Continuing its strategic growth, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes two partners to the Denver office, enhancing the services provided at that location. Andrew B. Clauss and Christopher W. Brophy have extensive litigation experience. Their addition adds to Dinsmore’s depth and expands the Denver office into a new service area. More >>
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that William (Bill) Lewis has joined the Global Real Estate Group as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Over the past 22 years, Lewis has developed an extensive nationwide practice in commercial real estate law, with a focus on leasing, acquisition, and disposition. Most recently, he was Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Group at Vedder Price in Chicago. More >>
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The Washington, D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has added Steven Barringer as a shareholder in its Government Law & Policy and Environmental practices. Barringer, who served two years as a Special Assistant to the Solicitor in the U.S. Department of the Interior, has counseled clients for more than 30 years on federal legislative and agency strategy, and on issues related to toxic chemicals, hazardous substances and hazardous waste, and water quality. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued the expansion of its Chicago office with a team of leading real estate, land use and zoning partners headed by veteran lawyer John “Jack” George. A former assistant attorney general and assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago, Jack George served as president and board member of his former Chicago law firm. Akerman also welcomes Kathleen “Kate” Duncan, Chris Leach and Meg George. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Shubi Arora has joined the Firm as a corporate partner in its Houston office.
“Shubi is a skilled lawyer whose experience working with private equity sponsors and energy companies perfectly complements the lawyers in our Houston office,” said Jeffrey C. Hammes, Chairman of Kirkland’s Global Management Executive Committee. “He provides additional strength to our energy transactional practice at a time when our energy lawyers are in high demand.” More >>
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Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, announced today it will open an office in New York City. The new office is the firm’s eighth, joining offices in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and throughout California. More >>
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Goodwin, a leading Global 50 law firm, announced today that Catherine McCarty has joined Goodwin’s Life Sciences Practice as a partner in Boston. McCarty specializes in intellectual property relating to pharmaceuticals and general chemistry matters, including small molecule drugs. More >>
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Timothy J. Kelly and Jessica Hiney, experienced intellectual property attorneys with a focus on trademark and copyright portfolio management and enforcement – both with significant domestic and international experience – have joined McCarter & English, where they will bolster the firm’s already-robust intellectual property practice.
Kelly and Hiney, colleagues earlier at the New York office of an intellectual property boutique, are both partners resident in McCarter’s midtown Manhattan office. More >>
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Orrick announced today that leading energy regulatory practitioners Lisa Tonery and Erik Swenson have joined the firm as partners. They join Orrick from Norton Rose Fulbright US, where Lisa led the U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regulatory practice and co-chaired the LNG International Business Group. Lisa joins the New York office, and Erik will be based in Washington, D.C.
Lisa and Erik are the 20th and 21st partners to join Orrick’s Energy & Infrastructure platform since the start of 2016. Last year, the firm launched a Houston office, which has since grown to more than 40 lawyers. Also in 2016, Orrick was named a Law360 Project Finance Group of the Year for the fourth time. More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | New York | WashingtonInternational law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice with the addition of Woodrow H. Pollack as a Shareholder in the Tampa office. Pollack will be a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice.
Pollack, a registered patent attorney, devotes his practice exclusively to intellectual property and is focused on litigating complex patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and other intellectual property disputes. He also has extensive experience in both patent and trademark prosecution and licensing. More >>
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