Holland & Knight Opens Philadelphia Office

Holland & Knight announced today that it has opened its 25th U.S. office in Philadelphia, and its 28th overall. The office will initially include 11 partners and one of counsel who practice in the areas of executive compensation and employee benefits, banking and financial services, environmental law, employee stock ownership plans, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. More >>

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Former Deputy Attorney General and Bankruptcy Litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Wilmington, Delaware Office

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce veteran bankruptcy litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. — who brings to the firm nearly 20 years’ experience handling a wide range of multi-million dollar bankruptcy cases — has joined its national Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Group. Francella comes to the firm from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, where he was a partner in that firm’s Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice. He joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will reside in its Wilmington, Delaware office. More >>

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Michał Bobrzyński joins Greenberg Traurig as Local Partner of the Warsaw Office

Legal advisor Michał Bobrzyński has joined Greenberg Traurig as a Local Partner of the Warsaw Office. Michał Bobrzyński specializes in regulatory matters, including those connected with the GDPR and IT, as well as issues related to project financing. He has been advising domestic and foreign investors for years in connection with M&A transactions, as well as in the field of corporate law, bankruptcy and restructuring, and private equity. More >>

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Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia Expands Its Real Estate Imprint, Adds Rising Star John P. Schwartz

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to develop its reputation as the region’s go-to law firm with the strategic addition of John P. Schwartz as a shareholder to the Philadelphia office’s expanding real estate team. Schwartz, who has handled numerous complex real estate finance, joint venture and acquisition and sales transactions during tenures at Cozen O’Connor and Dechert, recently transferred that skill set to Greenberg Traurig’s Philadelphia office. His focus includes REITs, private equity real estate funds, investment banks, insurance companies and other institutional investors. More >>

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