The global law firm Jones Day has announced that William J. Axtman and Marcia C. Kelson have joined the Firm’s Pittsburgh Office as partners in its M&A Practice and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, respectively. Both were partners with K&L Gates LLP in Pittsburgh. More >>

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP is pleased to announce that Karen Baillie has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as partner. Ms. Baillie is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, as well as the Higher Education and Labor & Employment practice groups.

“We are very excited to have Karen joining Schnader here in Pittsburgh,” said Office Managing Partner George McGrann. “Her keen legal acumen and understanding of how institutions of higher learning operate will enhance the services we provide to clients.” More >>

Business law firm Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. is pleased to announce the appointment of two experienced director attorneys to the Business Services Group in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.

Matthew H. Clark brings extensive corporate and transactional experience providing advice on a myriad of legal issues, including drafting and negotiating acquisition, disposition and debt and equity financing documents; providing assistance with commercial agreements concerning intellectual property, information technology, and business development; providing advice regarding federal regulations related to health care; and handling general corporate legal matters. Prior to his new role, Clark was senior counsel of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC where he was responsible for information technology, sourcing, technology licensing agreements and a wide variety of commercial contracts.

Steven M. Taibl has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of business transactions, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and other private equity transactions. He routinely advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies, institutional and individual investors and public and private companies operating in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Taibl was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Bingham McCutchen LLP in Boston. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Jones Day in Chicago and in Frankfurt, Germany. More >>

Frederick Leech has joined Leech Tishman as a partner in the Pittsburgh office and a member of the Corporate Practice Group. More >>