O’Melveny today announced that Benjamin D. Singer, a former senior prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, is joining the firm as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations practice. Mr. Singer was head of the Criminal Division’s Securities & Financial Fraud Unit and the Health Care Fraud Unit, and directed some of the Justice Department’s most significant investigations of the health care, financial services, and automobile industries. He will begin working at O’Melveny effective July 1, 2018, and will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. More >>
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | WashingtonBaker McKenzie Strengthens Information Technology Practice with Dera Nevin
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed Dera Nevin to join its IPTech Practice Group. More >>
Tags: Baker McKenzie | TorontoKing & Spalding Adds Former DOJ Assistant Branch Director to D.C. Office
King & Spalding today announced that Joel McElvain, former Assistant Branch Director with the Federal Programs Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the firm as a partner on the Healthcare team in the Washington, D.C., office. More >>
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | WashingtonPublic Finance Attorney Derrick Mitchell Joins Holland & Knight in Houston
Derrick Mitchell, a public finance attorney with almost two decades of experience, has joined Holland & Knight’s Houston office as a partner. He will also be a member of the firm’s national Public Finance Team. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Mitchell was a partner with Bracewell. More >>
Tags: Holland & Knight LLP | HoustonLeading Energy Transactions Partner Jerry Farano Joins Gibson Dunn in Denver
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Gerald (Jerry) P. Farano has joined the firm as a partner in the Denver office. Farano, formerly with Jones Day, will continue his energy transactions practice. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Farano was a partner at Jones Day in the D.C. office. Previously, he was also a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP. More >>
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | DenverAntitrust litigator Daniel Fenske joins Mayer Brown as partner in Chicago
Mayer Brown announced today that highly regarded litigator Daniel T. Fenske has joined the firm’s Antitrust & Competition practice as a partner in Chicago. Most recently, Mr. Fenske was a partner at Jenner & Block. More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | ChicagoDOJ Fraud Chief Joins Quinn Emanuel
Quinn Emanuel added power to its white-collar defense lineup Monday, tapping Sandra L. Moser for a key leadership role in the firm’s criminal defense, investigations and crisis practice areas. Moser, a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice, has been for the last two years at the helm of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section – a job she left last week. More >>
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | WashingtonKing & Spalding Adds Public Policy Partner Pete Robinson
King & Spalding announced today that public policy lawyer Pete Robinson is joining the firm as a partner in its Government Advocacy and Public Policy team. His practice will be based primarily in Atlanta and Washington. Robinson joins King & Spalding from Troutman Sanders LLP. More >>
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | Atlanta | WashingtonMayer Brown Expands Banking & Finance Practice with Addition of Partner Dasha Sobornova in London
Mayer Brown announced today that Dasha Sobornova has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London as a partner. Her appointment enhances the firm’s structured finance team and builds on its collateralised loan obligation (CLO) offering in London. Dasha was previously at Paul Hastings. More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | LondonHolland & Knight Expands Financial Services Practice with Addition of Douglas Youngman in New York
Financial services lawyer Douglas Youngman has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Youngman focuses his practice on derivatives, complex financial transactions and structured products. Most recently, he was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery in New York. More >>
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