Clyde & Co is again expanding rapidly in Asia Pacific region. The firm has this week welcomed eight new partners and will add another next month, taking the total number of partners in the Asia Pacific to 51 from March 1. This represents a 22 percent increase in partners in the region since January 1. More >>
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Established Boston employment and privacy lawyer and community leader Michele Whitham joins Locke Lord LLP as a Partner in the Boston office and a member of the Firm-wide Labor and Employment and Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups. She is a former Co-Managing Partner of Foley Hoag LLP and a well-known employment lawyer who has been recognized nationally for her accomplishments. Among her areas of practice is a particular focus on workplace and corporate data security and privacy. More >>
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King & Spalding announced today that Phillip H. Street, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the healthcare and life sciences field, has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as partner. Street was previously chair of the Atlanta healthcare practice at Paul Hastings. More >>
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Frank Keating, the former governor of Oklahoma, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Tysons, Va., offices. Gov. Keating was formerly the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association (ABA). He will focus on serving clients in the financial services industry. More >>
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Dechert LLP, a global specialist law firm, announced today that Joseph A. Fazioli has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation department. He was most recently an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. Fazioli will be resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office where his practice will include representation of clients across a wide range of complex business disputes, including white collar defense, internal investigations, SEC enforcement proceedings, securities litigation, trade secrets disputes, and other commercial litigation. More >>
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Stephen Opler has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as partner. Opler, who was most recently a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. More >>
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Raymond F. Bogenrief has joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Corporate & Securities Practice. He was previously with Vedder Price and Kirkland & Ellis. More >>
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The international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe today named 13 partners who have joined the firm’s new Houston office. Orrick announced the opening of its Houston office – its 25th worldwide – on January 19 to focus on four areas that complement Orrick’s global strengths: Energy & Infrastructure, Latin America, Litigation and Intellectual Property, and Public Finance. The founding lawyers, all native Texan practitioners, hail from six prominent law firms. The office will serve clients in the energy & infrastructure, technology and finance sectors – the sectors for which Orrick is a leading global advisor. More >>
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McDermott Will & Emery announced today that experienced capital markets lawyer Gary Emmanuel has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Advisory Practice Group in New York. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added trial and appellate lawyer John M. Pierce as a partner in its Palo Alto and Pittsburgh offices. In addition to his practice responsibilities, Pierce will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global litigation and dispute resolution practice area and a member of K&L Gates’ Management Committee. Pierce joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP. More >>
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