Paul Neufeld Joins Locke Lord in Houston and London, Expanding and Strengthening Firm’s International Arbitration Capabilities

Paul Neufeld has joined Locke Lord’s Houston and London offices as a Partner in the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group. Neufeld, who comes from Norton Rose Fulbright, is licensed to practice in the United States and the UK. He brings to the Firm strong international arbitration and litigation experience representing clients in proceedings under many different types of arbitration rules in both commercial and treaty arbitration cases and will provide even greater depth to Locke Lord’s International Arbitration Practice Group. More >>

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Latham Adds Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce Andrew Parlen has joined the firm’s New York office in the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. He has an extensive track record advising creditor groups as well as public and private companies on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Parlen joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.  More >>

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Trio of Labor & Employment Partners Joins Holland & Knight

Labor and Employment Attorneys Sara Begley, Thomas Hill and Christina Tellado have joined Holland & Knight as partners in its Labor, Employment and Benefits Group. Ms. Begley will reside in the firm’s Philadelphia office, while Mr. Hill and Ms. Tellado will reside in the Los Angeles office. All previously practiced at Reed Smith, where Ms. Begley served as global practice group leader of the Labor & Employment Group from 2012 to 2017 and was global chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative Network. More >>

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FisherBroyles Expands Intellectual Property Practice in Denver, Seattle and DC with New Partners Greg Fettig, Kevin Jablonski and Michael Russell

FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest distributed law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the additions of Greg Fettig, Kevin Jablonski and Michael W. Russell as partners and registered patent attorneys in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. The attorneys are based in the Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C., offices, respectively. More >>

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Michael Best Expands Political Law Practice in Washington, D. C. with Addition of Former White House Deputy Counsel

Michael Best is pleased to announce that Stefan Passantino, former White House Deputy Counsel in charge of compliance and ethics oversight, has joined the firm’s Government Relations, Public Policy & Compliance Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Passantino is the newest addition to join Michael Best’s team of former White House staff including former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
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Perkins Coie Adds Seasoned Trademark Litigator in Palo Alto

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Britt Anderson has joined the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, Media & Brand Protection practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office. This is the firm’s latest lateral partner addition in Palo Alto, following the arrival of recent laterals including Matt Oshinsky, Adrian Rich and Wendy Moore. Britt was previously a partner at K&L Gates. More >>

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