Cozen O’Connor today welcomed commercial litigator Miguel Alexander Pozo, who brings 20-plus years of experience litigating commercial and business disputes with an emphasis on matters involving brand protection, trademark enforcement, and employment law, to its Commercial Litigation Group. Pozo comes to the firm from Duane Morris LLP’s Atlanta office and joins Cozen O’Connor’s Minneapolis office as a member. More >>
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it will be joined in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by three market-leading partners: Sachin Kerur, Michelle Nelson and Shourav Lahiri. The announcement marks a strategic push in the Middle East to enhance Reed Smith’s global offering in the construction and projects sectors, while boosting the firm’s international arbitration capabilities in the region and creating an oil and gas disputes hub in Abu Dhabi. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Adrian Rich has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Before joining Perkins Coie, he was a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Benoit Lavigne has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Finance practice. Mr. Lavigne brings to the firm a wealth of experience in complex, cross-border finance matters. He comes to Morrison & Foerster from Ropes & Gray, making him the third partner to join the firm’s London office in 2018, following the additions of Caroline Jury, also a highly experienced finance partner who joined from Clifford Chance, and Dan Coppel, a corporate partner who joined from Jones Day. More >>
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Mayer Brown announced today that Aubry Smith has joined the firm in its New York office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Smith joins from Paul Weiss. More >>
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its Dayton office with the addition of Glen McMurry to the firm’s partnership. McMurry focuses his practice on corporate law and commercial litigation. More >>
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Womble Bond Dickinson is bolstering its banking, restructuring and insolvency team with the arrival of partners James “Charlie” Livermon, Richard Prosser and Jill Walters. Based in Raleigh, the three have decades of experience representing financial institutions and lenders across all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Meiring has joined the firm’s Antitrust/Competition Practice as partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Eric was previously Assistant Chief of the Criminal II Section at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division in Washington. More >>
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner John Yslas to the Labor & Employment department in Los Angeles. Yslas joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was a partner in Los Angeles. More >>
Tags: Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Los AngelesMorrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that John E. Smith has joined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a co-head of its National Security Practice, and a partner in its Global Risk + Crisis Management Group and Investigations + White Collar Group. Mr. Smith will also spend substantial time in the firm’s European and Tokyo offices. After serving 11 years as a top official in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), including the past three years as OFAC Director, Mr. Smith brings to Morrison & Foerster unmatched experience in economic sanctions, enforcement, and national security. More >>
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