Shook Opens Boston Office; Expands Philadelphia Team

Renowned for its well-established client roster in the Northeast, Shook, Hardy & Bacon announces the addition of a new Boston location and expands its current Philadelphia presence. The new team focuses primarily on high-stakes environmental and toxic tort litigation, as well as complex business disputes, class action, product liability and other areas. More >>

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Andrew Schwartz, Lawrence Bartel and Lori Quinn Join Gordon & Rees in the Philadelphia and New York Offices

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Andrew M. Schwartz, Lawrence J. Bartel and Lori J. Quinn. Schwartz and Bartel will join the firm’s Philadelphia office and Quinn will join the firm’s New York office. The three new partners were previously with Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. More >>

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Littler Adds Prominent Labor Lawyer Karl Fritton

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Karl A. Fritton as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Fritton was previously a partner at Reed Smith LLP and a former leader of the firm’s labor and employment practice group. Fritton’s arrival, along with the addition of a team of labor lawyers in Chicago earlier this year, further expands the firm’s deep bench of attorneys representing management in labor matters. Since the beginning of this year, Littler has added 13 lateral shareholders to the firm. More >>

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Clark Hill Strengthens Pennsylvania Public Finance Law Capabilities with Addition of Michael C. Barnes as Member and Andrew C. Maher as Senior Counsel

Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of Michael C. Barnes as a Member in the Philadelphia office and Andrew C. Maher as Senior Counsel in the Pittsburgh office, both in the firm’s Public Finance Group. Barnes joins the firm from the Philadelphia office of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr where he had been a partner in the firm’s Public Finance Practice. Maher joins the firm from Cohen Grigsby’s Pittsburgh office where he had been a Director in the Real Estate and Public Finance practice. More >>

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Cozen O’Connor Welcomes Kelly T. Kindig, the Latest Addition to its Fast-Growing Labor & Employment Practice

Cozen O’Connor today welcomed Kelly T. Kindig — a litigator who represents public and private employers in a broad range of employment-related disputes, including cases involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation — to its nationally recognized Labor & Employment practice. Kindig comes to the firm from Ballard Spahr where she was of counsel in that firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment practices. She joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will work out of its Philadelphia office. More >>

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Lewis Brisbois Strengthens Philadelphia Practice with Hiring of Ten New Attorneys

Lewis Brisbois has significantly grown its Philadelphia practice with the addition of five new partners and five new associates. The new partners include: Walter (Pete) H. Swayze, III, Megan E. Grossman, Michael B. Pullano, Gregory Hurchalla, and Richard Goldberg. They will be joined by Associates Asher A. Block, John M. Borelli, Chester F. Darlington, Adrianna M. Yanez, and David A. Yavil. With the exception of Messrs. Hurchalla and Goldberg, the new attorneys all join from the Philadelphia office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. More >>

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IP Lawyer John Zurawski, Known for Life Sciences Work, Joins Ballard Spahr

John A. Zurawski—an intellectual property attorney known for his work with pioneering companies and research institutions in the life sciences, higher education, and emerging growth spaces—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. Mr. Zurawski joins Ballard Spahr from McCarter & English, where he was a partner in the intellectual property practice. More >>

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