Trial Partner Veronica Moyé Joins King & Spalding as Firm Opens New Office in Dallas

Monday, February 26, 2024

King & Spalding announced today that nationally renowned trial lawyer Veronica Moyé has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group. Moyé joins the firm in Dallas, where it is opening its 24th office globally and 11th in the U.S. The new office in Dallas expands the firm’s international platform deeper into Texas, where the firm has a Houston office opened in 1995 and an Austin office opened in 2008. The Dallas office will focus on corporate, finance and restructuring, business litigation, government investigations, real estate and investment funds, and product liability and mass tort work for a broad spectrum of clients across the energy, financial services, transportation, healthcare, life sciences and technology sectors. Moyé joins King & Spalding from Gibson Dunn, where she was co-chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice Group and served on its Executive Committee.

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John Goldfinch Joins Allen & Overy to Enhance Structured Finance and Private Capital Offering

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Allen & Overy today announces it is bolstering the global structured finance practice as partner John Goldfinch joins ahead of merger with Shearman & Sterling, to become A&O Shearman. John, who joins the firm from Milbank, is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading structured finance advisers, with a particular focus on the CLO and related markets. His appointment supports A&O’s continued growth and investment in the private capital space, which is a key strategic focus for the firm.

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Akerman Grows Leading Real Estate, Tax and Economic Development & Incentives Practices with Partner Sara Langan

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

With nearly 160 real estate lawyers and development professionals nationally, top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP has grown one of the country’s largest legal teams in the real estate industry with the addition of partner Sara Langan. She joins the Real Estate Practice Group and is licensed to practice in Illinois and Nebraska.

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Akin Welcomes Former Senior Commerce and Justice Department Official Opher Shweiki

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Akin is pleased to welcome Opher Shweiki, former U.S. Department of Commerce, Chief Counsel for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. With 25 years of experience between the departments of Justice and Commerce, Shweiki brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as an impressive track record of handling high-profile national security, export control and other cross-border government regulatory and enforcement matters.  Langan arrives at Akin from Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C. in Chicago.

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Greenberg Traurig Enhances Premier Real Estate Offering with Addition of Star Construction Litigation Team

Thursday, February 15, 2024

In a strategic move to enhance its full-service, industry-leading Real Estate capabilities through the expansion of its Construction Law and Litigation practices, Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Robert L. Crewdson and John S. Ducat as shareholders in its Atlanta office. They join from DLA Piper, where Crewdson was national co-chair of that firm’s Construction Group.

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