A two-time Advisen “Cyber Law Firm of the Year” winner, Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice has hired attorney Sarah Rugnetta, previously the Health Law Practice lead at Beckage, to play a key role in developing its compliance advisory services. Ms. Rugnetta will join a team of over 55 attorneys, over 70% of whom are female, which is becoming as well known for its diversity as it is for its data privacy and cybersecurity services.
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Mintz announced today that Michael D. Maline has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice as a Member, based in the New York office. Before joining Mintz, he served as co-chair of the Capital Markets practice at DLA Piper.
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Corporate Practice Group with the addition of debt finance partners Bryan Reese and Cristina Gonzalez. Together they bring experience in corporate financing transactions and financial restructurings. Reese joins Akerman from King & Spalding LLP, while Gonzalez joins the firm from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of four partners to the Transactions Practice Group: Merrill Kraines, Todd Kornfeld and Anand Saha in New York and Sunyi Snow in Dallas. Merrill and Todd join from Troutman Pepper. Anand joins from Clifford Chance, where he was co-head of the firm’s US Technology group. Sunyi joins from Hunton Andrews Kurth.
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Katten announced today that Julie Lee has joined the firm as a partner in its New York Real Estate practice where she will advise clients on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. Lee joins Katten form the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Edward “Jay” Southgate has joined the global finance practice as an asset finance and securitization partner based in New York. Dechert welcomes Southgate to the firm from the New York office of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
O’Melveny announced today that experienced litigator and trial lawyer Nexus Sea has joined the firm as a partner in New York. He will serve in the firm’s Product Liability & Mass Torts practice group.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | New YorkKatten announced today that Geoffrey G. Young has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice in New York, building on the firm’s high caliber of talent representing clients in complex commercial disputes. Prior to joining Katten, Young was a partner at Reed Smith and held various DEI leadership roles, most recently as the firm’s Executive Director of Diverse Recruiting, in which he guided the firm’s strategy for recruiting diverse attorneys at all levels. He has also held several DEI leadership roles in the legal community.
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