Claudia Vetesi, a Chambers-ranked litigator handling consumer class actions and other complex litigations across a variety of industries, has joined Pillsbury’s San Francisco office as partner. She comes to the firm from Morrison & Foerster LLP.
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Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. announced Melissa B. Kurtzman has joined the firm’s Philadelphia office as a principal. Melissa joins the firm from Littler Mendelson P.C. and brings more than 30 years of experience representing employers in a range of employee benefits matters.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Rebecca (Becca) Lock has joined the firm as partner in its Real Estate and Investment Funds and Capital industry groups in the Philadelphia office. Lock arrives from Kirkland & Ellis in New York.
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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.
Tags: Holland & Knight LLP | PhiladelphiaGlobal 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 three powerhouse female former federal prosecutors, partners Carolyn McNiven and Jessica Natali and associate Brittany Fisher, joined the firm’s litigation group in San Francisco and Philadelphia. With a national white collar defense practice spanning both the East and West Coasts, the trio moved as a team from Greenberg Traurig where they defended a variety of private and public companies and individuals primarily in the health care, life sciences, and financial services sectors in government enforcement matters.
Tags: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Philadelphia | San FranciscoFaegre 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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