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 >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes corporate lawyer Aaron Suh, who advises private equity sponsors and strategic acquirers in the structuring of their mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Aaron, who arrives from Dechert LLP, is a partner resident in Philadelphia. More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Holland & Knight announced today that William J. Delany has joined the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office. Mr. Delany focuses his practice on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other labor and employment litigation. He was formerly a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Goldberg Segalla added partner Christina A. Gonzales to the law firm’s Toxic Tort Practice Group in Philadelphia. More >>

The Philadelphia office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand responsively to business needs with the addition of its latest hire, Kevin W. Rethore. He joins the firm’s Private Wealth Services and Litigation practices as a shareholder and will spearhead trust and estates litigation efforts for the Philadelphia office. More >>