Dinsmore Adds Nine Lateral Attorneys Across Five Offices

Beginning 2019 with continued strategic growth, Dinsmore welcomes nine lateral attorneys who join the firm in its Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Louisville offices. The additions reflect expansion of Dinsmore’s health care, public finance, intellectual property, and litigation practice areas. More >>

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Dentons Boosts Finance Litigation Team with Addition of Doug Henkin

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announced today that prominent financial industry litigator Douglas W. Henkin joined its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as a partner. Henkin’s national litigation practice includes trial, arbitration, regulatory and appellate work on federal and state court securities and complex commercial litigation. He will be resident in the Firm’s New York office. More >>

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Leading Patent Expert Joins Baker Botts

Baker Botts, L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced that Dr. Michael Sartori has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner. Dr. Sartori will be based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Dr. Sartori joins Baker Botts from Venable LLP, where he served for over a decade as the Chair of the Patent Prosecution and Counseling Practice. More >>

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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Continues Growth by Adding Houston Office

The transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP has opened an office in Houston to expand its growing practice in the global energy, advanced manufacturing, technology, and life sciences sectors. Central to the firm’s growth strategy, Womble Bond Dickinson welcomes four Houston partners. These partners will address a range of clients’ transactional, intellectual property and litigation needs. More >>

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Holland & Knight Adds Two Bankruptcy Partners in Chicago; Names New Office Head

Holland & Knight announced today that bankruptcy attorneys David Wirt and David Fischer have joined the firm as partners in the Chicago office. In addition, Mr. Wirt will serve as co-chair of the firm’s national Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group and executive partner of the Chicago office. Both attorneys previously practiced at Locke Lord, where Mr. Wirt was national chair and Mr. Fischer co-chair of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency group. Mr. Wirt also previously served on the firm’s executive committee. More >>

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Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Commercial Litigation and Class Action Defense Partner in Pittsburgh

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Roy W. Arnold has joined the Firm’s Pittsburgh office as Partner in the Commercial Litigation group and Co-Chair of the National Class Action Defense team. Roy focuses his practice on the defense of corporate litigation, class actions, and claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Roy joins from Reed Smith LLP where he led the firm’s Class Action Defense Team. More >>

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Public Finance Attorney Benjamin Johnson Joins Ballard Spahr in Minneapolis

National law firm Ballard Spahr has expanded its public finance capability into the Midwest with the arrival of Benjamin W. Johnson—an attorney known for his work with municipal bond financing—to its office in Minneapolis, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. He joins the firm from Barnes & Thornburg, where he was co-chair of the Charter School and School Innovation practice. More >>

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