Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce the addition of nationally recognized hospitality lawyers Jim Butler, David Sudeck, Mark Adams, Jeff Myers, and Joe Mellema as partners. The group previously practiced at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, where Jim Butler was a founding partner and established and built its market-leading hospitality group, for which he and David most recently served as co-chairs.

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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce that Caroline (Cary) Robbins has joined as a partner in the firm’s Private Client Practice Group, based in Los Angeles. Cary brings extensive experience advising ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, families, and family offices on sophisticated estate and tax planning strategies, multigenerational wealth transfer, and fiduciary administration. She joins from Proskauer.

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Brian Klein has joined Cooley as a litigation partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations practice groups in Los Angeles. Brian has a broad civil and white collar criminal defense practice, with an emphasis on representing crypto and fintech companies in government investigations and commercial litigation. At Cooley, Brian will expand the litigation department’s representation of those clients and its broader litigation practice in Los Angeles.

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ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Julia Zhu-Morelli has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice in Los Angeles as a partner, joining from Reed Smith. Julia brings extensive experience representing US and Chinese companies in complex corporate and transactional matters.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced the arrival of transactional tax attorney Josh McLane, who joins the Firm as a partner in Los Angeles. Josh joins Weil from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s tax practice. Earlier in his career, he served as the general counsel and secretary of a publicly traded healthcare REIT.

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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Entertainment & Media Practice with the addition of veteran attorney Sean Monroe. Monroe joins Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the Los Angeles office, coming from Paul Hastings.

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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Sam Roseme has joined the firm as a partner in its Entertainment & Media Industry Group, based in Century City. Roseme brings nearly two decades of experience representing clients in the film, television, and music industries. Roseme joins from King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano in Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, he was counsel at Barnes & Thornburg and Hogan Lovells, and began his practice as an associate at Sidley Austin and O’Melveny & Myers.

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