Dentons Deepens IP Patent and Litigation Bench with Addition of Three Partners

Dentons, the leading global law firm, today announces the expansion of its award-winning patent and commercial litigation capabilities with the addition of Timothy J. Carroll, Manny J. Caixeiro and Steven M. Lubezny as partners. Carroll and Lubezny join the Intellectual Property and Technology practice and are resident in Chicago, while Caixeiro joins the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is located in Los Angeles. More >>

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Suzanne Spears Joins A&O as International Arbitration Partner

Suzanne has joined Allen & Overy as a partner in the International Arbitration group. She is a leading public international law (PIL) and investment treaty specialist, and is recognised as one of a small number of practitioners who are truly experts in the field of business and human rights (BHR) law. Suzanne joins us from specialist public international law firm Volterra Fietta, where she was a partner and head of the firm’s BHR practice. She is a US-qualified lawyer and an Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame University, where she teaches international arbitration and BHR law. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens Energy Capability in Madrid With Two Partner Hires

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Andrés Alfonso and Pablo García-Manzano as partners in its team in Madrid. Andrés is a transactional lawyer, and Pablo is an expert in energy regulation and other regulated sectors. Andrés joins from Herbert Smith Freehills where he has been since 2010. Pablo García Manzano joins from the Council of State, the supreme consultative council of the Spanish Government.  More >>

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