Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner John Yslas to the Labor & Employment department in Los Angeles. Yslas joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was a partner in Los Angeles. More >>
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Former OFAC Director John E. Smith Joins Morrison & Foerster From Treasury Department
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that John E. Smith has joined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a co-head of its National Security Practice, and a partner in its Global Risk + Crisis Management Group and Investigations + White Collar Group. Mr. Smith will also spend substantial time in the firm’s European and Tokyo offices. After serving 11 years as a top official in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), including the past three years as OFAC Director, Mr. Smith brings to Morrison & Foerster unmatched experience in economic sanctions, enforcement, and national security. More >>
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Mayer Brown Boosts White Collar, Investigations, Sanctions and Export Control Capabilities in London With Double Partner Hire
Global law firm Mayer Brown announced today that Sam Eastwood and Jason Hungerford have been appointed as partners in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice from Norton Rose Fulbright. Both appointments are part of a global strategic drive to further strengthen the depth of the firm’s litigation, white collar crime and investigation, sanctions and export control capabilities in key jurisdictions. More >>
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Katten Adds Shana Ramirez to its Los Angeles Commercial Finance Practice
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that it has expanded its Commercial Finance practice with the addition of Shana E. Ramirez as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles – Century City office. Ramirez previously was a senior associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. More >>
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Lara Garner Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in the San Diego Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Lara S. Garner as partner in the firm’s San Diego office. Garner joins the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Garner was previously with Troutman Sanders in San Diego. More >>
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McDermott Continues to Build Real Estate Finance Capabilities
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced the arrival of partners David Broderick, Brian Donnelly and Rachel Kelly along with associates David Brigleb, Harrison Kleinman, and Shane Goodhue and senior associate Kerry Pettigrew in the firm’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group. Broderick, Donnelly and the team of associates will based in the Firm’s New York office; Kelly and Pettigrew will be based in the firm’s London office. These additions, along with other recent hires, bring the McDermott Real Estate and Finance group to more than 80 lawyers globally, making it one of the industry’s strongest. More >>
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Robert Fleishman Joins Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Fleishman has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He moved to Covington & Burling LLP in 2003 and most recently was senior of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Morrison & Foerster LLP. More >>
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Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands Dallas Office and National Energy Practice with Addition of Energy Regulatory Partners
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (formerly Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Dallas office and its highly ranked energy practice with the arrival of Myles F. Reynolds and Tab R. Urbantke, as partners on the firm’s energy and infrastructure team. More >>
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Real Estate Team Joins Dechert in Dubai
Dechert LLP has strengthened its Middle East offering with the hires of real estate partner Stephen Kelly and national partner Sarah Mahood. More >>
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Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate Practice Group Grows in Century City
Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partner Jordan E. Hamburger has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group in Century City. Hamburger was most recently a partner at Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was national co-head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 21 lateral partners, including 6 members to the Corporate practice group. More >>
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