Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that Amy Conway-Hatcher, a highly experienced litigator and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C., has joined the firm’s White Collar practice based in Washington D.C. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today further expanded its national Corporate Practice Group with Chicago partners Paul Quinn and Mason “Max” Drake. Together, they enhance Akerman’s core strengths in middle market M&A, private equity and investment funds. The lawyers join Akerman less than a week after the firm announced it is more than doubling its physical footprint in Chicago. The office has grown fivefold from eight to 44 lawyers since opening just two years ago in February 2014. More >>
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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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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, 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 & 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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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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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, 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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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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