Holland & Knight has strengthened its national Intellectual Property Group with a team of three partners from Perkins Coie who have particular experience with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) post-grant review proceedings. James “Jim” Coughlan and Terrence “Terry” Wikberg have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, and Amy Simpson has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. Ms. Simpson was formerly co-chair of her previous firm’s Post-Grant Proceedings practice for over a decade, and Mr. Coughlan was the co-chair of his previous firm’s ITC Litigation Group for 14 years prior to joining Holland & Knight.
Vinson & Elkins Adds Antitrust Litigator Adam Hudes as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Vinson & Elkins announced today that Adam Hudes has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., strengthening the Firm’s Antitrust Litigation practice. He joins Vinson & Elkins from Mayer Brown.
Perkins Coie Adds Partner Brian P. Sylvester in D.C. to Bolster FDA and USDA Practice
Dykema’s Washington, D.C., Office Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Chantel L. Febus
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Chantel Febus as a Member of its Appellate and Critical Motions, Business Litigation, and Government Investigations and Corporate Compliance teams, resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Febus, who will serve as the firm’s Head of East Coast Appeals, joins Dykema after practicing at Proskauer Rose, LLP in New York City for the past decade. Prior to that, she was a federal prosecutor at the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division.
Reed Smith Adds Partner-Counsel Duo to Life Sciences Health Industry Practice
Reed Smith today announced that Brian Bewley is joining the firm as a partner and Kaitlyn Dunn as counsel in its Life Sciences Health Industry Group. Formerly with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, the duo served previously in the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG). Bewley will work from the firm’s D.C. office, while Dunn will be based in Chicago. The team has worked together for more than five years.
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | Chicago | WashingtonFormer Deputy Chief Counsel of Department of Energy Loan Programs Office Ken Cestari Joins Holland & Knight
Ken Cestari, the former deputy chief counsel of the Loan Programs Office (LPO) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has joined Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group as a partner. Mr. Cestari helped lead the legal department of the LPO from 2015 to 2022 and worked as an attorney in the department beginning in 2009.
Washington, D.C. Antitrust Partner Carrie Mahan Joins Sidley
Norton Rose Fulbright Continues Growth of Corporate Insurance and Technology Transactions Practices with Six New Lawyers and a Senior Consultant
Following the recent arrival of a six-partner team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has added six non-partner lawyers and a senior consultant from the same firm to further strengthen its corporate insurance and technology transactions practices.
Pillsbury Adds Former Meta Integrity Lawyer in Washington, D.C.
Anthony “Tony” Phillips, a former Director and Associate General Counsel for Integrity at Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.), has joined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He is the latest addition to Pillsbury’s prestigious Technology Industry practice, which is consistently ranked among the most active practices in the world. Phillips brings experience as a former trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section. He began his career as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer—a military lawyer—in the U.S. Air Force.
Corporate Tax Attorney Christine Lane Joins Crowell & Moring
Christine K. Lane has joined Crowell & Moring as co-chair of the Tax Group, expanding the firm’s ability to handle the U.S. federal tax aspects of complex business transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and recapitalizations. Lane joins Crowell after spending a decade at Hogan Lovells where she represented a wide range of clients across industries, including Fortune 50 and 100 clients.









