Shook Enhances Business Litigation Team to Defend Biometric Lawsuits and Complex Disputes

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon welcomes new Partner Melissa Siebert and Of Counsel Erin Bolan Hines to the firm’s business litigation, employment and privacy and data security practices, where they will continue to defend manufacturers, retailers and employers against class actions alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Siebert and Hines will provide Shook’s health, science and technology clients with 360-degree counseling. Specifically, Siebert focuses on BIPA matters, complex employment litigation and counseling, while Hines provides strategic guidance in complex commercial disputes, BIPA lawsuits and data privacy issues. The duo arrive from Baker & Hostetler LLP. More >>

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Dentons Strengthens Banking and Financial Regulatory Practice With New Partner Hire in Frankfurt

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Dr. Holger Schelling, LL.M. (Harvard), as a new partner in its Frankfurt office. Schelling will join in March 2019, strengthening the Banking and Finance practice and in particular the Financial Institutions Regulatory team. He previously practiced with Mayer Brown, where he has been a counsel since 2016, and with Clifford Chance. He also gained in-house experience at DZ BANK. More >>

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Real Estate Lawyer Andrew White Joins Winston & Strawn as Firm Strengthens Finance, Deal-Making Platform in Chicago and Dallas

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished real estate finance attorney Andrew White as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Andrew, who served as office practice chair at his prior firm, focuses his practice on raising private equity capital and forming joint ventures to own, operate, develop, and finance a full range of property classes including office, industrial, residential, hotel, and retail properties. More >>

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Duane Morris Grows Austin Office with Addition of Partners Tracy L. McCreight and Benton T. Wheatley and Associate Meredith Mills Gregston

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Tracy L. McCreight and Benton T. Wheatley have joined Duane Morris LLP’s growing Austin, Texas office as partners in the firm’s Trial Practice Group. McCreight and Wheatley further enhance the firm’s construction litigation capabilities in Texas and throughout the United States. Prior to joining Duane Morris, McCreight and Wheatley were shareholders at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., where Wheatley was head of the Austin office. Associate Meredith Mills Gregston has also joined the Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Austin office. She joins from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. More >>

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Holland & Knight Adds Finance Attorney Loren Weil in Chicago

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Holland & Knight announced today that Loren Weil has joined its Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Weil principally represents banks and private debt funds in loan transactions, workouts and other complex financial transactions. Most recently, he was a partner at Jones Day in Chicago. More >>

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DLA Piper Enhances Cross-Border Tax Capability With New Partner Hire in Dublin

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

DLA Piper today announces the appointment of Maura Dineen as a Tax partner in the firm’s newly opened Dublin office. This is the fifth partner hire for DLA Piper in Dublin in a month, following the announcements in January of Conor Houlihan (Finance & Projects), Éanna Mellett (Corporate), Mark Rasdale (Intellectual Property & Technology) and Ciara McLoughlin (Employment). More >>

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