Former U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon Joins King & Spalding to Launch the Firm’s Chicago Office

King & Spalding today announced that Zachary Fardon, recent U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, has joined the firm as a partner and will open the firm’s office in Chicago. The new office, King & Spalding’s 20th globally and 10th in the U.S., expands the firm’s international platform into the Midwest with a particular focus on government investigations, related commercial litigation, and work across the financial services and life sciences sectors. More >>

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McDermott Bolsters Employee Benefits Group with Arrival of Seasoned Health and Welfare Lawyers

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Judith Wethall and Finn Pressly have joined the Firm as partners in its Employee Benefits Practice Group. Ms. Wethall and Mr. Pressly are located in the Firm’s Chicago office. They join a forty-member strong team of U.S. and international Employee Benefits lawyers serving our clients’ needs from the international to local levels across every sector. More >>

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Baker Donelson is Pleased to Announce the Arrival of Scott Sargent to the Firm’s Financial Services Transactions Group

Mr. Sargent joins Baker Donelson’s Birmingham office, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the financial and legal services industries. His practice will focus on traditional loan closing services, regulatory advice and consulting, loan workout and bankruptcy and government relations. Mr. Sargent has experience advising community, regional and international banks on regulatory compliance and risk management, counseling his clients on the day to day regulatory compliance and corporate risks that go along with running a bank including vendor management, contracts, bank operations, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory analyses, examinations and responses. More >>

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Jackie Miller, Meredith Hudgens Join Foley & Mansfield Chicago

Foley & Mansfield announced today that Jackie W. Miller and Meredith S. Hudgens have joined the firm’s Chicago office as partners. Both come from the Chicago-based firm of O’Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns – former OTMB partner Tom Burns having joined F&M with two additional Chicago-area attorneys, Robb Sands and Maura Yusof on August 7, 2017. More >>

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