Alston & Bird Adds Former FTC Official Alexis Gilman

Alston & Bird announced today that Alexis Gilman, the former head of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition unit responsible for reviewing mergers and acquisitions in industries such as health care, retail, and consumer products, has joined the firm’s Antitrust Team as a partner in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP.

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King & Spalding Continues Expansion of IP, Technology Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Partners Andrew Ong, Amadou Kilkenny Diaw

King & Spalding announced today that intellectual property and technology litigators Andrew Ong and Amadou Kilkenny Diaw have joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as partners. Ong is based in San Francisco, and Diaw is based in Washington, D.C. Ong and Diaw join from Goodwin Procter, where they were partners and practiced with Neel Chatterjee, who joined King & Spalding in July as partner and co-leader of the firm’s IP team.

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Leading International Arbitration Enforcement and Appellate Lawyer Matthew D. McGill Joins King & Spalding in Washington, D.C.

King & Spalding announced today that Matthew D. McGill has joined the firm’s International Disputes practice group as a partner. McGill is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. McGill joins King & Spalding from Gibson Dunn, where he was a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement and Betting and Gaming practice groups.

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Baker Botts Deepens Bench with Leading Dealmaker and Former Treasury Official in New York and D.C.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced today that Ted Posner and Marisa White have joined the firm as partners. Ted joins the Global Projects group within the International Trade section and will serve as Head of National Security and Trade Risk Mitigation in the Washington, D.C. office. Marisa joins the Corporate Department in the New York office.

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U.S. Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Hanson Rejoins King & Spalding in Washington, D.C.

King & Spalding announced today that Matt Hanson has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Hanson returns to the firm after nearly three years at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legislative Affairs, where he most recently served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. 

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Dechert Enhances Financial Services Group with Strategic Hire Robert Shapiro

Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Robert Shapiro as a partner in its financial services practice group, complementing the firm’s deep U.S. regulatory practice. Mr. Shapiro will be based in Dechert’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Shapiro joins Dechert from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he served as Assistant Chief Counsel in the Division of Investment Management.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Gains Tax Insurance Underwriting Partner in Washington, DC

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has sharpened its competitive edge in tax and corporate transactions with the arrival of Washington, DC partner Jeff Korenblatt, a seasoned leader in the growing world of tax insurance underwriting. Joining from Holland & Knight, Jeff focuses on the high-demand intersection of tax law, insurance and transactional risk mitigation.

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Baker McKenzie Adds Former US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein in Washington, DC

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has added former US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein in Washington, DC as a Partner in its Litigation and Government Enforcement Practice Group. As chair of the firm’s National Security Practice, Rod leads a team of former US government officials, former prosecutors, trade practitioners, and data privacy and cyber lawyers.

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