New YorkWinston & Strawn Adds Seasoned Health Care Fraud and White Collar Trial Lawyer Laura Cordova in Washington, D.C.
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Laura M. Kidd Cordova has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the firm’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations group. An experienced trial lawyer representing individuals and companies in criminal and civil enforcement actions and related complex civil litigation, Laura also conducts internal investigations for clients facing government investigations involving the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), health care fraud, securities fraud, accounting fraud, insider trading, and government contracting fraud. Kidd joins Winston from Crowell & Moring, LLP. More >>
Tags: Winston & Strawn LLP | WashingtonJonathan R. Spivey Joins Polsinelli as Shareholder in Houston Office
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is enhancing its Houston footprint with the addition of Shareholder Jonathan R. Spivey in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice. Spivey’s experience includes complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation and appeals, all of which complement and strengthen Polsinelli’s robust IP practice in Houston. Spivey joins Polsinelli from Bracewell LLP in Houston. More >>
Tags: Polsinelli PC | HoustonPerkins Coie Adds Three Veteran Attorneys to Labor and Employment Practice
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that prominent labor management relations attorneys Richard B. Hankins, Seth H. Borden and Brennan W. Bolt have joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice as partners. Richard and Brennan will be based in Dallas, and Seth will be based in Washington, D.C. The group, which joins from McGuireWoods, will coordinate with Perkins Coie attorneys across the firm to strengthen and enhance client relationships, specifically in the technology, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare and construction industries. More >>
Tags: Perkins Coie LLP | Dallas | WashingtonHerbert Smith Freehills Hires Six-Strong Energy, Infrastructure, Competition and Regulatory Team for Milan Office
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired market-leading energy and infrastructure practice headed by Partners Lorenzo Parola and Francesca Morra, who will join the firm’s office in Milan along with a team of four associates. They will be joined by their team of four associates from Paul Hastings. More >>
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | MilanWeil to Add Banking Partner Paul Stewart in London
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Paul Stewart will join the Firm as a Banking & Finance partner in the London office. Paul is currently a Banking partner at Ashurst. More >>
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | LondonVeteran Litigator Michael Kreitzer Joins Greenberg Traurig
Veteran litigator Michael N. Kreitzer has joined Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Miami office as a shareholder in the global law firm’s Litigation Practice. Kreitzer, who is the former chair of Bilzin Sumberg’s Litigation Group, has a broad practice representing many national and international businesses and prominent individuals in their most crucial disputes. For more than a decade, Kreitzer had oversight of Bilzin’s team of approximately 25 litigators. More >>
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