Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added a team of four energy partners and one energy counsel in its Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston offices. The team comes to K&L Gates from Winstead PC, where one of the partners, Jeff King, served as chair of the energy law practice group. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today further expanded the Washington, D.C., office with the addition of partner James M. Burns, former co-leader of the Healthcare Antitrust Practice at a national law firm. He joins Akerman’s Healthcare Practice Group, bolstering the firm’s national capabilities for health systems and insurance companies involved in healthcare M&A, antitrust litigation and government investigations tied to antitrust compliance. More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm has added five preeminent entertainment partners from Loeb & Loeb to establish an Entertainment and Media practice at Paul Hastings and has opened a new office in Century City, the business hub of Los Angeles’ thriving entertainment and media industry. The team includes partners Mickey Mayerson, Susan Williams, Craig Emanuel, Stephen Saltzman and Erik Hyman, who will be joining the Century City office. More >>
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Marisa Griggs joins the firm as an Associate with the Human Resource and Employment Law Team. Prior to joining Rhoades McKee, Griggs served as Legal Counsel and Human Resources Director of a multi-state corporation overseeing more than 500 employees nation-wide. She counseled and worked closely with senior-level managers on complex issues such as policy interpretation, performance and disability management, employee discipline and discharge, conflict resolution, and other issues representing significant risk to the corporation.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Joshua D. Curry to its Atlanta office as a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. More >>
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Loren Higgins has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its West Coast Real Estate practice group. Ms. Higgins will reside in the firm’s San Francisco office. Previously, she was a partner at Winston & Strawn. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dominique R. Shelton has joined the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Dominique will also co-chair a new group at Perkins Coie focused on the complex issues that arise at the intersection AdTech and privacy. More >>
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Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Hallam Chow has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice as our Head of Projects, China, to be based in Beijing. Mr. Chow, formerly at White & Case, is a highly regarded lawyer who is known for his strong track record of achieving successful outcomes for lenders, equity investors and lessees, particularly those in China, Latin America and the Middle East, on major deals relating to project financing, acquisition financing, structured financing, aircraft leases, energy and infrastructure, and oil & gas joint ventures. More >>
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