Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have agreed to merge effective April 1, 2020. The new law firm, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, or “Troutman Pepper,” will have 1,100 attorneys in 23 offices across the country. Troutman Pepper will offer its clients greater resources and bench strength, enhanced practices and expanded geographical reach. The announcement follows a vote by both firms’ partnerships earlier this week.
King & Spalding today announced that former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner on its Special Matters & Government Investigations team. Rosenstein is the latest high-ranking Justice Department official to join the firm’s Special Matters & Government Investigations team; he will work closely with a deep bench of former federal prosecutors and senior government officials to help clients with their most challenging litigation, enforcement and reputational issues.
Elizabeth Prelogar has joined Cooley as a litigation partner based in Washington, DC, where she will focus on appellate and white collar matters. She arrives from the Office of the Solicitor General at the US Department of Justice, where she was an assistant to the solicitor general. Previously, Prelogar served as assistant special counsel in the Special Counsel’s Office under Robert S. Mueller III and alongside recent Cooley addition Andrew Goldstein. More >>
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Pillsbury has added Keith Ranta as a partner in the firm’s growing Executive Compensation & Benefits practice. Ranta, who was previously with Cooley, will work closely with the firm’s East Coast Corporate lawyers and will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC and Northern Virginia offices. More >>
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce it has established a government contracts practice group along with the arrival of industry heavyweight Walter Wilson, who comes to the firm as partner of counsel. Wilson previously practiced with Polsinelli in Washington. More >>
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Zachary Tripp has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Tripp joins Weil from the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was an Assistant to the Solicitor General. He will be serving as Co-Head of Weil’s Appellate practice and will be based in Washington, D.C. More >>
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Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Jesse Panuccio, the former acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, will join the firm in Washington D.C. and Florida as a partner, focusing on high-stakes litigation and appeals, regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, and crisis management. Panuccio has served at the highest levels of the federal and Florida governments, and has handled the most difficult litigation and regulatory issues in both public service and private practice. He will join the firm in early December. More >>
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The global firm Jones Day announces that John Gore, who most recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, for the U.S. Department of Justice, returns to Jones Day as partner in the Firm’s Government Regulation Practice and is based in its Washington Office. Mr. Gore joined the DOJ in January of 2017. More >>
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Baker McKenzie has added four new partners to its North America Litigation & Government Enforcement practice: Amy J. Greer, based in New York and Washington, DC; Jennifer L. Klass, based in New York; Peter K.M. Chan, based in Chicago; and A. Valerie Mirko, based in Washington, DC. Amy, Jen and Peter join the Firm from Morgan Lewis, and Valerie was previously general counsel at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Amy and Jen will co-chair the Firm’s Financial Regulation & Enforcement Group. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling continues its expansion with the hire of market-leading CFIUS partner John Beahn in its Washington, D.C. office. John joins the firm from DLA Piper. More >>
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