Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing Middle East practice with the hire of senior infrastructure partner Richard Lucas. Richard joins HFW’s newly launched Abu Dhabi office from Bird & Bird, where he headed the firm’s Middle East defence and infrastructure practices. More >>
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Jones Walker LLP announced today the expansion of its housing industry team with the addition of all of the members of the boutique law firm Liles & Rushin, LLC. Effective November 19, 2018, two new partners, Kelly Rushin Lewis and Brandon Hughey, along with their team of housing professionals will join Jones Walker’s new Birmingham office. The firm also announced that Ms. Lewis will be the new leader of the firm’s national housing industry team. More >>
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FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest cloud-based law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Walker as a litigation partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. More >>
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Venable LLP, an American Lawyer Global 100 firm, today announced that Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, a leading intellectual property firm, has successfully joined Venable effective November 1, 2018. Joining from Fitzpatrick are 97 attorneys and 70 staff members who will be in the New York, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles offices. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Branch Chief Valerie Dahiya has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. She joins as a member of the firm’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group and the Investment Management practice. More >>
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The Charlotte office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Michael T. Cecka as a partner in its banking and asset finance practice. He joins the firm from Alston & Bird LLP. More >>
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Tax attorney Mark Melton has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. He was previously an attorney with Hunton Andrews Kurth. Earlier in his career, Mr. Melton was a fund tax manager for a multi-billion dollar international private equity group. More >>
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Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance is strengthening its German Finance practice with the hire of acquisition finance partner, Steffen Schellschmidt. The experienced finance specialist has joined Clifford Chance as a partner and works from the firm’s Frankfurt office. More >>
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