Morgan Lewis today welcomes Dr. Sabine Konrad as a partner resident in Frankfurt focusing on international dispute resolution with an emphasis on investment treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration. She arrives from McDermott, Will & Emery and will be joined by her team. More >>
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Marques Peterson, a well-regarded government contracts lawyer with a focus on international government contracts and the defense sector, has joined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s award-winning Government Contracts & Disputes practice. He joins from Vedder Price P.C., where he was a shareholder, and will reside in the firm’s Washington, DC office. More >>
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King & Spalding today announced that former senior Justice Department official Alicia O’Brien has joined as a partner in the firm’s Government Matters practice group in the Washington, D.C., office. She was previously a partner in the Washington office of Venable. More >>
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Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Intellectual Property and Technology practice with the recruitment of Alexander Odle. He joined the Amsterdam office as a partner on September 1, 2019. In his new role, he will focus on developing Dentons’ intellectual property and trademarks offering in the Netherlands. Prior to his move, Alexander Odle was co-founder of Nineyards Law, where he headed the IP department. More >>
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Tom Epps has joined Cooley as a partner in the London office, marking the latest key addition to the firm’s white collar group. He arrives from Brown Rudnick, where he was a partner for six years. More >>
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International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Tom Longmuir in Paris. Tom joins from Allen & Overy, prior to which he was with White & Case. His award-winning practice focuses on complex and high profile financing transactions in emerging and frontier markets. He has extensive experience in Africa, the Middle East and the CEE region, and works with counterparties ranging from banks and funds through to sovereigns, multilaterals and major global commodity traders. More >>
Tags: Ashurst | ParisInternational law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Anders Kraft as a partner and head of tax in Germany, joining on 1 September. Based in Frankfurt, Anders joins from Shearman & Sterling. Before joining Shearman & Sterling, he worked for Latham & Watkins and Linklaters for several years. More >>
Tags: Ashurst | FrankfurtDentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces the addition of Sean Grygiel as a partner in its Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice. His joining follows the addition of Rob Condon as counsel and associate Talia Tanielian. All are resident in the Firm’s NY Meatpacking office. Before joining Dentons, Grygiel was a corporate partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. in New York. More >>
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The global law firm Jones Day announces that Brett Shumate and Margaret “Peggy” Blake have joined the Firm’s Washington Office. Mr. Shumate comes to Jones Day as a partner in its Government Regulation Practice, while Ms. Blake joins as of counsel in the Firm’s Financial Institutions Litigation and Regulation Practice. Mr. Shumate joins Jones Day from the U.S. Department of Justice while Ms. Blake comes to the firm from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. More >>
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Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, bolstered its employment litigation practice with the additions of Shelley Ericsson and Claudia Tran as shareholder and associate, respectively. Ericsson comes to Ogletree Deakins from Armstrong Teasdale LLP, and Tran joins from Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace, & Bauer LLP. More >>
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