Established Boston employment and privacy lawyer and community leader Michele Whitham joins Locke Lord LLP as a Partner in the Boston office and a member of the Firm-wide Labor and Employment and Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups. She is a former Co-Managing Partner of Foley Hoag LLP and a well-known employment lawyer who has been recognized nationally for her accomplishments. Among her areas of practice is a particular focus on workplace and corporate data security and privacy. More >>

Holland & Knight announced today that bankruptcy attorney Kenneth Noble has joined the firm as a partner in its Boston and New York offices. He most recently was the head of Katten Muchin Rosenman’s insolvency and restructuring practice in New York and previously served as the national co-chair of the practice and as a member of the firm’s executive committee and board of directors. More >>

Holland & Knight today announced that Sean Leonard has rejoined its Boston office as a partner in the firm’s Syndication Group. He was previously a partner with Dentons in Boston. More >>

Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn is joining the firm as a partner in its Financial Institutions Group in Boston. Luciana returns to Goodwin from Harvard Management Corporation (HMC), the entity responsible for managing Harvard University’s endowment, where she served most recently as Senior Vice President for HMC’s Natural Resources Group. More >>

The Boston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Richard Kerr as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Goodwin Procter LLP. More >>

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is expanding its Tax Practice with the addition of Roy W. Gillig. Formerly a Partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, Mr. Gillig joins as a Member in Mintz Levin’s Boston office. More >>

Foley announced today that James Matthews and Katy Koski have joined the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice and Life Sciences Industry Team as partners in the Boston office. More >>