Leading Aviation Lawyer Joins Pillsbury’s Preeminent Global Team

Monday, July 13, 2015

Pillsbury today announced aviation lawyer Charles Donley will join the firm’s highly ranked Aviation practice as a partner in its Washington, DC office. He comes to Pillsbury from Squire Patton Boggs, where he was the leader of the Aviation practice, and has considerable experience across all aspects of aviation law, including regulatory, transactional and litigation matters.

“We are thrilled to have Charles join our squadron,” said Aviation practice leader Ken Quinn. “He brings a depth of knowledge and experience in the complex and changing legal framework in international aviation that is invaluable to clients. It will be a huge boon to our rapidly expanding global aviation services.” More >>

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Saul Ewing Further Strengthens Newark Litigation Practice with the Addition of John A. Basinger

Monday, July 13, 2015

Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with more than 270 lawyers in 11 East Coast offices, today announced that John A. Basinger has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice.　 He will be resident in the firm’s Newark, NJ and New York, NY offices.

Mr. Basinger brings to Saul Ewing deep experience in contract and business tort, intellectual property, product and premises liability, construction defect, criminal and civil rights disputes. He has also advised organizations in corporate compliance and government investigations. Mr. Basinger also brings significant experience to the firm in the area of alternative dispute resolution. More >>

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Erica Kerstein Joins White and Williams New York Office

Monday, July 13, 2015

White and Williams is pleased to welcome Erica Kerstein as a Partner in the New York office. Erica joins the Commercial Litigation Department and will practice in the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith and the Directors and Officers Groups.

“Erica is a great addition to the firm and further strengthens our growing New York presence,” said Michael Olsan, Chair of the Commercial Litigation Department. “She brings unique experience to our strong insurance coverage practice.” More >>

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Bank Regulatory and Compliance Powerhouse Alan Rabkin Joins Holland & Hart’s Reno Office

Friday, July 10, 2015

Alan R. Rabkin has joined Holland & Hart in the firm’s Reno office, bringing sophisticated banking experience to the firm’s banking and financial institutions practice group. Rabkin will bring in-depth knowledge of how increased oversight and regulation impact banking institutions and experience with the opportunities and pitfalls of new online and payment processing options.

With over 35 years of experience working as inside and outside bank counsel, Rabkin focuses his practice on assisting small and medium-sized banks from formation through every facet of the operational and growth lifecycle, including acquisitions and mergers on behalf of both the acquired and acquiring bank. More >>

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Littler Global Expands to Nicaragua; Adds Local Talent

Friday, July 10, 2015

Littler Global member BDS Asesores, the leading labor and employment firm in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic has established a new office in Managua, Nicaragua with the addition of attorneys Mariel Rodriguez and Mario Obando. Effective July 1, 2015, the new office in Nicaragua concludes Littler Global’s Central American regionalization process, which began in El Salvador in 2012.

“With a presence now in virtually every country throughout Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic the firm is in the best possible position to expand our capabilities to multinational employers throughout Central and Latin America,” said Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, co-managing directors of Littler, in a joint statement. “Our global expansion is an integral part of the firm’s strategic growth initiatives and we look forward to the continued opportunities we are able to offer clients.” More >>

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Maria Sendra Joins the Global Corporate Practice at Dentons

Friday, July 10, 2015

Dentons announced today that Maria Sendra has joined its Corporate practice as a partner in Palo Alto, enhancing the Firm’s already robust ability to provide complex securities, mergers and acquisitions and foreign markets transactional work to clients from its Silicon Valley platform.

Sendra’s global capital markets practice focuses on emerging technology, life sciences, clean technology and renewable energy. Her strong transactional practice augments the Firm’s substantial national and global capabilities involving private equity markets, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, securities, licensing and venture capital for domestic and global corporations. More >>

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Troutman Sanders Adds Partner with Significant CFPB Experience to Government Investigations, Compliance and Enforcement Practice in Atlanta

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Keith J. Barnett has joined the firm’s Government Investigations, Compliance and Enforcement Practice as a partner in the Atlanta office. He joins the firm from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

Barnett is a seasoned compliance and government enforcement lawyer with more than a decade of experience representing clients before government regulators, including the CFPB, CFTC, FDIC, and SEC, as well as industry regulators, such as FINRA. His practice is focused, in particular, on matters involving enforcement actions by the CFPB. He advises banks and nonbanks in connection with CFPB examinations and civil investigative demands from the CFPB. He also represents companies in class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Barnett has co-authored a book entitled A Practice Guide to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulation, which was published by Westlaw. He lectures extensively on trending topics in the financial services industry. More >>

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Mitchell Moses joins Underwood Law Firm in Fort Worth

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Attorney Mitchell Moses has joined Underwood Law Firm’s Fort Worth office, which has grown to six attorneys in just over a year. Moses’ practice focus is commercial transactions and business litigation, mostly related to Real Estate, Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate law — structuring partnerships and operating entities. He also devotes a significant amount of his practice to school and education law. More >>

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Much Shelist Adds Three Attorneys to Firm’s Business & Finance and Real Estate Practice Groups

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Much Shelist recently announced the addition of Jeffrey A. Jung as a principal in the Business & Finance practice group. Scott M. Lapins, principal, and Patrick A. Brennan, associate, also joined the Real Estate practice group.

Jeffrey Jung is a corporate and transactional attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing private and public corporations, financial institutions and investment banks on a variety of securities, finance and general corporate matters. Jung focuses on protecting the best interests of borrowers and lenders engaged in traditional lending, asset securitization and structured finance transactions. He also counsels clients involved in secured financings in a variety of industries, with particular emphasis on health care and technology-focused transactions involving health care royalty, revenue-interest and related hybrid financing structures. Jung earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Yale University. More >>

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Troutman Sanders Continues Expansion of Real Estate Practice with Addition of Two Partners and Two Associates in Charlotte and New York

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Michael F. Tomlinson and Jeffrey H. Weitzman have joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as partners in the Charlotte and New York offices, respectively. In addition, Matthew C. Jordan and Devin Catlin have joined the firm as associates in Charlotte. All four lawyers practiced previously at K&L Gates.

Tomlinson focuses his real estate practice on representing a variety of real estate investors in their acquisition, financing and disposition of retail, office, and industrial properties. He also represents various retail, office, multi-family and industrial developers in joint ventures, leasing, acquisitions, sales and financing transactions. More >>

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