Akerman proudly welcomes Ricardo Bernard and Joseph Brasile to our New York office. Bernard is a partner in the firm’s corporate practice and Brasile joins as a partner in the real estate practice. Brasile previously served as a partner at Faegre Drinker. Prior to joining Akerman, Bernard helped co-found the Washington, D.C., office of ASAFO & Co., an international law firm focused on emerging market transactions.
Tags: Akerman LLP | New York | Washington
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Katlin McKelvie has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, where she will practice in the firm’s FDA and Health Care Practice Group. Katlin was previously Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and served in senior roles at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and on the U.S. Senate HELP Committee.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | WashingtonDechert announced today the addition of Cynthia Beyea as a partner in its global financial services group, further bolstering the firm’s capabilities in registered funds. Ms. Beyea will be based in Dechert’s Washington, D.C. office. Beyea arrives from Eversheds Sutherland.
Tags: Washington
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has added Chandri Navarro as Senior Counsel to its North America International Commercial & Trade Practice in Washington, DC. She joins from Hogan Lovells where she was a partner for nearly 20 years.
Tags: Baker & McKenzie LLP | Washington
King & Spalding announced today that Stephanie Yarbrough, one of the country’s foremost economic development lawyers, has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group as partner. She will be based in Washington, D.C. and will spend significant time in the firm’s New York office. Yarbrough arrives from Womble Bond Dickinson.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | Washington
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes US Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers Varu Chilakamarri and Michael Culhane Harper as partners in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Chilakamarri joins K&L Gates’ Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice, while Harper becomes a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice.
Tags: K&L Gates | Washington
Mintz has deepened its health care bench with the addition of new Member, Rachel Alexander. Before joining the Mintz, Alexander was with Wiley Rein LLP in Washington.
Tags: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. | Washington
Akin is pleased to announce that projects and energy transition partner Vanessa Richelle Wilson has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Previously she was U.S. head of the energy and natural resources sector at DLA Piper.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Washington
Squire Patton Boggs has added a three partner team in Washington DC focused on international investigations, national security issues and counseling clients on transactions that require US Government approval, with the addition of Tom Firestone, Shannon Reaves, and Chris Griner. They, along with a team of supporting attorneys and staff, join from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where Mr. Firestone co-chaired the Government Investigations & White-Collar Practice and Mr. Griner chaired the National Security/CFIUS/Compliance Practice.
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that experienced private funds regulatory lawyer Christopher J. Scully has joined the Firm as a partner in the Private Funds practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. Chris joins Weil from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group of the Corporate Department.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | Washington