Litigation attorney Siobhan Cole has joined Holland & Knight’s growing Philadelphia Litigation Practice Group as a partner. Ms. Cole was previously a partner with White & Williams LLP, where she served as practice group chair of the firm’s commercial litigation group.

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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Nicole Aiken-Shaban has joined the firm’s Healthcare practice, Goodwin Health, as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Aiken-Shaban arrives at Goodwin from Reed Smith LLP.

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International law firm Cozen O’Connor announced Andrew S. Kessler, a prominent Pennsylvania litigator with a 34-year track record of successfully defending medical providers and hospitals in all facets of litigation, has joined its award winning Commercial Litigation Department. Kessler, who comes to the firm from Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP, joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will work out of its Philadelphia office.

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Polsinelli has welcomed Gary R. Clarke as a shareholder to the firm’s growing Philadelphia office and in the Real Estate Practice Group. He is the second new shareholder in the Philadelphia office this month and arrives on the heels of the office opening with 24 shareholders this past summer. Additionally, Clarke continues the firm’s growth in real estate, most recently with Cameron Weil in New York. Prior to joining Polsinelli, Clarke served as in-house real estate counsel for a high-growth startup and a national retail landlord.

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Faegre Drinker announced today that Tim Katsiff has joined Faegre Drinker’s business litigation practice group as a partner in the Philadelphia office. Katsiff joins from Ballard Spahr where he led the class action litigation team. He is the fourth partner to join the firm’s business litigation practice in Philadelphia since September 2023.

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Enhancing Morgan Lewis’s trial, business disputes, and crisis management capabilities, Aliza Karetnick, who most recently led Ballard Spahr’s commercial litigation and dispute resolution group and co-led its manufacturing and consumer products and class action litigation teams, joins as a partner in Philadelphia. Aliza will continue to represent clients in complex commercial, class action, and other litigation.

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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Philip “Phil” N. Yannella has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Litigation group and will serve as co-chair of the firm’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. Phil regularly counsels clients on data privacy and cybersecurity issues relating to the use of digital information with an emphasis on litigating cyber disputes and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. He joins the firm’s Philadelphia office from Ballard Spahr where he was a partner and co-leader of the Privacy and Data Security Group.

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Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Robert C. Seiger to the Philadelphia office as partner in the Labor and Employment Department. Prior to joining Fox, Seiger was partner at Archer & Greiner, P.C.

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Steven B. Davis has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Davis was a partner at Stradley Ronon Steven & Young LLP.

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