Katten Expands Bankruptcy Practice in New York

Katten announced today that Bryan Kotliar has joined its Insolvency and Restructuring practice as a partner in the New York office. Kotliar has represented debtors, creditors, shareholders and other parties in interest in a range of high-profile restructuring matters, including some of the largest and most heavily contested bankruptcies of the past decade, as well as prepackaged and other prearranged cases.  An active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Kotliar most recently was with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and before that, Jones Day, in the New York offices of both firms. Earlier, he was at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where he first worked with Reisman.

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Mayer Brown Adds Leading Investigations and White Collar Defense Lawyer Michael Levy as Partner in DC

Mayer Brown has continued the expansion of its investigations and enforcement capabilities with the arrival of seasoned trial lawyer Michael Levy, who joins the firm as a partner in the global White Collar Defense & Compliance, Congressional Investigations & Crisis Management and Regulatory & Investigations practice groups in Washington DC. Mr. Levy joins from Paul Hastings.

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Leading M&A Lawyer Adel Aslani-Far Joins Greenberg Traurig in New York

M. Adel Aslani-Far, widely recognized as one of the United States’ leading public company mergers and acquisitions attorneys, has joined the New York office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Global Corporate Practice. Aslani-Far joins from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was a partner and former global co-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.

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Latham Adds Distinguished White Collar Partner in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Robert H. Hotz Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Hotz is a seasoned litigator and trial lawyer who has broad experience advising clients on matters related to alleged securities and commodities fraud/insider trading, improper accounting and disclosures, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and sanctions. Hotz joins Latham from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in New York.

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Foley Expands Government Enforcement Practice With Addition of Lewis Zirogiannis

Foley & Lardner announced today that Lewis Zirogiannis has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department and Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group. Zirogiannis is resident in the firm’s San Francisco and New York City offices.

Zirogiannis comes to Foley from Reed Smith, where he was a member of the complex litigation and global regulatory enforcement practice groups. He began his legal career as a staff attorney in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as a federal judicial law clerk in the Southern District of New York before entering private practice.

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Greenberg Traurig Grows Brazil Focused Capabilities with the Addition of Giovanni Biscardi

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has increased its Brazil and cross border transaction capabilities with the addition of Giovanni Biscardi as a shareholder in the firm’s New York office and as a foreign legal consultant in the firm’s Miami office. Biscardi joins Greenberg Traurig from Carlton Fields, where he was a former member of the firm’s Board of Directors.

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