Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan DiSantis Joins Locke Lord as Partner in Boston Office; Strengthens Firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Capabilities

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Ryan DiSantis has joined Locke Lord’s Boston office as a Partner in the Firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. With significant depth of experience spanning a broad range of industries, DiSantis bolsters Locke Lord’s bench strength in the Northeast and across the Firm. DiSantis joins Locke Lord from Jones Day, where he represented corporations and individuals in criminal and civil enforcement matters conducted by U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

More >>

Tags:  Locke Lord LLP | Boston

Greenberg Traurig Continues Growth of IP and Emerging Technology Capabilities

Friday, April 15, 2022

To meet increasing client demand for intellectual property and emerging technology legal counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts as a shareholder in the firm’s Boston office. Tibbetts will focus his practice on Intellectual Property & Technology (IP) and Patent Prosecution, including Life Sciences & Medical Technology. He joins the firm from Wolf Greenfield & Sacks. In addition, the Boston office recently added Maksim Y. Mints to the IP & Technology Practice as a patent agent.

More >>

Tags:  Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Boston

K&L Gates Continues IP Practice Growth, Bolsters Pharma, Biotech Capabilities with Addition of 10-Person Patent Team in Boston

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues the expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of partners Hannah Koyfman, Ph.D., and David Lu, Ph.D., and their 10-person team. The team, which includes lawyers, patent agents, technology specialists, and other allied professionals, joins K&L Gates’ Boston office from Lando & Anastasi, LLP, and enhances the firm’s life science IP capabilities.

More >>

Tags:  K&L Gates LLP | Boston

Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin Complete Combination, Launch Top 80 National Firm

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Arent Fox LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP completed their merger, effective March 1, 2022. The new firm operates under the name ArentFox Schiff and is led by Chair Anthony V. Lupo and Firmwide Co-Managing Partners Cristina A. Carvalho and Joseph J. Krasovec III. The newly combined firm is home to more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals and serves as a destination for an international client base of corporations, governments, private individuals, and trade associations.

More >>

Tags:  ArentFox Schiff LLP | Ann Arbor | Boston | Chicago | Lake Forest | Los Angeles | New York | San Francisco | Washington

Former Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Mendell Joins Morrison & Foerster in Boston

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Nathaniel Mendell has joined the firm as a partner in its Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, based in the Boston office. Mr. Mendell joins Morrison & Foerster from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he most recently served as Acting U.S. Attorney and previously served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. During his time with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Mendell supervised more than 120 federal prosecutors across three offices and oversaw numerous complex enforcement matters spanning corporate healthcare fraud, securities and economic fraud, national security, public corruption, and international money laundering.

More >>

Tags:  Morrison & Foerster LLP | Boston

Holland & Knight Hires Leading Industry Veteran Justin Boose to Expand Global Renewable Energy Practice

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Notable renewable energy transaction and finance attorney Justin Boose has joined the firm’s Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, offices and will be co-leader of the firm’s Renewable and Alternative Energy Team, alongside Partner Mark Kalpin in Boston. He joins with Partner Matthew Roberts in Holland & Knight’s Atlanta office. Mr. Boose and Mr. Roberts were formerly partners with Troutman Pepper.

More >>

Tags:  Holland & Knight LLP | Boston | Los Angeles | Portland