Shooks Expands Privacy & Cybersecurity Group with Washington, D.C. Partner Catherine Muir

Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that Catherine Muir has joined the firm as a partner in its Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group. Based in Washington, D.C., Muir brings significant experience advising clients on privacy and cybersecurity issues, investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and matters involving the Federal Trade Commission. Muir joins the firm from Sidley Austin LLP.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Three Leading Supreme Court & Appellate Partners

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Michael R. Huston, Jonathan Y. Ellis and Nicholas S. Crown will join its Supreme Court & Appellate Practice as partners in the Washington, D.C. office. Each is a former Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States and together, they have argued more than 20 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Messrs. Ellis and Huston will co-head the Firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice. Huston and Crown arrive from Ashurst Perkins Coie, while Ellis joins the firm from McGuireWoods.

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Laura L. Wallerstein Joins Shumaker, Strengthening Franchise M&A and Real Estate Capabilities

Partner Laura L. Wallerstein has joined Shumaker in Washington DC, bringing with her more than 15 years of counsel to complex business and real estate transactions. Her addition expands the firm’s capabilities in franchise mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and real estate matters. Ms. Wallerstein comes to the firm from McDonald Hopkins LLC.

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Leading Texas Patent Trial Lawyers Nicholas Mathews and Erik Fountain Join Gibson Dunn’s Premier IP Litigation Practice

Gibson Dunn announced today that Nicholas (Nick) Mathews and Erik Fountain have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as partners in Dallas. The addition of Nick and Erik to Gibson Dunn unites one of the country’s leading Texas patent trial teams with the nation’s premier IP litigation practice. The pair join the firm from McKool Smith.

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Cooley Bolsters Securities Litigation Practice in New York

Cooley today announced that Nicholas Caselli has joined the firm as a partner in its securities litigation + enforcement practice and global litigation department in New York. Caselli defends securities class actions, as well as shareholder derivative and M&A-related claims, including on behalf of technology and life sciences clients. Caselli joins Cooley from Freshfields, where he served as Partner in their securities and shareholder litigation group.

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Buchalter Establishes Strong Texas Presence with offices in Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and Houston

Buchalter, a national law firm with offices in 10 states and 17 cities, today announced a significant expansion of its presence in Texas, growing its existing Dallas office and opening new offices in Fort Worth, Austin and Houston. The expansion is propelled by the addition of Griffith Davison, a Texas construction, real estate, and commercial litigation firm founded more than 30 years ago, whose founders Scott Griffith and Kimber Davison join Buchalter along with partners Jason L. Cagle, Tyler Frankel, James Hicks, Ryan W. Lione, J.P. Neyland and Brian J. O’Toole.

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