Leading Estate Planning and Taxation Attorney joins Rimon as Partner in its Boston Office

Patricia M. Annino expands Rimon’s Trust and Estates Group as partner in its Boston office. A nationally recognized authority on estate planning and taxation, Ms. Annino brings more than 25 years of experience serving the estate planning needs of families, individuals, and owners of closely held and family-owned businesses. Ms. Annino joins from Prince Lobel. More >>

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Kenneth Juster Joins White & Case as a Partner

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today that Kenneth Juster will join the Firm’s Global Capital Markets Practice as a partner in its Boston office. Juster will work closely with the Firm’s Global Financial Institutions Industry Group and will advise clients on broker-dealer regulatory matters. He joins White & Case from K&L Gates LLP, where he handled all aspects of laws and regulations applicable to broker-dealers, investment advisers, alternative trading systems, and securities trading and funding platforms. More >>

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Holland & Knight Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Margot Hammond in Boston

Real estate finance lawyer Margot Hammond has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. She focuses her practice on net leasing and commercial lending, including representation of institutional lenders and underwriters in credit tenant lease financings and commercial mortgage loan originations. Moving to Holland & Knight with Ms. Hammond is associate Stephanie Frank. Both were previously with Dechert LLP in Boston. More >>

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Eric Christofferson Joins DLA Piper’s Litigation Practice in Boston

DLA Piper today announced the addition of Eric P. Christofferson, a former assistant US attorney, to the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Boston office.

For the past six years, Christofferson served in the US Attorney’s Office in Boston, primarily with the Criminal Division’s Economic Crimes Unit. He investigated and prosecuted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, insider trading, securities fraud, tax fraud and mortgage fraud and has tried nine criminal cases to verdict. He also worked closely with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. More >>

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Anita Varma Joins White & Case as a Partner

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today that Anita Varma will join the Firm’s Global Intellectual Property (IP) Practice as a partner in its Boston office. Varma will work closely with the Firm’s Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare group and will provide strategic patent counseling to global life sciences and technology clients throughout every stage of the patent cycle. More >>

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