Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Kendall M. Lovell has joined the San Diego office as counsel in the Litigation, Investigations, and Trials Practice Group.
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Sidley Grows Energy and Infrastructure Practice With New Partner Sharanyaa Kruti Vasan
Sidley is pleased to announce that Sharanyaa Kruti Vasan has joined the firm’s Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice as a partner. Ms. Kruti Vasan joins the firm from Milbank LLP, where she was a member of their Global Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group, leading and executing complex transactions involving various debt facilities, tax equity, preferred equity, and tax credit transfer structures.
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Elizabeth Dyer Returns to Munger, Tolles & Olson as Of Counsel in Los Angeles
Munger, Tolles & Olson is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Dyer has rejoined the firm as of counsel in its Los Angeles office. Elizabeth brings extensive experience counseling employers on complex workplace and employment law matters, with significant in-house experience advising leading technology companies on a broad range of employment issues. Most recently, Elizabeth served as senior employment counsel at OpenAI, following her tenure as employment counsel at Block.
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Leading Commercial Litigator Andrew LeGrand Joins Kirkland
Kirkland & Ellis announced today that first-chair trial lawyer Andrew LeGrand has joined the Firm as a litigation partner. He joins Kirkland from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he was a partner.
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Debevoise Strengthens Private Funds Platform with Addition of Karen Chao
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP today announced that Karen Chao has joined the firm as a partner in its Investment Management Group in New York. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Chao was a partner in the New York office of Weil.
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GRSM Expands Regional Reach with New Chattanooga Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of the state’s fastest-growing business and logistics markets. The office, situated just minutes from local courthouses in one of the city’s most vibrant and walkable neighborhoods, will enhance GRSM’s ability to serve clients across Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia, and the surrounding region. The office will be led by Heather Gwinn, who oversees GRSM’s Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis offices, providing strategic leadership and consistency across the region.
Tags: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP | ChattanoogaGRSM Southeast Offices Add Six Partners in July
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its strong 2026 hiring momentum with the addition of six lateral partners, Lauren Bruce, Camille Dizon, Michael Gruman, Wells Littlefield, Brian Schneider, and Kindu Walker, in its Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia offices. Their extensive experience and diverse practice areas strengthen the firm’s capabilities in the Southeast and nationwide.
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Energy and Infrastructure Partner Joel Goldberg Joins King & Spalding in Houston
King & Spalding announced today that Joel Goldberg has joined the firm as a partner in its Energy industry team and Corporate practice group. He is based in the Houston office. Goldberg arrives at the firm from Porter Hedges LLP.
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Welcomes Global Transport Partner Simone M. Riley to the New York Office
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (“SGR”) is pleased to announce the arrival of Partner Simone M. Riley to the firm’s New York office. Riley arrives at the firm from Vedder Price.
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Cheryl A. Geiser Joins Baker Donelson’s Labor & Employment Group in Atlanta
National law firm Baker Donelson has added immigration attorney Cheryl A. Geiser as of counsel in its Atlanta office and a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Group. Ms. Geiser has nearly 25 years of experience counseling businesses on employment-based immigration, including nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, permanent labor certification, and adjustment of status. She also helps employers develop immigration strategies and compliance programs, including I-9 and Labor Condition Application (LCA)/Public Access File audits, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worksite inspection preparedness, and immigration considerations related to international personnel transfers.
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