Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Scott A. Schipma as a shareholder in its Government Contracts & Projects Practice in its Washington, D.C. office. Schipma was previously a partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP and joins the office on the heels of international litigation and dispute resolution attorneys Tomás Leonard and Nicole Y. Silver. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has grown its leading International Arbitration Practice with the addition of a new partner, Jorge Mattamouros, a New York and Portugal qualified lawyer joining the Firm’s Houston office. Mattamouros will play an important role in the Firm’s international arbitration matters in the Latin America and Lusophone regions. Mattamouros comes to White & Case from King & Spalding, where he worked as a partner in their International Arbitration practice. More >>
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its national expansion with the opening of an office in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville office, the firm’s 52nd nationwide, will complement its eight existing offices in the southern portion of the United States, including Atlanta, Birmingham, Charleston, Louisville, Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh and Tampa. More >>
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DLA Piper LLP (US) announced today that it has established an agreement with Argentine firm Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly (CEK). CEK will operate as DLA Piper in Argentina. More >>
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As demand for immigration counsel continues to grow for Polsinelli, the firm is expanding its capabilities. The Am Law 100 firm announced today the addition of veteran immigration attorney Raazia “Roz” K. Hall, who joins as a shareholder in the firm’s national Immigration and Workforce Mobility practice, along with immigration associates Katherine “Kate” Smith and Terra Martin. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that R. Bruce Steinert, Jr. has joined the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. Bruce received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and his B.A., with honors, from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Bruce was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and a partner at Kirkland Ellis. More >>
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Holland & Knight announced today that renowned trial lawyer Carolyn Short has joined the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office. Ms. Short will head the firm’s Philadelphia Regional Litigation team. She previously practiced at Reed Smith, where she was the co-leader of the firm’s Business & Corporate Disputes team. More >>
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David Ammons, a commercial litigator board certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a litigation partner in the Houston office. More >>
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today named Bety Javidzad as a partner in its award-winning and growing Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. She focuses her practice on litigating complex commercial disputes, and will be resident in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. Javidzad strengthens Dentons’ litigation, class actions, and venture technology and emerging growth companies capabilities. More >>
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Luke W. Meier has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Government Contracts group in the Washington, D.C., office. Luke’s practice will focus on helping clients navigate regulations that apply when doing business with the federal government, including investigating and defending allegations of fraud typically brought under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Luke joins Blank Rome from Covington & Burling LLP where he was special counsel in the firm’s Government Contracts practice group. More >>
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