John Mussman joins Rimon from Reed Smith. Mr. Mussman has received recognition from numerous publications and ranking agencies, including Chambers USA, and Chicago’s Best Lawyers®. More >>
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IP Shareholder Joins Polsinelli’s Expanding New York Office
Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm with an extensive nationwide Intellectual Property practice, welcomes Pete Thurlow to the firm as shareholder where he will practice nationally from the firm’s New York City office. Thurlow moves to Polsinelli from the New York office of an Am Law 10 firm, where he was a leader in their global patent prosecution practice. More >>
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Matthew Sperry and Matthew McKim Bring Global Wealth Planning Practice to McGuireWoods in Chicago
Matthew Sperry and Matthew McKim, who have built a global practice providing a broad range of legal services to high-net-worth individuals, private investment funds, and financial institutions, have joined McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized private wealth services group as partners in the firm’s Chicago office. More >>
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Dinsmore Adds Three Partners in Chicago Office
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP enhances its presence in Chicago by welcoming three exceptional partners to the firm. Grace Winkler Cranley, Jeffery Larry and Michael J. Weber join Dinsmore’s Chicago office, which has grown to 18 attorneys. More >>
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Pinsent Masons to open in Düsseldorf
The firm has initially appointed a three-partner team of energy and corporate specialists to launch the office who will join in February. Dr. Thorsten M. Volz, Dr. Sönke Gödeke and Dr. Torsten Wielsch all join from KPMG’s German legal arm. More >>
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Energy Veteran Joins Paul Hastings in Houston to Lead Oil and Gas Group
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Rick Burleson has joined the firm to head the Oil and Gas practice group out of the firm’s Houston office. He joins from Burleson LLP, an energy-focused firm which he founded and led. More >>
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Heidi J. Sorvino Joins LeClairRyan
Heidi J. Sorvino, formerly of Hodgson Russ LLP, has joined LeClairRyan as a shareholder on the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Area Team. She will be resident in the national law firm’s Manhattan office. More >>
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Bar Association President Laura Gibson Joins Dentons to Head Houston Labor and Employment Team
The global law firm Dentons today named Houston Bar Association (HBA) president Laura Gibson as partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. In this role she will head up the Houston Labor and Employment practice and work with clients involved in complex commercial disputes as well as arbitration pertaining to banking, energy, securities, copyright and communications law. More >>
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Product Liability Litigator in Chicago
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that James Murdica has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in the Chicago office. Murdica comes from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, where he was partner in the firm’s litigation group and vice-chair of its products liability practice group. His arrival comes on the heels of four former Brinks, Gilson & Lione attorneys joining the firm’s Intellectual Property Department in Chicago. More >>
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Akerman Continues Rapid Chicago Growth with Commercial Litigation Partners Alyx Pattison and Jason Stiehl
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the Chicago office has grown more than five times larger, from eight to 43 lawyers, since opening in February 2014. The office most recently welcomed litigation partners Alyx Pattison and Jason Stiehl, who jointly enhance the firm’s strengths in complex commercial litigation and class action defense. More >>
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