Akin Gump Welcomes Energy Partner W. Robert Shearer in Houston

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Akin Gump today announced that W. Robert Shearer has joined the firm as a partner in its energy practice in Houston. Mr. Shearer focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and capital markets transactions for energy, oil field services, manufacturing and technology clients. Mr. Shearer began his legal career at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in Houston. He spent the last 13 years as a corporate partner at BakerHostetler LLP, where he was immediately prior to joining Akin Gump. More >>

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Leading Tax Litigator Joins Latham & Watkins

Monday, January 8, 2018

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Jean Pawlow has joined the firm’s Tax Controversy Practice as a member of the Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley offices. She is a prominent trial lawyer with a track record of success in large tax cases for financial institutions, retailers, technology companies, and industrial manufacturers. More >>

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Shook Lands Trio of Leading Litigation Lawyers

Monday, January 8, 2018

Shook, Hardy & Bacon ushers in the New Year with the addition of three attorneys from Sedgwick LLP, including the former Chair Michael Healy. Healy, along with two others, will complement Shook’s Product Liability Litigation, Business Litigation and Class Action teams. The three attorneys will serve clients in the health, science and technology sectors. More >>

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K&L Gates Hires Three-Partner Energy Disputes Team in London

Friday, January 5, 2018

The London office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added a leading energy disputes team consisting of partners Jeremy Farr, Charles Lockwood, and Clare Kempkens. They join K&L Gates from Ince & Co, where their combined experience totaled almost 70 years and where Farr served as the global head of the firm’s energy practice. More >>

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Jack I. Siegal Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in the Boston Office

Friday, January 5, 2018

Jack I. Siegal has joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Siegal is member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor’s Rights, Employment, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Appellate and Intellectual Property practice groups. Siegal was previously with Devine Millimet’s Boston office. More >>

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