DLA Piper announced today that J.A. Glaccum has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Washington, DC. Glaccum joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. More >>
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Clifford Chance hires Geoffrey Scardoni to join its leading Tax practice in Luxembourg
International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Geoffrey Scardoni as a partner in the firm’s leading tax practice in Luxembourg. Scardoni, who joins today, previously led the Luxembourg tax practice at DLA Piper where he gained extensive experience in tax matters relating to funds and investment structures working for PE firms, asset managers and financial institutions. More >>
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Blank Rome Adds Prominent Family Law Team in Los Angeles, Led by Kristina Royce and Ashley Silberfeld
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2019, five attorneys and additional professional staff from one of Los Angeles’ most prominent family law firms, Buter, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce LLP, joined the Firm in its Matrimonial and Family Law group, bringing its nationally recognized practice to nearly 35 attorneys and making it the largest family law practice among the Am Law 100. Joining the Firm are Kristina Royce, Partner; Ashley Silberfeld, Partner; Glenn Buzard, Of Counsel; Ali Fishbein, Associate; and Jacqueline Combs. More >>
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Michael Best Strategies Adds Brian Taffora as a Principal in Wisconsin
Michael Best Strategies is pleased to announce that Brian Taffora has joined the firm as a principal in the Wisconsin office, where he will provide strategic guidance to clients on a variety of public policy, government relations, regulatory, and legislative matters. More >>
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Attorney Noel J. Ravenscroft Joins Bodman PLC
Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Noel J. Ravenscroft has joined the firm as a senior associate attorney in the Banking Practice Group and the Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights Practice Group in the firm’s Detroit office.
Ravenscroft represents financial institutions and other secured and unsecured creditors in connection with commercial bankruptcy issues and disputes.
Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Growth of Real Estate Practice, Adds New Team in Phoenix
Continuing the strategic expansion of its award-winning Real Estate Practice, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Shareholder Stan Johnson, as well as Associate attorneys Andrew Yocopis and Roger Bond Choquette in the firm’s Phoenix office. Johnson joins Greenberg Traurig from Squire Patton Boggs, where he was a partner. More >>
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Akin Gump Promotes Eleven to Partnership
Akin Gump is pleased to announce the election of 11 new partners, effective January 1, 2019. The 11 individuals (and their respective office locations) are Aimee M. Adler (New York), Stephen M. Boone Jr. (Houston), Anne E. Borkovic (Washington, D.C.), Jesse M. Brush (New York), Christopher Erik Centrich (Houston), Z.W. Julius Chen (Washington, D.C.), Jason Travis Hauter (Washington, D.C.), Nnedinma C. Ifudu Nweke (Washington, D.C.), Gregory W. Lavigne Jr. (Washington, D.C.), Kapil Vishnu Pandit (Washington, D.C.) and Ezra Zahabi (London). More >>
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Bird & Bird Appoints New Intellectual Property Partner in Sweden, Monique Wadsted
International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed well known intellectual property lawyer Monique Wadsted as a partner in its Intellectual Property Group and Media, Entertainment and Sport Groups, based in Stockholm. More >>
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Saam Golshani, Alexis Hojabr and Guillaume Vitrich Join White & Case as Partners in Paris
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Saam Golshani, Alexis Hojabr and Guillaume Vitrich as partners in Paris. With more than 20 years of experience, he joins White & Case from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, where he was a partner and led the French M&A-Private Equity Group and was co-Head of the European Restructuring Group. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling Continues Texas Expansion With New Capital Markets Team
Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that partners Bill Nelson and Kristina Trauger join the firm today along with counsel Judy Little and John Menke. The team will be based in the firm’s Houston, Texas office. More >>
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