Baker Donelson has added J. Trent Scofield to the Firm’s Birmingham office as a member of the Labor & Employment Group. More >>

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Janell M. Ahnert as a shareholder in its Birmingham, Ala., office. She joins from Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. More >>

Jones Walker LLP announced today the expansion of its housing industry team with the addition of all of the members of the boutique law firm Liles & Rushin, LLC. Effective November 19, 2018, two new partners, Kelly Rushin Lewis and Brandon Hughey, along with their team of housing professionals will join Jones Walker’s new Birmingham office. The firm also announced that Ms. Lewis will be the new leader of the firm’s national housing industry team. More >>

Alan Enslen has joined Baker Donelson’s Birmingham office as a member of the Firm’s Global Business Team focusing on international trade and national security matters. Doreen Edelman, co-chair of Baker Donelson’s Global Business Team, said “Alan brings a wealth of experience including international trade, government contracting and national security, which further enhances the capabilities of our global team in serving our clients both domestic and abroad.” More >>

Jones Walker LLP announced today that Robert C. Walthall has joined the firm’s Birmingham office as a partner. More >>

Mr. Sargent joins Baker Donelson’s Birmingham office, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the financial and legal services industries. His practice will focus on traditional loan closing services, regulatory advice and consulting, loan workout and bankruptcy and government relations. Mr. Sargent has experience advising community, regional and international banks on regulatory compliance and risk management, counseling his clients on the day to day regulatory compliance and corporate risks that go along with running a bank including vendor management, contracts, bank operations, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory analyses, examinations and responses. More >>

Baker Donelson announces the arrival of Marcus Maples to the Firm’s Birmingham office. More >>

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has appointed Claire Laver as a Partner in its Claims Solutions Group (CSG), bolstering its market-leading counter fraud team from its base in Birmingham. More >>

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened a Birmingham, Ala. office, its 33rd U.S. location since the firm was founded 40 years ago. The Birmingham office strengthens the firm’s presence in the Southeastern United States, following Gordon & Rees’s expansion into Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Charleston, and Raleigh. Gordon & Rees’s Birmingham office serves clients in commercial litigation, toxic and mass tort, transportation and trucking, premises, employment, and other legal sectors. More >>