Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes James C. “Jay” Morris as a partner in the St. Louis office. Morris joins the firm in the construction, professional liability defense, insurance, maritime, commercial litigation, and trucking & transportation practice groups. Mr. Morris was previously with a regional litigation firm and practiced out of a St. Louis office. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP has announced that Khoon Jin (KJ) Tan has joined the firm’s Transactions Department in Hong Kong. KJ’s practice focuses on initial public offerings (IPOs) and compliance and will expand Winston’s capital markets and finance capabilities, specifically in Hong Kong, and across Asia and will attract companies for listing in the U.S. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Jina Choi has joined the firm in the San Francisco office as a partner in its Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White–Collar Defense group. Ms. Choi spent the last 16 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she was head of the SEC’s San Francisco Regional Office for five years and developed a reputation for her work on high-profile, complex, and novel enforcement actions. More >>
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Holland & Knight announced today that Ryan M. Leaderman has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s West Coast Land Use and Environmental Practice Group. Mr. Leaderman focuses on obtaining and negotiating land use entitlements for complex land use planning and mixed-use developments and securing project approvals for all types of major developments in Southern California. He also represents clients in all aspects of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including CEQA litigation. Most recently, he was a partner at DLA Piper in Los Angeles. More >>
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Aaron Lindstrom, the former solicitor general for the state of Michigan, has joined Barnes & Thornburg in Grand Rapids.
Lindstrom, who is of counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department, served as Michigan’s solicitor general for five years, where he represented the state and its agencies and oversaw appellate matters for the Michigan Department of Attorney General. He represented the state before the Michigan Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court and before other state and federal courts.
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International law firm Brown Rudnick LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its European Finance and Special Situations Practice Group with the appointment of two new partners, James Cole and Iden Asl. More >>
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to welcome back Timothy A. Gustafson as a partner in the State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice. Based in Sacramento, Mr. Gustafson will be an integral part of Eversheds Sutherland’s anticipated growth in California, particularly in the areas of state and local tax controversy and litigation. Mr. Gustafson previously practiced at Eversheds Sutherland from 2012 to 2018 and rejoins the firm from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
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Akin Gump is pleased to announce that former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) will join the firm as a partner in its public law and policy practice in Washington, D.C. More >>
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Andrew Douglass has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group in Chicago. Douglass was previously a partner at Polsinelli, where he chaired its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group. More >>
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Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to welcome Joshua S. Cohen as a partner in its Investment Funds practice in Chicago. Mr. Cohen joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner. Previously he was a managing director and general counsel of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, and global head of Alternatives Legal for JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management. More >>
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