Jones Day has announced that Sarah Levine and Karl Remón Thompson, both former senior officials at the United States Department of Justice, and Dean Griffith, formerly of the Federal Aviation Administration, have joined the global law firm in Washington. More >>
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International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Brian Vanderwoude has joined the Firm’s Trial Group in Dallas as a Partner. Mr. Vanderwoude joins Dorsey from Winstead PC where he was a shareholder in the Dallas office and previously served as head of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. More >>
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International law firm Bird & Bird LLP appoints leading Spanish competition & EU specialist Patricia Liñán as a partner who will join the firm in the coming weeks. Patricia will primarily be based in our Madrid office and will divide her time between the firm’s offices in Madrid and Brussels. More >>
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Cozen O’Connor is thrilled to announce that effective October 1, 2017, all of the lawyers from the Los Angeles real estate and commercial litigation boutique, Gilchrist & Rutter, will join the firm. This transaction continues Cozen O’Connor’s ongoing expansion of its fast-growing and nationally recognized Real Estate Practice and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. Consistently ranked among the top real estate firms in the country, Gilchrist & Rutter’s full-service real estate practice encompasses commercial office, retail, multi-family, industrial, manufactured housing, development, financing, leasing, purchases, sales, joint ventures, exchanges, along with a regulatory and government relations practice. The following Gilchrist & Rutter attorneys will be joining Cozen O’Connor as Partners: Frank Gooch, III, Jonathan S. Gross, Richard H. Close, Paul S. Rutter, Thomas W. Casparian, Diane J. Hvolka, Peter E. Swain, and Duane M. Montgomery. Donald C. Nanney will join as Of Counsel, and Adam P. Wiley as an Associate. More >>
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Education attorney Nancy L. Mullett has joined Clark Hill PLC as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Grand Rapids office, announced Education and Municipal Practice Group Leader John Gierak.
“We are excited to welcome Nancy back to our firm and the Education and Municipal Practice Group,” said Gierak. “Nancy’s extensive experience and dedication to her clients strengthen our group’s knowledge and the services we can offer.”
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Osborne Clarke Italy has appointed data protection and privacy specialist Gianluigi Marino, as a Partner in its Digital Business (DB) team. Gianluigi is the fourth new Partner to join the Italian DB team since the start of the 2017, demonstrating the firm’s ongoing commitment to investing in the sector. The latest appointment follows the arrival of Andrea Rizzi , who joined in May to lead the team, while only last week Andrea Bozza and Pierfilippo Capello joined to develop Osborne Clarke’s Entertainment and Sport practice. More >>
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Kathleen Swan has joined Locke Lord’s Chicago office as a Partner in the Firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice Group. Swan’s vast venture capital knowledge and experience will help strengthen the Firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice Group. More >>
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Liisa M. Thomas has joined the Chicago office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as co-leader of the firm’s growing Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Thomas joined Sheppard Mullin from Winston & Strawn LLP where she chaired the firm’s global Privacy and Data Security practice. More >>
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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Anil H. Patel, Ph.D., as a partner in the pharma and biopharma litigation practice. Patel previously practiced at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today the addition of Douglas Emhoff as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice and its Media, Sport and Entertainment sector. Emhoff will be based in DLA Piper’s Los Angeles and Washington, DC, offices. More >>
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