Baker McKenzie has added highly regarded life sciences lawyers Randall “Randy” Sunberg and Denis Segota in New York, further expanding the firm’s transactional capabilities in the life sciences sector. Randy and Denis join Baker McKenzie from Morgan Lewis. More >>
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A group of 12 attorneys who investigate and litigate fraud schemes and unfair and deceptive practices on behalf of insurance companies and other financial services companies has joined Holland & Knight. The group, including seven partners, a senior counsel, and four associates, has extensive investigative and trial experience. The team is led by David Spector, Sandra Heller and Adam Hodges. Formerly with Akerman, the group, while primarily based in West Palm Beach, handles matters for clients throughout all jurisdictions in the United States. Ms. Heller will be in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Mr. Detzel will be in Orlando, Fla.; and Mr. DiBlasi will be in New York. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that Michael Enzo Furrow, Ph.D., and Brian David O’Reilly have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice as partners in New York. The two are experienced litigators who counsel life science companies in all aspects of complex patent disputes. More >>
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Matthew Sperry is the newest member of the Trusts and Estates department at the firm, which recently was named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as Law Firm of the Year in Trusts & Estates Law. Previously, Sperry led the global private client practice at McGuireWoods. More >>
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Herbert Smith Freehills has further strengthened its New York offering with the hire of Partner Barbara Roth, a highly regarded employment litigator. Barbara joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, where she was a Partner and the Global Head of the Employment practice, a position she held since 2010. More >>
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ri Berman, a seasoned commercial litigator with a significant focus on the financial services and life sciences industries, has joined Pillsbury’s rapidly growing New York office as partner. He comes to the firm from Vinson & Elkins LLP. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the national expansion of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group with the addition of a team of five lawyers in New York. Alan Cohen, Randy Eckers, Michael Estreicher and Samuel Lee join Akerman as partners, bringing a robust skillset in the financing of significant real estate transactions to enhance the firm’s current capabilities. In his new role at Akerman, Cohen will serve as chair of the firm’s Real Estate Finance Practice. More >>
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Orrick announced today that Howard Goldwasser and Skanthan Vivekananda, leading authorities on collateralized loan obligations and other structured products, have joined the firm as partners in our Structured Finance Group. Howard and Skanthan join from Arnold & Porter and will be based in New York and Los Angeles, respectively. More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Los Angeles | New YorkHolland & Knight announced today that Peter Baumgaertner has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Baumgaertner practices in the areas of finance, project finance and capital markets. A significant portion of his practice is focused on Latin America. Joining the firm with him are Senior Counsels Daniel Brown and Frank Vivero. All were formerly with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman in New York, where Mr. Baumgaertner led the New York corporate team and was head of the firm’s Latin America practice. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Sherri Snelson as a partner in New York. Snelson will work closely with the Firm’s Financial Institutions and Private Equity (PE) Industry Groups. Snelson was previously a finance partner at O’Melveny. More >>
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