Goldberg Segalla added partner Carianne P. Torrissi to the law firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group in Philadelphia. More >>

Governmental and corporate attorney Kevin Greenberg has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Mr. Greenberg is a shareholder in the firm’s Government Law & Policy, Corporate, and Real Estate practices. He is known for his successful representation of Pennsylvania elected officials and private-sector clients in the crossover between the commercial and government sectors, including casino land use and licensing disputes before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, development deals, and public-private partnerships. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan A. Clark, Andrew J. Rudolph, and Michael A. Kadlec have joined the Firm as partners in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice, of which Mr. Clark has been named chair. The employee benefits team joins Blank Rome’s Philadelphia office from Pepper Hamilton LLP where Mr. Clark served as co-chair of the Employee Benefits practice group. More >>

Timothy D. Katsiff—a litigator with more than 20 years of experience defending companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, derivative actions, and merger litigation—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in its Philadelphia office, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announces that Salvatore G. Rotella, Jr. has joined the Firm’s healthcare practice as a shareholder in the Philadelphia office. Rotella, previously at Reed Smith, represents hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, and behavioral and other healthcare providers in reimbursement disputes with government and commercial payers, managed care contracting negotiations, and internal investigations. He also advises providers on regulatory, compliance, and privacy law issues. More >>

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that it has hired Christine Soares as a member of its Energy, Environmental & Public Utilities Practice. Christine joins Cozen O’Connor from Fox Rothschild LLP, where she was a partner in the Litigation Department. She will be resident in the firm’s Cherry Hill, N.J., office. More >>

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies announced that Kevin Washo, formerly the executive director of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention, has joined the firm as a government relations principal. In this role, Mr. Washo will advise corporate and nonprofit clients on strategic engagement with the political and legislative processes at the state and federal levels. He will also act as a liaison to key government stakeholders to assist clients with government relations across Pennsylvania as well as in Washington, D.C., and New York. He will be based in Public Strategies’ Philadelphia office. Mr. Washo brings to the firm’s clients more than a decade of experience in Democratic politics, having served in various leadership positions in state and national government and politics. More >>

Gene Chikowski has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions and Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights practice groups. Mr. Chikowski comes to the firm from Flaster Greenberg’s Philadelphia office. More >>

Insurance litigator Jay M. Levin is joining Offit Kurman in Philadelphia. With extensive experience in insurance recovery law, Mr. Levin focuses his practice on representing policyholders in disputes with insurance carriers. Mr. Levin is one of three attorneys to join the firm this month, and his affiliation with Offit Kurman signifies not only a higher level of capability within the Insurance Recovery practice group, but a new phase of Offit Kurman’s growth in Philadelphia as a whole. More >>

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to welcome Laura B. Sorscher as a member of its national Real Estate practice, one of the premiere such practices in the country. More >>