Herbert Smith Freehills today announces that it will be significantly strengthening its Africa practice with the launch of an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, alongside the hire of two leading South African partners. Brigette Baillie is a highly respected energy and infrastructure finance lawyer and Peter Leon is one of the top twenty mining lawyers in the world. More >>
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Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that William Growney is joining the firm as a partner in its Technology & Life Sciences Group and will be resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Growney has more than 20 years’ industry experience working as both in-house and outside counsel, and advises technology and other start-ups on matters involving financing, M&A, corporate governance, licensing/IP and privacy and data security. More >>
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McKeen focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the real estate industry. This includes real property law, environmental claims, business torts, trade secrets, unfair competition, Uniform Commercial Code, bankruptcy proceedings, and partnership disputes. In addition, his general commercial litigation experience includes working in the areas of IP, financial institutions, environmental, and trade secrets, and with a range of companies across industries. More >>
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that Lynn Neils, a former Chief of the Major Crimes Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, has joined the firm’s New York office as a Partner. More >>
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Butler Snow is pleased to announce that a team of four attorneys has joined the firm as members of the business department. Steven M. Hendrix, Robert C. Hutchison, Craig D. Smith and Thomas P. Watson join the firm adding significant experience in the areas of real estate, economic development, finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and tax credit transactions. More >>
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Dentons, the global law firm, announced today that Rachel M. Cannon has joined as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Cannon will focus on serving clients in financial markets litigation and white-collar criminal defense and will be resident in the Firm’s Chicago office. More >>
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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) recently welcomed Thomas R. Barber as shareholder in the firm’s Houston office. With more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, Barber significantly bolsters Munsch Hardt’s construction practice from both a controversy and transactional perspective. More >>
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McGivney & Kluger, P.C. is proud to announce that Mr. Bennett has joined the firm as a Partner in M&K’s New York City, Syracuse, and Hartford offices.
Mr. Bennett is an experienced litigator who focuses on admiralty, energy transport/infrastructure, toxic tort, environmental and general liability matters. More >>
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Miles & Stockbridge P.C. is pleased to announce that Brian L. Moffet recently joined the law firm as a principal in its Commercial & Business Litigation Practice Group. More >>
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Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Hsiao (Mark) C. Mao has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. He is a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy practice. He joins the firm from Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, where he was a Co-Chair of the firm’s Technology Practices Group and the Vice-Chair of the Financial Services Practice Group. More >>
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