Norton Rose Fulbright and Bull Housser announce their combination, bringing together two firms providing progressive and innovative solutions to meet the legal needs of clients in British Columbia, Canada and globally. The combination, under the Norton Rose Fulbright name, maintains Norton Rose Fulbright’s growth and momentum. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Katie Thomson, former general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Thomson, also previously the chief counsel at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will chair the firm’s Transportation Group. Ms. Thomson will counsel transportation clients on regulatory matters, civil and criminal litigation, internal and governmental investigations, compliance issues, and cybersecurity matters. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Laverty will join the Firm’s London office as a partner in the Investment Funds Group. Mr. Laverty was most recently Managing Director and Funds Counsel at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a division of Macquarie Group and the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager. More >>
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Kara T. Rozin has joined Clark Hill as Senior Counsel with the firm’s Education and Municipal Practice Group.
Kara dedicates her legal practice to enriching the quality of education for students by assisting educators in state and federal legal matters. Kara represents Michigan public school districts and private employers in an array of labor and employment law and litigation matters. More >>
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Tom DeFilipps has joined Covington as a partner in the Silicon Valley office and will serve as chair of the West Coast Corporate practice. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Lynn Tanner has joined the finance group of the firm’s Corporate Practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. She was most recently at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. More >>
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has appointed prominent international arbitration specialist Will Thomas as a partner to its market-leading international arbitration practice. Will is currently based in Paris from where he runs the Eversheds international arbitration group. More >>
Tags: Freshfields LLP | ParisGide is pleased to welcome new partner Jean-Nicolas Clément within its Public and Administrative Law / Environment practice group in Paris, as well as two of his associates, Alice Bouillié and Marylène Fourès. This team will strengthen Gide’s expertise in both environmental and energy law, as well as synergies with other practice groups, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) in particular. More >>
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San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC. Nixon Peabody continues its West Coast expansion with the addition of a patent counseling and IP transactions team. Led by San Francisco–based partner On Lu, the team includes attorneys Dr. Eduardo (Ed) Quiñones and Dr. Zhou Lu each of whom bring a deep knowledge of technology issues and the challenges and opportunities facing high-tech companies. More >>
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