Gibson Dunn Strengthens Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice with Addition of Three Highly Regarded Partners in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Scott J. Greenberg, Steven A. Domanowski and Michael J. Cohen have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. They all join from Jones Day, continuing their highly successful business restructuring and reorganization practice. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens Global Disputes Practice With New Sydney Hire

International law firm Ashurst has strengthened its global disputes practice, welcoming Rani John as a new partner in the Sydney office. Rani has over 15 years’ experience as a partner representing banking and large corporate clients across a range of regulatory investigations and proceedings, most recently as head of the Sydney disputes team at DLA Piper, and previously at Gilbert + Tobin for 11 years. More >>

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Polsinelli Adds Nationally Recognized Attorney to Lead Expanded Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Group

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has added nationally recognized nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations attorney Andrew Grumet, who becomes Chair of the firm’s Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Practice Group. Grumet will be in Polsinelli’s New York City office and brings a group of three professionals with him: Christina Cahill, associate, Nicole Ribeiro, director of strategic philanthropy and Erica Seaborne, manager of strategic philanthropy. Grumet and his team join Polsinelli from Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP. More >>

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CMS Further Bolsters Regulatory Practice With New Partner Hire

Building on two partner hires last summer and two internal partner promotions earlier this year, law firm CMS continues to strengthen and grow its Financial Services Regulatory team with the hire of Angela Greenough. Angela joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, where she was of counsel. More >>

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Accomplished Litigator Tanya Greene Joins McGuireWoods as a Partner in Los Angeles

Tanya L. Greene has joined McGuireWoods’ Complex Commercial Litigation Department as a partner in downtown Los Angeles, bringing extensive experience leading business litigation matters for Fortune 100 clients in heavily regulated industries, including finance, technology, aerospace and petroleum. Greene joins McGuireWoods from Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

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Jill Ormond Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in the Phoenix Office

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Jill J. Ormond as a partner in the Phoenix office. She is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Product & General Liability, Retail & Hospitality, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment & Recreation law practice groups. Ormond joins from the Phoenix office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP. More >>

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State and Local Tax Partner Mark Yopp Joins Baker McKenzie in New York

Mark Yopp has joined Baker McKenzie’s North America Tax Practice as a partner, adding to the Firm’s experience in state and local tax including tax controversy, multistate planning and multistate legislative monitoring and analysis. Based in New York, Mark joins the Firm from McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, where he was a partner advising on matters related to income and franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, and withholding requirements. More >>

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Sheppard Mullin Again Expands New York Real Estate Practice

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that E. Gail Suchman has joined the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group as a partner in the New York office. Suchman joins from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Suchman is the ninth attorney to join New York’s Real Estate practice in the last 12 months. More >>

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Boosts White Collar Defense, Compliance & Investigations Group with Michael Engle and Ashley Shapiro

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announces the addition of Michael J. Engle, shareholder and Ashley E. Shapiro, counsel, to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Engle is also named the firm’s chair of the White Collar Defense, Compliance & Investigations practice group. The duo comes to the firm after previously practicing in the Philadelphia office of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. More >>

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