Akin Gump today announced that David H. Sweeney has joined the firm as a partner in its energy practice in Houston. Mr. Sweeney, who advises clients on a broad range of U.S. domestic and international oil and gas, coal, and other natural resource, infrastructure and finance transactions, comes to Akin Gump from K&L Gates, where he was a partner. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs has appointed a three-partner team from WilmerHale in Frankfurt, to focus on brand management. Reinhart Lange, Dr. Christofer Eggers and Eva Schalast, all highly regarded for their expertise in intellectual property and competition disputes, have joined the firm along with a five-strong brand management team. More >>
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Pillsbury today announced the addition of noted financial products and derivatives lawyer Daniel Budofsky as partner, continuing a year of expansion and diversification for the firm’s Finance practice and New York office. Budofsky comes to Pillsbury from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. More >>
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Dechert LLP, a global law firm, announced today that Philip Butler and David Miles have joined Dechert as partners in London. Miles and Butler were both partners at DLA Piper, where Butler served as global co-chair of the financial services sector and previous head of the UK finance practice and Miles served as the head of the London debt finance practice group. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the continued growth of its Labor & Employment Practice Group with litigator Lillian Moon in the Orlando office. Moon joins as a partner and brings significant experience in workplace safety, data privacy and security issues. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its cybersecurity and national security capabilities with the arrival of Steven Chabinsky as a partner and chair of the Firm’s Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Sean Hoar as the new chair of its Data Privacy and Network Security Practice. More >>
Tags: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | PortlandAkin Gump today announced that Jasper Helder joins the firm in London as a partner in its international trade practice. Mr. Helder, who practices primarily in international trade and corporate compliance matters, comes to Akin Gump from Baker & McKenzie, where he chaired the Europe, Middle East, and Africa trade & commerce practice. More >>
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Venable LLP, an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm, announced today the addition of four high-profile partners to its growing national Tax and Wealth Planning practice. Jonathan C. Lurie, William R. Burford, and Andrew D. Copans joined the firm as partners in the Los Angeles office. Jason P. Trenton will also join the firm as a partner in early January 2017. The four-member team was previously with McDermott Will & Emery LLP and brings with it three paralegals and three staff members. More >>
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Bernhardt, a leading German private equity lawyer, is joining the firm’s Frankfurt office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Recognized as a top lawyer for private equity by JUVE, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, Michael Bernhardt has over 15 years of experience. His practice is focused on corporate M&A and Private Equity, representing national and international corporations and sponsors on investments and cross-border transactions and he advises regularly on private equity transactions including public takeovers as well as Public-to-Privates, LBOs and MBOs. More >>
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