Peter Emmi Joins Reed Smith’s Corporate Practice in New York

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Peter Emmi has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in New York. Emmi has extensive experience representing clients with transactional matters in diverse industries, including internet technology, FinTech, blockchain, InsurTech, healthcare, medical device, biotechnology, media, virtual reality and solar technology. Emmi was previously at Akin Gump for the past two and a half years. Prior to that he was an IP attorney for Cravath, Swaine & Moore. More >>

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Nixon Peabody Expands Corporate Practice in Northern California

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Lior Zorea, an experienced, well-regarded emerging growth companies, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions partner, has joined global Top 100 law firm Nixon Peabody’s national corporate practice as part of a strategic move by the firm to expand its capabilities on the West Coast. The firm has a strong reputation in the areas of securities law, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions. Lior joins Nixon Peabody from Perkins Coie LLP. More >>

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Accomplished Antitrust Litigator Joins Freshfields from the Department of Justice

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP (“Freshfields”) announced today that Andrew (“Andy”) J. Ewalt, former Counsel to the Director of Litigation of the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”), has joined as a partner in the firm’s global antitrust litigation practice. Andy’s appointment will bolster the firm’s US antitrust litigation offering in Washington, DC and follows the arrival of leading US antitrust litigator Eric Mahr from the DOJ in February of this year. More >>

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