Morgan Lewis Continues Tax Practice Expansion, Adds Broad-based Team in Chicago, Silicon Valley

Morgan Lewis today continued expanding its market-leading tax practice, welcoming a broad-based three-partner tax team—Joshua Richardson, Adam Beckerink, and Michael Liu—that will assist US and global clients operating in the aftermath of historic changes in US tax laws and brings significant experience in multistate and local tax planning. More >>

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Katten Launches New Dallas Office with Corporate Heavyweights

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that the firm is expanding its presence in Texas with seven new partners based in Dallas. The move deepens Katten’s award-winning practice that handles sophisticated corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and transactional capabilities for its clients in numerous industries across the country and overseas. The new partners were all previously with Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP in Dallas. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens Competition Practice in Germany With Partner Hire

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Michael Holzhäuser as partner in its competition practice, based in Frankfurt. Michael joins from DLA Piper, where he is managing partner of the firm’s Frankfurt office, having joined there in 2012. Michael has also previously been head of the German antitrust & regulatory practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges. More >>

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Industry-Leading Energy and Infrastructure Group Joins Winston & Strawn

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of eight energy and infrastructure lawyers to the firm’s New York, Washington, D.C., and Houston offices. The highly experienced team consists of five partners and three of counsel who join from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Their arrival to Winston will enhance the firm’s transactional and regulatory capabilities in the electric power, oil and gas, commodities and infrastructure sectors. More >>

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Hannah Field-Lowes Joins White & Case as a Partner in London

Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to strengthen its Global Commercial Litigation Practice by appointing Hannah Field-Lowes as a new partner in London. Field-Lowes joins White & Case from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where she was co-head of the International Dispute Resolution department in London. Hannah also played key roles in the firm’s diversity efforts as Vice-Chair of the Weil Global Diversity Committee and Head of London Diversity and Inclusion Committee. More >>

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