Morgan Lewis Adds International Arbitration and Disputes Duo Led by Partner Sara K. Aranjo in Dubai

Bolstering its global litigation and international arbitration team, Morgan Lewis welcomes partner Sara K. Aranjo and associate Issey Park, resident in Dubai. Both are joining from Al Tamimi & Company, one of the largest law firms in the Middle East. Sara is a trilingual international arbitration and dispute prevention and resolution lawyer who has acted in more than 100 proceedings across strategic economic sectors including energy, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, banking and finance, construction, distribution, and technology, media, and telecommunications.

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Construction Law Partner Eric Berg Joins Barnes & Thornburg’s Chicago Office

Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Eric A. Berg has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Berg is the latest addition to the firm’s Chicago office, following Aaron Gavant and Kenneth P. Kansa, who joined the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department; Jeremy Lewin, who rejoined the Corporate Department; and William V. Essig, who joined the Litigation Department earlier this year. Berg comes to Barnes & Thornburg from Ogletree Deakins, where he led the nationally ranked Construction Law practice.

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Litigation Team Returns to Greenberg Traurig Fueling Phoenix Office Growth

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues expanding its Phoenix office with Litigation Practice Shareholders Laura Sixkiller and Kate L. Benveniste rejoining the firm. Sixkiller and Benveniste often collaborate as a trial team. They join the firm from DLA Piper, reuniting with Craig Waugh, who recently joined the Phoenix office as a shareholder.

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Reed Smith Welcomes Government Contracts Pro Perkins Norwood to Regulatory & Investigations Team

Reed Smith today announced that Kendra Perkins Norwood, a government contracts lawyer, has joined the firm’s global Regulatory & Investigations practice as a partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Norwood was a partner at Wiley Rein, where she practiced for eight years, and an associate at both Blank Rome and Hollingsworth.

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Corporate Partner Joins Squire Patton Boggs in Atlanta

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Naveen Pogula into its global Corporate Practice. He joins the Atlanta office from Thompson Hine, where he was a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities Practice and as a member of the Securities, Capital Markets & Corporate Governance team.

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