Akerman Continues Expansion of Labor & Employment Practice Group with Partners in New York, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has expanded its Labor & Employment Practice Group with Partners Angela Hart-Edwards in Washington, D.C., Colin Barnacle in Denver, Denise Gavica Perez in Miami and Rory McEvoy in New York. Their collective experience bolsters Akerman’s national capabilities for employers in the healthcare, hospitality and restaurant sectors, among others, adding new depth in management-side litigation, regulatory compliance, as well as corporate and investment-based immigration.

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Locke Lord Grows London Office With Additions of Financial Services Lawyer Sean Donovan-Smith and Real Estate Lawyer Ben Henry as Partners

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Locke Lord continues its commitment to growing the Firm’s London office and team with the additions of two new Partners: Sean Donovan-Smith, an experienced funds formation and regulatory advisory lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Investment Adviser & Alternative Funds Practice Group, and Ben Henry, a well-known data centre lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Real Estate and Finance Practice Group.

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Jones Day adds Capital Markets partner Alan Seem to Silicon Valley Office

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Alan Seem has joined the Firm as a Capital Markets partner in its Silicon Valley Office.

During his more than 20 years in practice, Mr. Seem has handled a wide variety of SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S securities offerings, M&A transactions, venture capital and private equity investments, and corporate governance issues. As the former head of his previous firm’s Asia capital markets group, he worked for 16 years on complex client matters based out of the Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai offices.

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Baker Donelson Expands Global Business Practice’s German Team

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

 

Baker Donelson announces the addition of Sebastian Meis and Felix Faerber to the Firm’s Global Business Team in Atlanta.

“The addition of Messrs. Meis and Faerber marks a significant expansion of and capabilities for our team serving German-speaking clients,” said Michael H. Johnson, a member of Baker Donelson’s Global Business Team and the Honorary Consul of Germany for Alabama. “Their experience and client base adds to our already dynamic practice grounded in language ability, familiarity with the legal culture and business context of our German-speaking clients, which are tremendous advantages for our successful representation and counsel to new and existing clients. We’re very excited to welcome them to our team.”

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Munck Wilson Mandala Welcomes Seven Intellectual Property Attorneys from Howison & Arnott

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Law Firm Munck Wilson Mandala welcomes seven attorneys, including partners Gregory Howison, John Arnott, and Brian Walker from intellectual property boutique Howison and Arnott, L.L.P. In addition to the three new partners, the firm added senior counsels Andrew Graham, Edward Jorgenson, and Steven Greenfield, and associate Keith Harden. The new attorneys will work in Munck Wilson’s technology/intellectual property law practice, bringing the total number of registered patent attorneys at the firm to 27, and the combined total years of technical and IP legal experience to over 500, or half a millennium.

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Craig S. Heryford Joins Gordon & Rees as Co-Chair of the Business Transactions Group

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Craig S. Heryford has joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as the Co-Chair of the Business Transactions practice group and as a partner in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions, Banking & Finance, Energy, Life Sciences and Retail and Hospitality practice groups. Craig is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New York and will be resident in the firm’s Pittsburgh and New York City offices.

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