Littler Adds Seasoned Team of 11 Employment Litigators

Monday, August 1, 2016

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has expanded its attorney ranks with the addition of 11 employment litigators throughout three of its Northeast offices. The group, which joined Littler from Locke Lord, includes shareholder Todd M. Reed in the Providence, Rhode Island, office and shareholders Gary J. Lieberman and Siobhan M. Sweeney in the Boston office, as well as eight counsel spread across the Providence, Boston and Newark, New Jersey, offices. More >>

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Leading Structured Finance Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in London

Monday, August 1, 2016

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Sanjev Warna-kula-suriya has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Warna-kula-suriya has more than 25 years’ experience advising private equity sponsors, hedge funds, commercial and investment banks and corporates on a broad range of innovative capital raising and investment transactions. More >>

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Prominent Securities Enforcement Partner Joins Cooley

Monday, August 1, 2016

Cooley is further bolstering its litigation practice with the arrival of Luke Cadigan from K&L Gates. Cadigan focuses on complex securities enforcement matters, internal investigations and regulatory compliance. He joins as a partner in Cooley’s Boston office. More >>

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Robert E. Rice Joins Clifford Chance

Monday, August 1, 2016

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance LLP today announced that Robert E. Rice has joined its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in New York. Rice, who brings 25 years of white-collar experience in the Government and the private sector, has previously served as Chief Counsel to United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White, as Head of the Litigation and Regulatory Investigations Practice Group at a global financial institution, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. More >>

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Akerman Grows Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice with Former Gordian Group General Counsel, Brian Gart

Friday, July 29, 2016

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the national growth of its Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Group with the addition of Brian Gart, a former managing director and general counsel of New York–based investment bank Gordian Group. He joins the Fort Lauderdale office and enhances the firm’s core strengths in complex restructurings and distressed M&A transactions in the financial services sector. More >>

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Allen & Overy strengthens global finance practice with hire of five-partner leveraged finance team in New York

Friday, July 29, 2016

Allen & Overy is pleased to announce a major strategic addition to its global finance practice that will significantly expand its U.S. presence, with the hiring of a team of five New York leveraged finance partners. The team is led by senior leveraged finance partner Scott M. Zemser and includes dual qualified partner Alan Rockwell and partners Rajani Gupta, Judah Frogel and Todd Koretzky. Scott, Alan and Judah are joining from White & Case, Rajani is joining from Proskauer Rose and Todd is joining from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. More >>

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K&L Gates Adds Leading FinTech Partners

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Judith Rinearson and Linda C. Odom as partners in the firm’s FinTech and Consumer Financial Services practices. Rinearson, who joins K&L Gates’ New York and London offices, and Odom, who joins the Washington, D.C. office, both arrive from Bryan Cave LLP. More >>

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