Distinguished SDNY Prosecutor, Edward Imperatore, Joins Morrison & Foerster in New York

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Edward A. Imperatore has joined the firm as a partner in its Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, based in the New York office. Mr. Imperatore joins Morrison & Foerster from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he has served as Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) since 2012 and a senior member of the Office’s Securities & Commodities Fraud Unit. Mr. Imperatore brings to the firm nearly a decade of experience investigating, prosecuting, and trying cases involving securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, corporate fraud, cybercrime, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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Eversheds Sutherland Expands in New York with Renowned Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insurance Insolvency Partner Peter Ivanick and Counsel Lynn Holbert

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Peter A. Ivanick has joined the Insurance Practice Group as a partner in the New York office, further strengthening the firm’s restructuring, bankruptcy and insurance insolvency capabilities. Additionally, Lynn W. Holbert has joined Eversheds Sutherland in the New York office as counsel. Both are coming from Hogan Lovells, where they had been partner and counsel respectively since 2012, and their arrival comes on the heels of the addition of bankruptcy and distressed debt Partner Patrick Trostle this past November.

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Baker McKenzie Builds Tax Bench Strength With Two Hires

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Jim Charlton and Miles Humphrey into the Firm’s tax practice. Jim will be based in London, and Miles in New York. Both join the firm this January, 2022. Jim and Miles join from Deloitte, and have strong market reputations for developing innovative solutions to client problems, acting as an accelerator for relationship development on new and existing clients.

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Ropes & Gray Strengthens IP and Technology Transactions Team with New Partner and Counsel

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Global law firm Ropes & Gray today announced that its industry-leading intellectual property and technology transactions practices are expanding again with the arrival of two leading lawyers: Edward H. Sadtler as partner in New York and Emily M. Karlberg (Lieberman) as counsel in San Francisco. Sadtler joins from Schulte Roth & Zabel, while Lieberman comes to the firm from Gunderson Dettmer.

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Locke Lord Expands New York Office With Addition of Former NYDFS Assistant Counsel Jared Wilner as Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Partner

Monday, January 10, 2022

Jared Wilner has joined Locke Lord’s New York office as a Partner in the Firm’s Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Practice Group, bringing extensive experience advising insurance industry clients on a range of compliance and transactional matters. Wilner joins Locke Lord from Clyde & Co.

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Barclay Damon’s NYC Office Lands Accomplished Bankruptcy Partner From Faegre Drinker

Friday, January 7, 2022

Barclay Damon announces Keith Costa, former Faegre Drinker bankruptcy partner, has joined Barclay Damon’s growing Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Area and expanding New York City office. He is also a member of the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Area and Health & Human Service Providers Team. While Costa’s primary office location is New York City, he will take advantage of the firm’s 14-lawyer New Haven office when needed.

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King & Spalding Bolsters Global Professional Liability & Accountant Defense Practice in D.C. and New York

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

King & Spalding today announced that Raphael Larson and Gary Adamson have joined the firm as partners on the Special Matters and Government Investigations team. As leading practitioners representing accounting and consulting firms and their professionals in high-stakes regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, the pair adds strength to the firm’s world-class Professional Liability practice. Larson will be based in the Washington, D.C., office and Adamson in the New York office. Larson and Adamson both join King & Spalding from McDermott Will & Emery.

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Akerman Expands Real Estate Practice Group with Partner Bruce Meyerson in New York

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Real Estate Practice Group with partner Bruce Meyerson in New York. Meyerson represents real estate owners, developers, and lenders with interests in commercial, office, retail, mixed-use, multifamily, and industrial properties. Meyerson joins Akerman from Goulston & Storrs, P.C.

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Financial Litigation Lawyer Joseph Frank Joins New York and Miami Offices

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Joseph J. Frank has joined the firm as a partner based in the firm’s New York and Miami offices. Joe most recently served as Chief Legal Officer and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.-a $20 billion global provider of software and services to the financial industry. Before SS&C, Frank was a global co-head of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice at Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was recognized as “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for a major win in a residential mortgage-backed securities case.

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