Blank Rome Welcomes Veteran Corporate Litigation Partner in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Gabriel Levinson has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate Litigation group in the New York office. He comes to Blank Rome from Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP where he was a partner in the firm’s Litigation, Real Estate, Internal Investigations, and Retail practice groups. Gabriel efficiently and skillfully guides clients through complex legal matters in the areas of commercial, real estate, entertainment, and insurance recovery litigation. More >>

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Edward So Joins White & Case in New York as a Capital Markets Partner

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today that Edward So has joined the Firm as a partner in its Global Capital Markets Practice. Ed comes to White & Case from Paul Weiss, where he provided financial institutions on both the buy-side and sell-side with transactional and regulatory advice on derivatives and structured products. Based in New York, Ed will focus on advising clients on derivatives and structured products, and will work closely with the Firm’s Financial Institutions Industry Group. More >>

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Akerman Attracts Former CFPB and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Executives

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the continued expansion of the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group with partners Eric Goldberg and Erica Goldman. Goldberg joins the firm from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he served as Managing Counsel for Regulations, and Goldman joins from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., where she was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands Cybersecurity, Data Breach and Privacy Practice with Addition of Mark Melodia and Paul Bond

Well-respected cybersecurity, data breach and privacy lawyers Mark Melodia and Paul Bond have joined Holland & Knight as partners in its New York and Philadelphia offices, respectively. Mr. Melodia was co-chair of Reed Smith LLP’s IP, Tech & Data Group, co-chair of its Financial Industry Group and office managing partner in Princeton. Mr. Bond was co-chair of the firm’s Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security Group, which Mr. Melodia founded. More >>

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Latham Adds Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce Andrew Parlen has joined the firm’s New York office in the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. He has an extensive track record advising creditor groups as well as public and private companies on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Parlen joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.  More >>

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