International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Steven Eckhaus and Robert Belosa have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. Both will be members of the Firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group. Mr. Eckhaus will lead the Practice Group in New York. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Jennifer Cheng as a partner in the firm’s global Corporate & Transactional Advisory Group (CTAG) in New York. Cheng was most recently with the New York office of Paul Hastings. The addition of Cheng follows on those of Jared Hershberg, Danielle Carbone, Andrew Callahan and Robbie Scheininger, who all joined CTAG in New York in the past year. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Lynn Tanner has joined the finance group of the firm’s Corporate Practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. She was most recently at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. More >>

In a noteworthy expansion of its Intellectual Property practice, Venable LLP announces the addition of first chair IP litigator Robert M. Isackson as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Isackson joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he was also a partner. More >>

Ghillaine A. Reid, a former branch chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined McGuireWoods’ Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation Department as a partner and co-head of the financial institutions industry team’s broker-dealer practice. More >>

Charles D. Ossola has joined Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in its intellectual property group in Washington. Ossola focuses his international practice on IP litigation and counseling, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters, as well as pharmaceutical patent litigation and antitrust matters that intersect with intellectual property. He has counseled companies in the United States, Asia and Europe and served as lead counsel in more than 35 cases in courts across the nation and before the International Trade Commission. The sixth partner to join the firm since the beginning of the year, Ossola will work closely with partner Eric H. Weisblatt, who joined the IP practice group in June. More >>

Orrick announced today that Mark A. Caterini has joined the firm’s tax practice as a partner, resident in its New York office. Mark is a leading tax lawyer with particular focus on tax-incented financing of renewable energy projects. He is the 21st partner to join Orrick’s energy team this year, following the firm’s opening of its Houston office and growth of its London and Paris teams. Mark joins Orrick from O’Melveny & Myers. More >>

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John M. Pollack, former Co-Chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP’s M&A and Securities Group, will join the firm as a partner in New York. At Gibson Dunn, Pollack will continue his focus on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. More >>

The New York-based law firm of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP announced today that Jill Levy will be joining the firm as a partner in its Manhattan office. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the continued expansion of its second largest office, with the addition of six lawyers in New York, including litigation partner Joshua Bernstein; real estate transactional partner Thomas Diorio; healthcare transactional partners Martin Monaco and William Weiner, and tax partner Ira Stechel, and of counsel Stefi George. Their collective experience enhances Akerman’s litigation, real estate and tax practices, and the firm’s strength in the energy, healthcare and hospitality sectors. More >>