Michael Best Adds Former Department of Justice Attorney to Its Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group

Friday, March 24, 2017

Michael Best is pleased to announce that John Sheehan has joined its Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Sheehan, who joins from a national firm in Washington, previously served as a senior trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice in its Environmental and Natural Resources Division for over 13 years during which time he also served as a special counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and as a special advisor in EPA’s Office of General Counsel. More >>

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Freeborn Welcomes Thomas F. Bush as Litigation, Insurance/Reinsurance and Antitrust Partner

Friday, March 24, 2017

Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas F. Bush has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Partner and member of the Litigation Practice Group and Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Group.

“We are enthusiastic about welcoming Tom to Freeborn and to our team serving the insurance and reinsurance industry,” said Freeborn’s Co-Managing Partner Michael A. Moynihan. “Tom brings to the firm decades of experience handling diverse litigation and other matters for insurers and reinsurers.” More >>

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Condon & Forsyth to Continue International Aviation Work in New Miami Office

Friday, March 24, 2017

Condon & Forsyth is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Miami, Florida. Expanding to Miami is a natural progression that will allow the firm to continue to serve its clients while having a physical presence in one of the most important business hubs for Latin America. The office will be headed by Partner John Maggio, who has extensive experience representing air carriers, aircraft manufacturers, and insurers in civil, commercial, and products liability litigation. Mr. Maggio will be joined by industry veteran and Florida local attorney, Robert Owens, Of Counsel, who has 40-plus years of legal and business experience representing clients in aircraft finance as well as commercial and civil aviation matters. More >>

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Linklaters Boosts Restructuring Practice with Key Hire

Friday, March 24, 2017

Linklaters has hired Sarah Mook as a partner in the firm’s Restructuring team. Sarah joins from Goldman Sachs where she was a Managing Director based in London, having spent 12 years in the EMEA Restructuring Team. Her areas of expertise include special situations and company side advisory, financing, equity, distressed M&A and capital structure solutions. Prior to her time at Goldman Sachs, Sarah spent 14 years working as a lawyer in private practice. More >>

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BakerHostetler Adds Team to M&A and Tax Practices

Thursday, March 23, 2017

BakerHostetler today announced that it has added Partners Goodarz “Goody” Agahi and Ryan Gaglio and Associates Pace McCaskill and Ron Birnkrant to the firm’s Costa Mesa office. Agahi, McCaskill and Birnkrant join the firm’s Business and Corporate Group and Gaglio joins the Tax practice. The team comes to BakerHostetler from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. More >>

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Reed Smith’s New York Corporate Practice Adds Funds Pro

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Parik Dasgupta as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in New York. Dasgupta was most recently a partner in the New York office of King Wood Mallesons (KWM). The addition of Dasgupta complements Reed Smith’s addition of 50 former KWM attorneys who joined its London, Munich, Frankfurt and Paris offices in January. More >>

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Top Real Estate Finance Lawyer Joins Husch Blackwell’s Denver Office

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Joseph E. Lubinski has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate, Development & Construction (RDC) industry group. The Denver-based Lubinski has built an impressive and diverse real estate practice, specializing in the area of complex real estate financing. He regularly represents lenders and borrowers in the origination of permanent, construction and mezzanine loans, in addition to assisting clients with the acquisition, development and ultimate disposition of commercial properties. More >>

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Robert Heller Joins Winston & Strawn in New York

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce Robert Heller has joined the firm’s Tax Practice as a partner in the New York office. Mr. Heller was most recently a partner at Covington & Burlington LLP where he provided a broad range of tax support to the corporate group firmwide on transactions in a variety of disciplines and industries. More >>

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