Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has expanded its Miami office Litigation Practice and Corporate Practice with the addition of attorneys Humberto H. Ocariz and Jennifer D. Newton. Ocariz who joins the firm as a litigation shareholder, was formerly a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Most recently, Newton served as Director of Consumer Financial Services Compliance at Kaufman Rossin & Co. P.A.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that it has expanded its corporate finance practice in San Francisco with the addition of Bill Veatch and Catherine Hagerty, who join as partners from Reed Smith.
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Arnold & Porter announced today that William Godwin, Queen’s Counsel (QC) has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as counsel, resident in London. Mr. Godwin was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2017, an award made for excellence in advocacy in the higher courts in England.
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Dubai-based Ben Brown specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law and joins from Clyde and Co; he follows the recent hire of John Podgore, former GC at the MENA Energy Group and a recognised expert in international oil & gas transactions and energy-focused projects.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Allen Sattler to its Orange County office as a partner in the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Sattler joins Lewis Brisbois from Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, where he served as Vice Chairman of the firm’s national Data Security & Privacy Liability practice. He brings to Lewis Brisbois over a decade of experience handling large-scale data breaches and cyber liability matters.
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Clifford Chance adds partner Michael Bonsignore to its Americas Corporate Group Clifford Chance today announced that Michael L. Bonsignore has joined the Firm’s Americas Corporate Group as a partner in Washington, DC.
Bonsignore advises public and private companies and financial sponsors on transactional matters that include mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and dispositions, special situations, distressed M&A, restructurings and private equity investments, with significant experience in renewable and conventional energy transactions. He joins Clifford Chance from Akin Gump.
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The Seattle office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Robert M. Smith as a partner in its environment, land and natural resources practice. He joins the firm from Plauché & Carr LLP.
Hong Kong/Shanghai – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Shaun Wu has joined the firm’s Investigations and White Collar Defense practice as a partner in Asia. Wu joins from the Shanghai office of Kobre & Kim LLP.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is the next stop in the distinguished career of Kyle R. Freeny, former federal prosecutor for the Special Counsel’s Office and former member of the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section. Also joining in Washington, D.C. as a shareholder is Daniel Pulecio-Boek from Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, D.C. office.
Linklaters announced that Colin Chang will join its UK Banking practice as partner this month. Colin joins from White & Case where he was a partner since 2008. He has extensive experience representing underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors in high yield offerings and bridge-to-high yield finance deals in both the European and US markets. Colin has a Bachelor of Civil Law and an LLB from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.
