Akerman Further Expands Corporate Practice Group in New York with Veteran Partner Michael O’Brien

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continues the rapid expansion of the M&A and Private Equity Practice in New York with experienced corporate partner Michael O’Brien. He brings more than three decades of experience in advising a wide range of public and private companies, with an emphasis on the private equity, life sciences and fintech sectors. O’Brien is the third New York partner to join Akerman’s national M&A and Private Equity Practice in the last four months, following the team’s continuing national expansion across major U.S. business centers. More >>

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Leading Environmental Transactions Attorney Lisa Rushton Joins Womble Bond Dickinson

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Lisa Rushton has joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s Raleigh office as a Partner. A Chambers USA ranked, veteran environmental transactions lawyer, Rushton guides corporate clients, including multinational and global corporations, real estate developers, financial institutions, energy developers and providers and investment funds through environmental regulatory challenges in complex commercial transactions. She assists buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, debtors, landlords and tenants in understanding and apportioning environmental liabilities and drafting and negotiating contractual provisions covering environmental aspects of business and real estate transactions and proceedings. More >>

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Labor & Employment Partner Nicholas Dent Joins Locke Lord’s Growing London Office

Monday, June 11, 2018

Nicholas Dent has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in the Firm’s Labour & Employment Practice. Dent’s focus on advising clients in the financial and professional services and media sectors on the full range of their employment issues, including high-value discrimination and bonus claims, adds depth to the Firm’s Labour & Employment team and its growing London office. More >>

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Akerman Continues Record Los Angeles Expansion with Employment Partner Melissa Alguire

Monday, June 11, 2018

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued its rapid growth of the Los Angeles office with the hiring of partner Marissa Alguire in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Alguire is the sixth management-side employment lawyer to join Akerman’s Los Angeles team since January, expanding the office’s bench strengths in all aspects of California employment law. Nationwide, headcount for Akerman’s Labor and Employment Practice Group has more than doubled in size from 21 to 50 lawyers since 2016. More >>

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Norton Rose Fulbright Expands Global Cyber Risk Group With Three Notable Lawyers

Friday, June 8, 2018

Norton Rose Fulbright today bolstered its Global Cyber Risk Group with the addition of three prominent privacy and cybersecurity lawyers: Chris Cwalina in Washington, DC, Jeewon Serrato in San Francisco and Steven Roosa in New York. Cwalina joins as the firm’s Global Co-Head of Cyber Risk and Serrato as its Head of Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity in the United States. Roosa will head up the firm’s data lab, enhancing Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Risk Advisory offering. More >>

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