Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Dean S. Nordlinger has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, which welcomed Partner Stacy H. Louizos earlier this week in the New York office. Dean brings more than 20 years of experience representing privately held and closely held companies of all sizes, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs from a broad range of industries. Dean joins from Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., where he served as principal.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | New York | WashingtonTroutman Sanders Continues Strategic Growth in Charlotte with Addition of Three Leading Commercial Litigation and Regulatory Partners
A dynamic team of litigators and regulatory enforcement attorneys, consisting of partners William Mayberry, Jason Evans and Joshua Davey, has joined Troutman Sanders’ Business Litigation practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. The partners advise clients in high stakes commercial litigation, bank regulatory and government enforcement matters across the country. They previously practiced at McGuireWoods.
Leading Antitrust Attorney Joseph Miller Joins Mintz
Mintz is pleased to announce that Joseph Miller has joined the firm as Co-chair of the Antitrust Practice and a Member in the firm’s Health Law Practice. Mr. Miller is a seasoned antitrust attorney with almost 30 years’ experience that spans roles in private practice, as a general counsel, and with federal antitrust enforcement agencies, providing strategic transactional advice and representing clients in government investigations and merger reviews. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Miller was a partner at a Washington, DC-based international law firm, where he was on the steering committee of the firm’s Antitrust Group as well as a member of the firm’s Health Care Group.
Alston & Bird Adds Senior Trial Attorney Jason Levine as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird Adds Tax Partner Shawna Tunnell in Washington, D.C.
Alston & Bird has expanded its federal and international tax capabilities with the addition of Shawna Tunnell as tax partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Tunnell joins from Hogan Lovells, where she was a partner and practiced for more than 20 years.
Investment-Management Industry Leader Phillip S. Gillespie Joins WilmerHale
WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Phillip S. Gillespie has joined the firm. He will be a senior counsel in the Boston office and a member of the firm’s market-leading Securities Department and Investment Management Practice. Most recently, Mr. Gillespie was executive vice president and general counsel for State Street Global Advisors, the asset management division of State Street Corporation.
Tags: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | Boston | WashingtonLittler Adds Shareholder Lawrence Levien in Washington, D.C.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Lawrence D. Levien in its Washington, D.C., office. Levien joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where he was a partner in the labor and employment practice.
Cooley Adds Acclaimed Trial + Appellate Litigator
Cooley has expanded its litigation department with the addition of experienced trial and appellate lawyer Kathleen Hartnett, who joins as a partner in San Francisco. Hartnett arrives from Boies Schiller Flexner, where she was co-administrative partner of the firm’s San Francisco office. Previously, she served as deputy assistant attorney general in the US Department of Justice’s Civil Division, overseeing the Federal Programs Branch, which represents the federal government in high-profile civil litigation.
Tags: Cooley LLP | San Francisco | WashingtonPreeminent Health Care Lawyer Stephanie Webster Joins Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Webster, one of the top health care lawyers and appellate litigators in the country, has joined global law firm Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C. as a partner. Ms. Webster’s experience combines private practice with government service. Prior to her practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Ms. Webster served as an attorney for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Division of General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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