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.
Baker McKenzie Adds Former US Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein in Washington, DC
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Willkie Adds Hannah Thompson Frank as Partner in Washington, DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that Hannah Thompson Frank has joined the Firm as a partner. She is a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department and Capital Markets Practice Group, and is based in Washington, DC. She was previously a partner at McGuireWoods.
Winston & Strawn Welcomes Michael Kimberly as Co-Chair of the Appellate & Critical Motions Practice
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Michael Kimberly has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as co-chair of the Appellate & Critical Motions Practice. Kimberly arrives from the Washington office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
K&L Gates Enhances Public Policy and Law Practice With Pair of Partners in Washington, D.C.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Marne Marotta and David Skillman as partners in its Public Policy and Law practice. Marotta and Skillman join the firm’s Washington, D.C., office from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Two Prominent Gaming Attorneys in Chicago and D.C.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Gaming Practice with the addition of Ali Bartlett and Rajat R. Shah as shareholders. Bartlett will be based in Chicago, arriving from Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Shah will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, joining from Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC.
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Sidley Brings In Leading Real Estate Finance Team of 14 Lawyers including Partners Bonnie Neuman, Melissa Hinkle, Nick Brandfon, and Molly Lovedale in New York and Washington, D.C.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Bonnie Neuman, Melissa Hinkle, Nick Brandfon, and Molly Lovedale have joined Sidley’s Real Estate practice as partners. In addition, Andrea Weitzman joins as counsel. The group joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP along with a team of nine associates. Ms. Neuman was a member of Cadwalader’s Management Committee, co-chair of its Finance Group, and head of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice. Bonnie joins Sidley’s office in New York and will co-lead the firm’s Real Estate group. Ms. Hinkle, Mr. Brandfon, and Ms. Weitzman also join Sidley’s office in New York. Ms. Lovedale will be part of the Washington, D.C. team.
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Economic Development and Incentives Lawyer Brendan Staley Joins King & Spalding’s Corporate Practice in Washington, D.C.
King & Spalding announced today that Brendan Staley has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Staley is based in Washington, D.C. Staley joins King & Spalding from Hunton Andrews Kurth, where he was a partner.
Former DOT Deputy General Counsel Brian Stansbury Joins Hunton’s Environmental Team in Washington
Brian Stansbury, a highly-regarded environmental attorney and former Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Washington.
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