Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes intellectual property litigation partner Susan M. Kayser in the Washington, D.C., office. She joins K&L Gates from Jones Day. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Tara D. Elliott has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and as a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. She is a seasoned and talented litigator and trial lawyer whose practice focuses on high-profile intellectual property proceedings and litigation. Ms. Elliott joins Latham from WilmerHale in Washington, D.C. More >>

O’Melveny announced today that one of the nation’s leading Supreme Court practitioners, Jeffrey L. Fisher, has joined the firm as special counsel in its appellate practice. He will represent clients in high-stakes litigation while maintaining his position as Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Co-Director of its Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. More >>

Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that Lyle Roberts will join the firm as a partner in its Litigation practice. Roberts joins Shearman & Sterling from Cooley’s Washington, D.C. office. More >>

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added Kenneth L. Wiseman and Mark F. Sundback in Washington, D.C. Wiseman and Sundback join Sheppard Mullin’s Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team and the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group from Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today further expanded the Washington, D.C., office with the addition of partner James M. Burns, former co-leader of the Healthcare Antitrust Practice at a national law firm. He joins Akerman’s Healthcare Practice Group, bolstering the firm’s national capabilities for health systems and insurance companies involved in healthcare M&A, antitrust litigation and government investigations tied to antitrust compliance. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Brian Greene has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group. Mr. Greene represents leading private and public entities in domestic and international project finance, energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the United States and Latin America. Mr. Greene was previously a partner of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. He joins his former Norton Rose partner Rohit Chaudhry, who along with Roald Nashi, joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office last month. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Jamie Underwood has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and as a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. She is a talented patent litigator with a successful track record representing leading technology and automotive clients in actions before the International Trade Commission (ITC) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. More >>