Dechert Adds CFIUS and Industrial Security Partner Shannon Reaves as Co-Chair of National Security Practice

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Dechert announced today the addition of Shannon Reaves as a partner and co-chair of its national security practice group. Mr. Reaves brings almost two decades of experience in cross-border transaction reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) mitigation with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). He joins Hrishikesh Hari as co-chair and will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Reaves arrives at the firm from Squire Patton Boggs.

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Morgan Lewis Adds Three-Partner Tax Team in New York

Monday, March 30, 2026

Morgan Lewis is pleased to welcome a three-partner tax and transfer pricing team in New York—Julia Medynskaya, Daniel Rosen, and Brendan Sponheimer—along with Joshua Nixt, who joins as a Principal Economist. Arriving from Baker McKenzie, the group brings deep, multidisciplinary experience across tax controversy, transfer pricing, international tax planning, and cross-border M&A. 

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Reed Smith Strengthens Energy Capabilities With Addition of Jason Newman in Houston Office

Monday, March 30, 2026

Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Jason Newman will join the firm as a partner with the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Group in the firm’s Houston office. Newman brings extensive experience representing energy clients in complex upstream oil and gas disputes and transactions across Texas and other major U.S. energy markets. Newman joins Reed Smith from Baker Botts, where he spent his entire legal career, first as an associate and later as a partner.

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Eversheds Sutherland Continues to Build Momentum in Texas with Addition of Three Houston Partners

Monday, March 30, 2026

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Eric Kristiansen, Cleve Glenn and Ryan Pittman have joined the firm’s Houston office as partners, further expanding its Litigation and Corporate benches in a market that continues to drive significant client demand and underscoring the firm’s continued investment in Texas. The trio joins from BakerHostetler, bringing immediate scale and prominent experience in serving clients.

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Polsinelli Welcomes David Karp as Co-Head of Special Situations & Alternative Investment Practice, Bolstering Private Credit Capabilities

Friday, March 27, 2026

Polsinelli is pleased to announce that David J. Karp has joined the firm as a shareholder in New York and will serve as co-head of the firm’s Special Situations & Alternative Investment Practice, further advancing the firm’s strategic focus on private credit, distressed investing and complex restructuring matters. He will also lead the firm’s Distressed Debt & Claims Trading team, which provides advice in connection with U.S., European and emerging market debt, claims and complex secondary portfolio trading. Karp becomes the seventh shareholder to join Polsinelli’s New York office in the last 12 months, marking a significant period of strategic expansion for the office. Karp arrives from McDermott Will & Schulte.

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Morgan Lewis Expands Labor and Employment Team with Addition of Benjamin Davis in Miami

Friday, March 27, 2026

Morgan Lewis continues the strategic growth of its global labor and employment practice with the arrival of Benjamin Davis as a partner resident in the firm’s Miami office. Ben represents employers in high-stakes employment and commercial disputes in state and federal courts and before arbitral tribunals. Davis joins from Baker McKenzie.

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Alston & Bird Adds Former Senior FDA Official as Life Sciences Partner in Washington

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Alston & Bird has tapped former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deputy chief counsel Perham Gorji to join its FDA: Compliance & Enforcement Team and Drug & Device practice, as a partner in Washington, D.C., strengthening the firm’s ability to handle enforcement matters, internal investigations, and regulatory disputes involving FDA-regulated medical products. Gorji arrives at the firm from DLA Piper.

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Morgan Lewis Adds Five-Lawyer International Trade and Investigations Team in Paris

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce the arrival of a five-lawyer team to the firm’s Paris office, adding depth to its international trade, economic sanctions and export control, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, ESG, and cross-border investigations capabilities. Partners Marie-Agnès Nicolas and Anne Gaustad-Hanken, of counsel Mathieu Rossignol, and associates Lorenza Nava and Timothé Radosavljevic join from Hughes Hubbard, where Marie-Agnès and Anne served as co-chairs of the global investigations, enforcement, and compliance practice in Europe.

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