LeClairRyan Adds Thirteen to Bolster Massachusetts Presence and Firm-Wide Litigation Practice

Thursday, March 17, 2016

LeClairRyan has announced the addition of seven attorneys and six professional staff to its Boston office. Joining the national law firm’s litigation department as shareholders are James E. Carroll and Gillian A. Woolf. Also joining the firm in this transition are Benjamin J. Carroll as a partner and Marc E. Finkel as counsel. All four were most recently with the Boston office of Nelson Mullins, where James Carroll and Gillian Woolf were partners, Benjamin Carroll was an associate and Marc Finkel was of counsel. Additionally, the team includes three associates, four paralegals and two professional staff members. More >>

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Greenberg Traurig Expands Litigation Strength with Top Commercial and International Trial and Disputes Lawyers

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Highly respected litigators Louis M. Solomon, Hal S. Shaftel, Colin A. Underwood, and Michael S. Lazaroff have joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s 600-member Litigation Practice as shareholders in New York. Solomon, who is internationally recognized on litigation issues affecting multi-national companies operating across the globe, will serve as Global Co-Head of Greenberg Traurig’s International Litigation Practice. The team joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where Solomon served as co-chair of the Litigation Department and chair of the Commercial and International Litigation groups. More >>

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International Energy and Major Projects Lawyer David Manny Joins Locke Lord as a Partner in its London Office

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Energy and major projects lawyer David Manny has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in its Energy practice. Manny is a guide rated energy, major projects and construction lawyer. He represents sponsors, project companies, lenders, state entities and contractors in relation to project structuring and documentation in the oil & gas (including LNG), power (traditional and renewable), natural resources, water, infrastructure and process-plant sectors. He has extensive experience advising clients on projects across Europe, The Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. More >>

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Allen & Overy Bolsters Asia Regulatory Offering with Appointment of Charlotte Robins as Partner in Hong Kong

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Allen & Overy announces the appointment of Charlotte Robins as a partner in its regulatory practice in Hong Kong. Charlotte will form part of A&O’s global financial services regulatory practice which spans Asia Pacific, Europe, U.S. and the Middle East. Charlotte, who is dual Hong Kong and England & Wales qualified, joins from Norton Rose Fulbright where she has been a partner for the past five years. She has practised in Hong Kong for over 15 years. More >>

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Jeffrey L. Bleich, Former US Ambassador to Australia, Joins Dentons as Partner

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Dentons, the global law firm, today named Jeffrey L. Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia and Special Counsel to President Obama, as a Partner in the Firm’s San Francisco office. Bleich, a former president of the California Bar Association, further strengthens Dentons’ capabilities throughout all six California locations, and will lead key Firm and client-focused initiatives. More >>

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