Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Jeffrey Stern has joined as a partner in its Financial Industry Group, based in the firm’s New York office. Stern, previously co-head of the structured finance practice at Winston & Strawn LLP, has represented a diverse range of clients, including financial institutions, corporations, and private equity firms, in matters involving asset-backed securities (ABS), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), and other sophisticated financial instruments and esoteric asset classes.

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Hilary Lane-an experienced privacy and data security adviser, media lawyer, and litigator-has joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department and Privacy and Data Security and Media and Entertainment Law groups as partner, firm Chair Peter V. Michaud announced today. She is resident in the firm’s New York office. Hilary joined Ballard Spahr from Holland & Knight, where she was a partner in the firm’s Tampa office. Previously, she served as Chief Privacy Officer for NBCUniversal.

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Akin is pleased to announce that premier employment litigator Jessica Rosenberg has joined as a partner in the firm’s New York office. She joins from Kasowitz Benson Torres where she was co-chair of the firm’s employment practices and litigation group. Prior to private practice, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office.

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Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Krystyna Blakeslee has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Krystyna was a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey “Jeff” A. Fickes and Christopher “Chris” J. DePizzo have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. They bring extensive experience representing businesses and investors throughout the United States and internationally in private equity (“PE”) transactions, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), and other corporate matters. Jeff and Chris join Blank Rome from Ballard Spahr where Jeff co-led the private equity group and served as a member of the firm’s senior leadership team.

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Akerman welcomes our newest litigation partner, Keith Blackman. Blackman joins the New York City office where his practice will focus on representing financial services institutions and other commercial clients in cases alleging fraud, racketeering, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and securities law violations. Blackman arrives at the firm from Bracewell LLP.

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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically continues the expansion of its growing global Private Wealth Services Practice with the addition of a three attorney team from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP: Shareholders Brian G. Smith and Caitlin C. Fitzsimons and Associate Brianna Johnson-King. They will be based in New York and service clients locally and around the world.

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