Skadden is pleased to announce that Kenneth Held has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in our Houston office. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Held was a partner in the Houston office of Thompson & Knight LLP, where he focused on securities litigation, energy litigation and class action defense. More >>
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group. Johnson most recently worked at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and prior to that at Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, where he helped establish both firms’ presence in the North Texas public finance market. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois is proud to announce the opening of its newest location in Roanoke, Virginia, and the addition of six medical malpractice attorneys, including five partners. This is Lewis Brisbois’ first office in the Commonwealth and its 51st location nationwide. The new office will be led by Managing Partner John T. Jessee, who joins with Partners Paul C. Kuhnel, Charles L. Downs Jr., Eleanor Lasky, and Martha “Mollie” W. Elder, and Associate Sarah C. Jessee. The team joins from the Roanoke office of LeClair Ryan, PC. More >>
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Michael Best is pleased to announce that Mark Yacura has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as partner and will focus his practice FDA Regulatory matters. Previously, Yacura was a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that Stephen Ballas has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Los Angeles. He joins DLA Piper from a Los Angeles-based SEC-registered investment advisor, where he served as general counsel and was a member of that firm’s management committee. More >>
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Linklaters is pleased to announce that Jason L. Behrens and David C. Miller have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Investment Funds group. They have extensive experience representing private fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with fund formation, the acquisition of portfolio investments and the implementation of exit strategies. The pair joins the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel. More >>
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King & Spalding today announced that Zuzana Ikels has joined the firm as a partner on the Healthcare team in the San Francisco office. Ikels joins from the healthcare-focused firm of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, and adds to the existing Life Sciences expertise of the firm in San Francisco. More >>
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced Jennifer L. Gray has joined the firm as a partner in the Consumer Financial Services practice in its Downtown Los Angeles office. She was formerly a partner in the Los Angeles office of LeClairRyan. Gray has a broad commercial litigation practice, but her primary focus is on defending financial services institutions in consumer finance class actions. More >>
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FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Michael (Mike) C. Harrington and Elizabeth (Beth) M. Smith from LeClairRyan have joined the firm’s Hartford office. Mike joins as a partner and Beth joins as counsel. More >>
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Eileen Marshall has joined Cooley as partner and member of the tax practice group. She arrives from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and will divide her time between Cooley’s Washington, DC, and Palo Alto offices. More >>
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