Global law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice with the arrival of Tara Lee as a partner in Washington, DC. She joins the Firm from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where she was co-chair of the national trial practice.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Mark M. Yacura in Washington, DC as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Mark comes to Fox from the DC office of Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bill Isaacson and Karen Dunn are joining the firm as partners in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Both are nationally recognized trial lawyers who have tried and won numerous high-stakes cases for some of the nation’s largest companies. They both arrive to the firm from Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced today that veteran litigator Angela Hart-Edwards has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. She joins from Akerman, where she was a partner.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that David Robbins, a leading government contracts lawyer, has rejoined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice. Mr. Robbins is an experienced litigator and investigations lawyer with a broad skillset focused on ethics, compliance, counseling, claims, investigations and enforcement defense. Based in the firm’s Washington, DC office, he will lead the Government Contracts Practice with Partner Marc Van Allen. Mr. Robbins joins the firm from the Washington office of Crowell & Moring, LLP.
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that John Orrick has joined the firm’s Bethesda office. He will serve as a principal-level attorney with the Business Law and Transactions group.
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King & Spalding has added Jamieson Greer, most recently the Chief of Staff to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), as a partner in its International Trade team in Washington, D.C.
Cozen O’Connor today introduced Pennsylvania business attorney Katayun Jaffari — who for nearly three decades has helped corporate boards and executive management teams execute multibillion-dollar securities and M&A transactions — as chair of its Corporate Governance & Securities Group. Jaffari, whose clients range from life sciences and energy enterprises, to technology and fintech providers across the United States, comes to the firm from Ballard Spahr LLP. She joins the firm as a shareholder and will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that experienced energy lawyer Jennifer Amerkhail has joined as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC Office. Ms. Amerkhail, a member of the firm’s Energy Practice, is a former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) lawyer who most recently served as in-house counsel representing Entergy Corporation’s utility operating companies. Most recently, Ms. Amerkhail served as assistant general counsel for Entergy’s FERC Legal Group, where she provided leadership, strategic advice and counseling for internal legal resources and business partners to solve legal, regulatory and compliance issues before FERC and regional transmission organizations.
Rimon Law welcomes Debbie Klis as Partner on its Corporate and Financial Services teams based out of the Washington, DC Office. Ms. Klis joins Rimon from Polsinelli in Washington, DC where she was shareholder.
