Winston & Strawn Adds Seasoned Health Care Fraud and White Collar Trial Lawyer Laura Cordova in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Laura M. Kidd Cordova has joined its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the firm’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations group. An experienced trial lawyer representing individuals and companies in criminal and civil enforcement actions and related complex civil litigation, Laura also conducts internal investigations for clients facing government investigations involving the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), health care fraud, securities fraud, accounting fraud, insider trading, and government contracting fraud. Kidd joins Winston from Crowell & Moring, LLP. More >>

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Jonathan R. Spivey Joins Polsinelli as Shareholder in Houston Office

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is enhancing its Houston footprint with the addition of Shareholder Jonathan R. Spivey in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice. Spivey’s experience includes complex patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation and appeals, all of which complement and strengthen Polsinelli’s robust IP practice in Houston. Spivey joins Polsinelli from Bracewell LLP in Houston. More >>

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Perkins Coie Adds Three Veteran Attorneys to Labor and Employment Practice

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that prominent labor management relations attorneys Richard B. Hankins, Seth H. Borden and Brennan W. Bolt have joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice as partners. Richard and Brennan will be based in Dallas, and Seth will be based in Washington, D.C. The group, which joins from McGuireWoods, will coordinate with Perkins Coie attorneys across the firm to strengthen and enhance client relationships, specifically in the technology, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare and construction industries. More >>

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Veteran Litigator Michael Kreitzer Joins Greenberg Traurig

Monday, July 15, 2019

Veteran litigator Michael N. Kreitzer has joined Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Miami office as a shareholder in the global law firm’s Litigation Practice. Kreitzer, who is the former chair of Bilzin Sumberg’s Litigation Group, has a broad practice representing many national and international businesses and prominent individuals in their most crucial disputes. For more than a decade, Kreitzer had oversight of Bilzin’s team of approximately 25 litigators. More >>

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Reed Smith Continues Growth With Addition of Labor & Employment Partners Paulo McKeeby and Michael Correll in Dallas

Monday, July 15, 2019

Reed Smith has expanded its Labor & Employment (L&E) Group, announcing that Paulo McKeeby and Michael Correll have joined as partners in its new Dallas office. McKeeby and Correll bring more than 37 years of combined experience litigating and advising clients on complex labor and employment matters. They are joined by associate Amanda Brown, who brings additional expertise in both employment and traditional labor counseling and litigation. McKeeby and his team were previously at Morgan Lewis, where McKeeby was the labor and employment practice leader in the Dallas office and served as the co-chair of the Texas labor and employment practice. More >>

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Technology Transactions Practice

Monday, July 15, 2019

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that John Wehrli has joined the firm’s technology transactions practice as a partner in the San Diego office, where he will focus on representing life sciences clients. Prior to joining WSGR, Wehrli worked as a partner in the life sciences and intellectual property practices of Jones Day, which he joined in 2016. More >>

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Simmons & Simmons Expands its Dispute Resolution Offering in Qatar

Monday, July 15, 2019

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its dispute resolution practice with the addition of George Vlavianos, who joins the firm’s Doha office as a partner on 1 August 2019* along with his team of four associates. George Vlavianos joins the firm from Bennett Jones in Doha, where he was managing partner and head of arbitration for over six years. More >>

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