Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of seven attorneys joining the firm’s office in Washington, D.C. All of the attorneys are joining Dickinson Wright from Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P. More >>

John H. Thompson, a corporate restructuring lawyer with 14 years of experience representing clients in a wide variety of industries, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Department. While he will be resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, he also will maintain an office in New York and spend considerable time there. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that leading intellectual property lawyer Brian J. Winterfeldt has joined the firm in Washington DC as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, where he will serve as co-leader of the firm’s Global Brand Management and Internet practice. Previously, he was a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where he led that firm’s Internet practice. Joining Mr. Winterfeldt in the move from Katten to Mayer Brown is a team of lawyers, including one counsel in New York and two associates in New York and Washington DC. More >>

Veteran Government Contracts litigator Daniel P. Graham has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will help lead V&E’s Government Contracts team. More >>

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome James J. Murphy as a shareholder in the firm’s Washington office. Murphy joins Ogletree Deakins from General Dynamics, where he spent the last 10 years as the company’s chief labor and employment counsel. He will serve as co-chair of Ogletree Deakins’ Defense Contracting Industry Group. More >>

Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Peter Y. Malyshev to its global Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Industry Group. Malyshev joins the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Previously, Malyshev led the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) practice at Latham & Watkins. More >>

Sedgwick announced that Barbara Werther joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Werther has more than 35 years of experience in construction and government contracts law and represents clients in both the public and private sectors. She will head the government contracts and construction group’s practice in the Washington, D.C. office. More >>

Dentons announced today that Lori Mihalich-Levin has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Health Care practice. Mihalich-Levin was previously the director of hospital and GME payment policies with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a leading nonprofit organization representing all accredited US and Canadian medical schools as well as nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, including 51 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and 90 academic and scientific societies. More >>

Howard N. Shipley has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. Mr. Shipley joins the firm from the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner, LLP. More >>

Global specialist law firm Dechert LLP announced today it has expanded its international arbitration practice with the addition of Arif Hyder Ali and Alexandre de Gramont as partners. Both join the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Ali will serve as co-chair of Dechert’s international arbitration practice with Paris-based Eduardo Silva Romero. More >>