King & Spalding today announced that Alan Noskow has joined as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in the Washington, D.C., office. Noskow joins the firm from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Washington, D.C. More >>
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Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment firm representing management, has added Margaret L. Watson as a shareholder in its New York City office. She joins from McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP. More >>
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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 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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DLA Piper announced today that Joseph Myszka has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in Silicon Valley. Myszka joins from Baker McKenzie. More >>
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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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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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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued the expansion of its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in California with the strategic addition of Scott Oliver as a shareholder in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Oliver, who joins the firm from Orrick, has more than 25 years of experience defending and advising companies across an array of industries, including wireless, software, semiconductor, and digital distribution. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling is pleased to announce that Karl Pires joins the firm as an M&A partner based in its Tokyo office. More >>
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Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of Jeffrey Dornbos as Senior Counsel in its Grand Rapids office, in the Labor & Employment practice. Dornbos joins the firm from Smith Haughey where he had been Senior Counsel.
Dan Bretz, Business Unit Leader of the Labor & Employment practice noted, “Jeff’s addition to the Labor & Employment team will bring added depth to our litigation capabilities in this area. Clark Hill has a national team of experienced litigators and trial attorneys who handle a wide variety of employment-related claims and litigation matters, and Jeff’s background is a great fit for the group.”
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