Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP today announced that Jeffrey Robbins and Joseph Lipchitz have joined the Firm as partners resident in the Boston office. The attorneys will establish the Firm’s national First Amendment & Media Practice, as well as strengthen its Higher Education and Health Care Practices. More >>
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Ice Miller LLP is pleased to welcome Christine Hansen, a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Christine has over twenty years of experience counseling life sciences and chemical companies on patent prosecution, due diligence and freedom-to-operate issues. She works extensively with innovator pharmaceutical companies and handles Orange Book submissions, patent term extensions and other issues at the intersection of patent and FDA law. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has bolstered its core strengths in domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions with partners Peter Eccles in New York and Karyn Koiffman in Washington, D.C. and New York. Their arrival signals the continued growth of the Corporate Practice Group, which has welcomed nine partners in Austin, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. since January. Their experience also builds upon Akerman’s capabilities for clients involved in inbound and outbound ventures across Latin America, with an emphasis on Brazil. More >>
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Susan Yoon Parker has joined the Firm as a partner working in the Private Equity and Finance & Restructuring Groups. She will serve in a pivotal role representing borrowers, private equity sponsors and investment funds in leveraged buyouts, debt finance, alternative investments and credit fund transactions. More >>
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Thomas J. Springer has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in the role as Partner in its Madison office. More >>
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Edel Cuadra has joined LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm’s Labor and Employment team. He is resident in the national law firm’s Houston office. More >>
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips announced today that Brian Turoff has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner and the head of the New York employment and labor practice. Turoff will help strengthen the practice in New York by leveraging his extensive experience across industries including financial services, healthcare and entertainment and media. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Sean T. Wheeler has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Wheeler brings more than 20 years of experience handling securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters for companies in the energy industry, including master limited partnerships. He has led 23 IPOs in the past five years, and, in 2016 alone, advised issuers and underwriters in over 29 securities offerings, more than any other Texas-based partner. More >>
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Morgan Lewis today welcomes a seven-partner intellectual property (IP) litigation team that enhances the firm’s trial and appellate capabilities, particularly in the life sciences and technology industries. Five of the new partners—Jeff Gargano, Krista Vink Venegas, Shon Lo, Hersh Mehta, and Kevin Shortsle—will be resident in Chicago; Natalie Bennett will be resident in Washington, DC; and Brent Hawkins will be resident in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. All arrive from another global law firm, along with several associates. More >>
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