The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Andrew M. Wright as a partner in the public policy and law practice. Wright’s addition builds on the firm’s substantial existing capability to handle congressional oversight and investigations matters, executive branch compliance, and government enforcement actions at a time of increased activity in these areas. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished Dallas-based trial lawyer Mark Werbner in the firm’s Dallas office. Mark, co-founder of the successful Dallas litigation boutique Sayles Werbner, will be a partner in the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation practice. More >>
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Vinson & Elkins has significantly expanded its Real Estate Practice as well as its New York presence with the addition of a nationally recognized Real Estate team that includes three partners, three counsel, nine associates and three paralegals. Partners Wallace Schwartz, Adam Endick and Julia Sanabria bring to Vinson & Elkins a broad-based and sophisticated real estate and real estate finance practice that includes acquisitions, capital markets and leasing transactions. Each was previously a partner with Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. More >>
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Kalama Lui-Kwan has joined Troutman Sanders LLP as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Litigation practice in San Francisco. Lui-Kwan was previously the vice chair of Severson & Werson’s Financial Services practice group. More >>
Tags: Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP | San FranciscoWinston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that renowned corporate energy lawyer Jimmy Vallee has joined the firm’s Houston office. Jimmy joins Winston from Paul Hastings where he was a partner in the Corporate Department. He has advised clients in more than $100 billion worth of global energy transactions. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Joe Alonzo has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the global Litigation Practice, based in New York. Mr. Alonzo arrives from DLA Piper. More >>
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Nixon Peabody is expanding its Project Finance and Public Finance practice with the arrival of Christopher J. Reitzel as partner in the firm’s New York City office and Jeffrey Pohl as counsel in the firm’s Albany office. More >>
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Morgan Lewis announced today that John Klauberg, Charles Vandenburgh, and Michael Espinoza have joined the firm as partners. John, Charlie, and Mike focus on the electric power and gas industries and have led numerous high-profile merger and acquisition transactions in the power and utilities space. They arrive from Bracewell LLP where John served as co-chair of the power projects practice. John and Mike are resident in the New York office; Charlie is resident in Hartford. It is anticipated that they will be joined by several associates resident in New York. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome accomplished IP litigation attorney Lawrence R. LaPorte as a partner to its national Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Mr. LaPorte will be based in Los Angeles but will handle matters throughout the country. Mr. LaPorte, who joins from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has over three decades of experience focusing on intellectual property law and litigation for a wide variety of high-tech clients. More >>
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King & Spalding today announced that Rachael Trummel has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. She joins King & Spalding from Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg in Chicago, where she was a partner in the firm’s Litigation, Financial Institutions, and Motor Vehicle practice groups, and served as the long-time head of the firm’s Diversity Committee and Recruiting Committee. More >>
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