Peter D. Hardy—a prominent white collar defense attorney known for his work representing corporations and individuals facing potential criminal tax issues—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Philadelphia office, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>

Michael J. Cawley has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the Philadelphia office. He is a member of the firm’s Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability Defense, and Class Action practice groups. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that highly regarded antitrust litigator Steven E. Bizar has joined the firm as a partner in Philadelphia. He was previously a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. More >>

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has added Mark J. Foley to its Labor and Employment practice group. He joins the firm as a partner residing in the firm’s Philadelphia office. More >>

Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that Richard Gilly has joined the firm as a Principal member of Offit Kurman’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Gilly will work out of the firm’s Philadelphia location, where he will assume his new role as head of Offit Kurman’s Patent Practice. More >>

Morgan Lewis has advised The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) in its sale to Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., in an all-cash transaction for $15.00 per share, or approximately $835 million in aggregate equity value. More >>

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to the Philadelphia office, including three Partners, two Partners Of Counsel and one associate. The attorneys specialize in banking and financial services and litigation and will enhance the service offerings to clients. Each of the new attorneys fits Philadelphia Managing Partner Richard O’Halloran’s strategic vision for growth. More >>

Stradley Ronon announced today that intellectual property attorney Philip J. Foret has joined the firm as a partner in its Malvern, Pennsylvania, office. He was most recently co-chair of the intellectual property group at Dilworth Paxson LLP. More >>

Morgan Lewis continues to strengthen its litigation practice with the addition of former federal prosecutor Harvey Bartle, who rejoins the firm as a partner in Philadelphia and Princeton, NJ. With an emphasis on white collar litigation and government investigations matters, Mr. Bartle further enhances the firm’s deep bench of litigators. More >>