FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest distributed law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Sharon B. Soloff as a partner in the firm’s New York City office and Private Client Services, Trusts & Estates and Tax practice groups. Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Ms. Soloff served as special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. She also previously practiced at Withers Bergman LLP and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. More >>
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The global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) today announced that William Campbell, Eugene Balshem and Justin Steinmark have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate Department. Campbell will reside in the firm’s New York office, and Balshem and Steinmark will reside in the firm’s Miami office. More >>
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Reed Smith today announced that a four-person team has joined its Insurance Recovery Practice in Miami, led by partners R. Hugh Lumpkin and Matthew B. Weaver. Before joining Reed Smith, Lumpkin and Weaver were shareholders and Camilla J. Cohen and Christopher T. Kuleba were associates in the Miami firm of Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, which Lumpkin joined in 1999. More >>
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Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its Houston office and its global transactional offering with the hire of energy partner Fernando Cano-Lasa.
Fernando specialises in transactional work within the energy and infrastructure sectors, and joins HFW’s Houston office on 22 April from Squire Patton Boggs. More >>
Gregory J. Krock, an accomplished national energy litigator with significant experience in major oil and gas disputes, has joined McGuireWoods’ commercial litigation practice as a partner in Pittsburgh. Krock comes to McGuireWoods from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, where he chaired the oil and gas litigation practice group. He is a sought-after speaker on oil and gas developments and also speaks at seminars about restrictive covenants, unfair competition, and protecting trade secrets. More >>
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Clifford Chance today announced that Sharis A. Pozen is joining the Firm as a partner and will co-chair the Global Antitrust Group. She will be based in Washington, DC.
Pozen comes to Clifford Chance from General Electric, where she was the company’s vice president for Global Competition Law and Policy. In that role, she was responsible for leading GE’s global merger clearance on numerous significant, transformational deals, steering global antitrust investigations to positive conclusions, antitrust compliance and other related issues. More >>
Butler Snow is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office in Charleston, S.C. with the additions of Kenyatta L. Gardner, Stephen P. Groves, Sr. and Bradish J. Waring. Gardner, Groves and Waring will all practice with the firm’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group. More >>
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Morgan Lewis welcomes Joel Seow, who advises sponsors and investors throughout Asia on private investment fund formation, as a partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and director of Morgan Lewis Stamford. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Joel was a legal consultant for several Singapore private fund managers and served as counsel in the investment funds practice of another global law firm, resident in Singapore. More >>
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced the arrival of three lawyers to the Firm’s Washington Office. David Applebaum and Michael Oblon both join the Firm as partners in its Energy and Intellectual Property practices, respectively, while Amie Colwell Breslow comes to Jones Day as of counsel in the Tax Practice. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to grow its Houston office with the addition of new partners Rodrigo Dominguez and Bill Parish. They join as part of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice. Rodrigo and Bill are expected to work closely with White & Case’s Global Oil & Gas Industry Group, and the Latin America Interest Group, both areas in which they are experienced practitioners and trusted advisors. More >>
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