Dentons Wins Two Corporate and M&A Partners for its Dusseldorf Office

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Corporate practice with the recruitment of Dr. Predrag Maksimovic and Frank Tepper-Sawicki as partners in its new office in Dusseldorf. With their extensive transactional experience in M&A, private equity and venture capital, they represent an essential pillar of the service offering in Dusseldorf, which also comprises Competition and Antitrust, Employment and Labor, Public Policy and Regulation, Real Estate and Tax.  Maksimovic joins Dentons from IKB Deutsche Industriebank, Tepper-Sawicki moves to Dentons from PwC.

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Former Department of Justice Financial Crimes Prosecutor Joins Squire Patton Boggs

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Claiborne (Clay) W. Porter has joined the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Practice as a partner based in the Washington DC office. Mr. Porter formerly served as the Acting Principal Deputy Chief of the US Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) and as Chief of the MLARS Bank Integrity Unit. He most recently was Head of Investigations in the Global Investigations & Compliance Practice at Navigant Consulting. More >>

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Nationally Recognized FDA Partner Bethany J. Hills Joins Morrison & Foerster in New York

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Bethany J. Hills has joined the firm in the New York office as a partner in the Life Sciences Group. Ms. Hills has a full-service Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory and compliance practice. She brings to Morrison & Foerster extensive experience in the products and processes regulated by the FDA, including food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, healthcare technology, diagnostics, and software.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hills served as chair of the FDA practice at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. More >>

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Dinsmore Hires Commercial Litigation Partner Christopher Lyon in San Diego

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed Christopher Lyon, a new commercial litigation partner, in its San Diego location. He rounds out the office’s strong team of litigation attorneys and is the firm’s third litigation partner in the city. Lyon has specialized in defense of insurance companies in personal injury cases, which he predominantly worked on for the last 10 years as house counsel for Progressive Insurance. At Dinsmore, he’ll lead a team of attorneys working on product liability and breach of warranty claims. More >>

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Winston & Strawn Adds International Trade Partner Christopher Monahan in Washington, D.C.

Monday, June 24, 2019

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Christopher Monahan as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Joining Winston’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations Practice, Christopher is a highly regarded advisor to U.S. and multinational clients, with significant experience in export controls, economic sanctions, and anti-corruption/anti-bribery issues. Monahan joins Winston & Strawn form the D.C. office of Crowell and Moring, LLP. More >>

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