Global law firm White & Case LLP has strengthened its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Virginia Chavez Romano as a partner in its New York office. Romano joins the Firm from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), where she was an Associate Deputy Attorney General and Executive Director of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF). More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Tracy Bacigalupo has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Ms. Bacigalupo comes to Morrison & Foerster from Foley & Lardner LLP where she was a partner. She brings with her substantial experience working with real estate investment trusts, investment companies, asset managers, other financial institutions, and emerging companies. More >>

David Schwartzbaum has joined Covington as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice resident in New York. More >>

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Shane Stroud will join the firm as a partner in the Firm’s New York office. Stroud’s practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) issues, including those issues related to mergers and acquisitions. He joins the firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. More >>

With the Americas infrastructure market set to become the largest in the world, international law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Vincent Casey as a partner in its New York infrastructure team.

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Cullen and Dykman LLP, one of the New York region’s most well-renown general practice law firms, is pleased to announce that John Sparling, Chris Ruggiero and Scott Shapiro have joined the firm as partners in the Construction Litigation group. More >>

Chadbourne & Parke LLP is pleased to announce that Michael V. Solomita has joined the New York office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Solomita joins Chadbourne from Sheppard Mullin, where he was a partner. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Katherine A. Rocco has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the antitrust and competition practice. Ms. Rocco joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where she was an associate in the litigation practice with a focus on complex antitrust and regulatory matters. More >>

BakerHostetler today announced that biologics and pharmaceutical litigator Irene Hudson has joined the Intellectual Property Group and the Biotechnology, Chemical and Pharmaceutical team, resident in the New York office as partner. Hudson comes to BakerHostetler from Fish & Richardson. More >>