Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Thomas G. Allen to the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Allen will serve as a partner in the firm’s nationally recognized Construction & Infrastructure Team. Mr. Allen will act as Global Lead for International Disputes. He joins from Greenberg Traurig.
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Attorney Nick Leibham has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. Mr. Leibham formerly practiced at K&L Gates for a dozen years, where he was a partner in the firm’s law and policy group and co-headed the emerging technologies and innovation practice for the federal marketplace. He will split his time between Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., and Orange County, California, offices.
Orrick announced today that energy tax authority Scott Cockerham has joined the firm as a partner, based in Washington, D.C. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Melissa Nelson has joined the Firm’s top-ranked Hotels and Leisure practice as partner, resident in the Washington, DC, office. Nelson has most recently focused on advising clients on all stages and facets of commercial real estate. Nelson, who joins from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, currently focuses on real estate, serving as a first-chair lawyer on her clients’ matters.
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Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin C. Hsing has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation – Life Sciences Group in the New York office. Mr. Hsing is an accomplished trial lawyer with significant experience litigating patents across a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, telecommunication cables, treatment methods, genetically engineered seeds, medical devices, memory chips, light switches, imaging devices, and pet products. Hsing joins from McGuireWoods LLP.
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Christopher Zochowski and Bradley Noojin as partners in the U.S. private equity team based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Chris and Brad were partners at Winston & Strawn LLP where Chris was co-Chair of the firm’s M&A practice and had a leading role in the firm’s SPAC and Permanent Capital Practice.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announces the arrival of Intellectual Property partner Adam Burrowbridge in the Washington, DC office. Adam joins former Wilson Sonsini colleague Doug Carsten at the Firm, further bolstering our IP litigation capabilities and expanding our east coast life sciences practice.
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Mayer Brown announced today that Carl Risch, a highly regarded immigration, nationality and visa lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Mobility & Migration practice in Washington DC. Mr. Risch is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, where he managed the worldwide visa and passport function for the United States (US) government.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Joe Meadows as a litigation partner in the firm’s Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices. Meadows is an experienced trial attorney, focusing on business disputes, internet defamation, and cyber-attack/privacy matters. His addition will strengthen the firm’s advertising, e-commerce, and media practices. Meadows joins the firm from Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC in Arlington.
