DLA Piper announced today that Jonathan Sablone has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Boston office. Sablone joins from Nixon Peabody, where he led the firm’s Private Fund Disputes practice and chaired the eDiscovery and Digital Evidence practice. More >>
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Mark A. Carter has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Transactions Practice in the Chicago office. With almost three decades of experience, Carter adds depth to Hinshaw’s corporate governance, transactional and bankruptcy teams, bringing a specific focus on advising companies with regard to insolvency preparedness. Previously a partner at Chicago-based business and securities law firm Lawrence Kamin LLC, Carter’s addition will compliment Hinshaw’s strong corporate practice. More >>
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Richard Giller, a skilled insurance recovery litigator with over three decades of experience, has joined Pillsbury’s market leading Insurance Recovery & Advisory team in Los Angeles. Giller was formerly a partner at Reed Smith LLP. More >>
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Geoffrey M. Goodale has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office. The addition of Goodale enhances the firm’s international trade capabilities. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Goodale was a partner at FisherBroyles, LLP. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs has added another new International Dispute Resolution (IDR) partner to its New York office. Specialist international arbitration partner John Branson has joined the firm from Womble Bond Dickinson. At the same time, the firm has also added two new IDR associates Kristina Moore and Maleeha Khan to its team in New York. More >>
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Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that experienced leveraged finance attorney Lindsay Flora has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Ms. Flora previously practiced in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>
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Continuing to strategically grow its New York office, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Maura E. Miller as a shareholder and Sylvia E. Simson as of counsel in its Global Litigation Practice. Miller joined Greenberg Traurig from Sullivan & Cromwell, while Simson joined from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Kenneth O’Rourke has joined the firm’s antitrust practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. O’Rourke is the sixth partner hired in WSGR’s Washington, D.C., office in 2019. He will also have a presence in California. Prior to joining WSGR, O’Rourke was a senior antitrust and business litigation partner with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers where he practiced law for nearly 35 years. More >>
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Patrick D. Traylor, the former Deputy Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in Washington, D.C. Traylor focuses his practice on civil environmental litigation and compliance investigations under all the major federal environmental programs, particularly under the Clean Air Act. Traylor also assists clients with securing project-critical state and federal permits for the construction and expansion of complex facilities.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Daniel Abercromby has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Abercromby is part of Weil’s Banking & Finance practice and is based in Hong Kong. Mr. Abercromby joined Weil from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Hong Kong office. More >>
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