Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of its Atlanta office with the addition of Sul Kim, Erica Mason, Anthony Morris and Peter Spanos. The four new partners continue the firm’s strategic expansion in Atlanta, raising the headcount to 11 lawyers in the 10 months since the office opened. Kim, Mason and Spanos enhance the firm’s labor and employment capabilities, while Morris expands the commercial litigation bench. Kim and Mason join the firm from Constangy Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, while Morris and Spanos join from Dentons and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, respectively.

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The global law firm Jones Day announces that Darcy White has joined the Firm’s M&A Practice in its Atlanta Office. Before joining the firm, White was a member of Paul Hastings for 15 years. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that Douglas A. Henderson has joined the firm as a partner on its Toxic & Environmental Torts (T&ET) team in the Atlanta office. Henderson joins the firm from the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders. More >>

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces the arrival of Ceasar C. Mitchell Jr. as a partner. Mitchell, who is immediate past President of the Atlanta City Council, joins the Firm’s award-winning Public Policy practice, where he will play a national leadership role in Dentons’ Local Government Solutions group, an interdisciplinary service focused on bridging the public and private sectors to solve challenges facing local and state governments across the United States. He will also devote a significant part of his practice to advising clients on a variety of real estate transactions. Aside from his time with the Atlanta City Council, Mitchell also served as Of Counsel at Dentons. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that Matt Baughman, former Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has returned as a partner in the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations team in the Atlanta office. More >>

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Shareholder Eric Hanson to the national Intellectual Property Department. With his appointment, Polsinelli expands the depth and capability of the Intellectual Property Department in the Southeast and its breadth of patent, trademark and copyright-related services, including portfolio creation and management, transactions and monetization strategies. More >>

FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest distributed law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Gordon M. Berger as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office and Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups. Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Mr. Berger was a partner at Ford & Harrison LLP. More >>

BakerHostetler announced today that Douglas Eingurt has joined the firm as a partner resident in its Atlanta office, where he will continue his work representing public and private companies in a wide range of transactions. He was previously a partner with Dentons. More >>

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property & Technology Practice with the addition of Robert A. King as a shareholder in the Atlanta office. King, who joins from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, focuses his practice on patent portfolio management, patent prosecution, and intellectual property licensing. King has a background as an electrical engineer, as well as wide-ranging experience with a variety of technologies. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Heath D. Linsky has joined the firm as a partner in its market-leading REIT Group and will also play a key role in its Corporate Finance | Capital Markets Group. More >>