O’Melveny Continues Expansion of Energy Practice with Renowned Energy Regulatory Lawyer Andrew B. Young

O’Melveny announced today that acclaimed energy regulatory lawyer Andrew B. Young has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner in its Project Development & Real Estate Practice Group and Energy Industry Group. Recognized as one of the nation’s top energy and regulatory lawyers by The Legal 500, Young comes to O’Melveny from the Washington, DC office of DLA Piper, where he served as a member of that firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Group.

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Adam Klauder Joins Squire Patton Boggs, Bolstering Financial Crimes Investigations and Compliance Expertise

Adam Klauder has joined Squire Patton Boggs’ Government Investigations and White Collar practice as a partner, adding a seasoned financial crimes defense and compliance attorney to the firm’s expanding practice. Before joining the firm, Mr. Klauder was Senior Director in the Global Investigations and Compliance practice of international management consultancy firm, Guidehouse, Inc. (formerly Navigant Consulting Inc.) and previously served as Global Head of Sanctions Investigations and Global Investigations Advisor for HSBC Bank plc. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at Clifford Chance.

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Commercial Class Action Litigation Partner Mohamed Awan Joins Crowell & Moring

 Mohamed Awan joins Crowell & Moring as a partner in its Litigation and Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation groups, where he will provide clients with valuable experience in consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, and financial services litigation. One of his areas of focus is defending companies in matters related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a federal law that shields companies against civil lawsuits for content posted on their platforms by a third party. Awan joins the firm from the Detroit office of Honigman LLP.

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Mayer Brown expands FDA regulatory capabilities with addition of George O’Brien

Mayer Brown announced today that George O’Brien has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice in Washington DC, where he will focus on a wide range of matters relating to the development, manufacture and marketing of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the firm’s clients in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. Mr. O’Brien joins from Hogan Lovells, where he was a partner.

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