McDermott Strengthens Securities Defense Practice with Experienced SEC Enforcement Lawyer

Thursday, January 4, 2018

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Paul Helms, former senior counsel at the SEC Enforcement Division, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Helms will represent corporations, financial institutions, investment firms, directors, officers and other individuals in internal investigations, enforcement proceedings, and securities litigation, strengthening McDermott’s litigation team in areas involving increasingly significant and complex challenges for clients. More >>

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Goldberg Segalla Significantly Expands Toxic Tort and Product Liability Practice With Addition of Two Partners in Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Goldberg Segalla welcomed partners Robert J. Hafner and Elizabeth A. Weill to the firm’s Product Liability and Toxic Tort Practice Groups in Philadelphia. With a collective six decades of experience handling complex and high-value torts for a variety of leading manufacturers and other companies, these partners are the firm’s second major hire in Philadelphia this year following the addition in late August of seven attorneys focusing on toxic torts and environmental law. More >>

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Prominent Trial Lawyers Join Latham on East and West Coasts

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Clubok and Elizabeth Deeley have joined the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. Both Clubok, who will practice in Washington, D.C. and New York, and Deeley, who will practice in San Francisco, are leading lawyers in complex commercial litigation matters with substantial trial experience. Their clients have included key players in the financial services and technology sectors, among others, and both regularly advise clients on disputes in the U.S. and overseas. Clubok and Deeley join Latham from Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

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Dentons Expands Regulatory Offerings With Four Leading Lawyers

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Dentons, the world’s leading global law firm, today announced that David Hirsh, Simon Steel, James Guinivan and Matthew Ludwig will join the Firm’s Federal Regulatory and Compliance practice. Hirsh and Steel join as partners; Guinivan and Ludwig join as counsel. Hirsh, Steel and Guinivan will be based in Washington, DC, with Ludwig based in the Firm’s Chicago office. They will advise clients on transportation-related and other regulatory issues across the US and internationally. More >>

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