The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Michael Hendershot has joined the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in its Silicon Valley Office. More >>
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New York Real Estate Attorney Lee Samuelson Joins Holland & Knight
Real estate attorney Lee Samuelson has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Samuelson advises clients in complex real estate transactions, including the structuring and negotiating of joint venture agreements. Previously, he was a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York. More >>
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Herbert Smith Freehills Further Strengthens South Africa Offering With Addition of Leading CC&I Hire
Herbert Smith Freehills has further bolstered its rapidly growing Johannesburg office, with the addition of Disputes Director Cameron Dunstan-Smith who will join the firm’s Corporate Crime and Investigations practice. Cameron joins Herbert Smith Freehills from Bowmans, where he was a Partner in the Governance, Compliance & Investigations practice. More >>
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James Null Joins Eversheds Sutherland Tax Practice as a Partner in New York
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that James “Jamie” S.H. Null has joined the Tax Practice Group as a partner in the New York office, further strengthening its federal and international tax practice. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Null was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. More >>
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Sean Wheeler Joins Kirkland & Ellis in Houston
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Sean T. Wheeler has joined the Firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. More >>
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Pillsbury Expands Asia Practice, Officially Launches in Taipei
Today, Pillsbury announced the opening of its Taipei office, where the firm will operate as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Foreign Legal Affairs Law Firm. The office opening in Taiwan’s capital city follows closely on the arrival of well-known intellectual property partners David Tsai and Christopher Kao, who joined the firm in May from Vinson & Elkins LLP. Kao and Tsai have long operated sizeable Taiwan-based practices—where clients frequently consider them their American general counsel—and are among the less than 50 registered foreign attorneys there. More >>
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Akerman Continues Dallas Expansion; Grows Insurance Litigation, Real Estate Strengths
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued its Dallas growth with real estate partners Mark McElree and Kacy Whitehead, and insurance litigation partner Elliot Strader. Their collective experience bolsters Akerman’s national strengths in the financial services, oil and gas, real estate and other client sectors. With their arrival, the office has welcomed nine partners since January, growing to more than 30 lawyers and integrated business professionals. More >>
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Dentons Rodyk Welcomes Yi Jing Teo to the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group
Dentons Rodyk is pleased to announce that Yi Jing Teo has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate practice group. Having spent around 15 years in practice, Yi Jing’s experience is mainly in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has been involved with numerous IPOs and other equity capital market transactions such as rights issues and placements. More >>
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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Two Real Estate Partners in New York
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that real estate lawyers Jill Block and Marc Shapiro have joined as partners in its New York office, arriving from Mayer Brown. More >>
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LeClairRyan Adds Patent Prosecution Group to Sacramento Office
In a move that bolsters the global reach of its Intellectual Property practice, LeClairRyan has announced the addition of a patent prosecution group comprised of three attorneys and five professional staff to its Sacramento office, led by partners Charles Yang and John Yang. Charles Yang and John Yang were most recently partners at FisherBroyles LLP. Both were previously with boutique IP firm Ntellect Law founded by Charles Yang. More >>
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