Tax attorney Jeffrey Korenblatt has joined Holland & Knight as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has a broad-based tax practice focused on domestic and international business transactions. He previously was a partner at Reed Smith.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Jeffery M. Chiow to Government Contracts Practice in Washington, D.C.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Jeffery M. Chiow as a shareholder in its Government Contracts & Projects Practice. Chiow joins from Rogers, Joseph, O’Donnell, PC where he was co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice.
Akerman Grows Healthcare Practice with Partner Noam Fischman in Washington, D.C.
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP today announced the growth of its national Healthcare Practice Group with partner Noam Fischman in Washington, D.C. He joins from Polsinelli where he served as chair of its Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation Working Group, a taskforce dedicated to deal-related litigation.
Cooley Builds Antitrust Litigation Practice With Former DOJ Hire in Washington, DC
Ethan Glass has joined Cooley’s Washington, DC, office as a partner in the firm’s global litigation department. Arriving from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he served as chair of its antitrust investigations and government enforcement practice, Glass has extensive experience as a first-chair trial lawyer, a lead government investigator and a manager of government investigations. He bridges both litigation and agency work, and represents clients in all types of competition matters – from mergers to criminal and civil conduct – before the courts and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), US Department of Justice (DOJ) and state attorneys general.
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Clifford Chance Continues Antitrust Expansion With Appointment of Life Sciences and Healthcare Partner Leigh Oliver
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Leigh Oliver has joined as a partner in its US Antitrust practice. She joins from Hogan Lovells, where she established a leading reputation by helping clients navigate through their most difficult antitrust issues ranging from bet-the-company merger control matters to state and federal antitrust investigations.
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James Noe has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Public Policy & Regulation Group. Mr. Noe, who will work in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Houston offices, provides legislative and regulatory advocacy to energy, oil and gas, construction and other industry clients, which he also represents in a broad range of transactions and disputes. He was previously a partner at Jones Walker.
Gibson Dunn Adds Antitrust Partner Sophia Vandergrift in Washington, D.C.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Sophia Vandergrift has joined the firm as a partner. Vandergrift, formerly with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, will continue her antitrust practice at Gibson Dunn.
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Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin Complete Combination, Launch Top 80 National Firm
Arent Fox LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP completed their merger, effective March 1, 2022. The new firm operates under the name ArentFox Schiff and is led by Chair Anthony V. Lupo and Firmwide Co-Managing Partners Cristina A. Carvalho and Joseph J. Krasovec III. The newly combined firm is home to more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals and serves as a destination for an international client base of corporations, governments, private individuals, and trade associations.
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Allen & Overy Expanding Life Sciences Intellectual Property Litigation Practice With Five New U.S. Partners and Launching in Boston
A&O today announced that Elizabeth Holland, Bill James, John Bennett, Nick Mitrokostas and Daniel Margolis will join as partners in A&O’s U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice, focused on the life sciences industry. Elizabeth will become U.S. Head of A&O’s Life Sciences Practice. The five-partner team will be based in New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston, and will bolster A&O’s global life sciences patent litigation capabilities. The five partners will join A&O from Goodwin Procter’s IP Litigation practice, where they focused on representing innovators in the life sciences sector.
Husch Blackwell’s White Collar Team Adds Washington, DC-Based Partner
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Cormac T. Connor has joined the firm’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance practice group as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Connor comes to the firm from Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC in DC.
