Barnes & Thornburg today announced the additions of John A. Cullis, Lawrence E. “Lee” James, and Robert E. Browne to its Intellectual Property Department in Chicago. Cullis and James join as partners, while Browne is of counsel. The trio joins from Reed Smith.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has added Andrew O’Neill to the Firm’s Financial Restructuring and Insolvency (FRI) Practice in Chicago. This move marks the fourth new FRI partner to join White & Case in the US this month, further expanding the Firm’s company-side capabilities and depth in financial restructuring. O’Neill joins the Firm along with counsel Matt Linder from Sidley Austin, following the additions of Boelter, Guzina and Andolina on October 1.
Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Attorney Maureen O’ Brien has joined Holland & Knight in Chicago as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group. Most recently, she was a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at McDermott Will & Emery.
Holland & Knight announced today that a group of 10 attorneys who focus on financial services litigation have joined the firm. The team includes Partners Abraham Colman and Travis Sabalewski, of counsel Raymond Kim, associates Zachary Frampton, Jonathan Marmo, Christopher Murphy, Justin Sizemore, Brandon White and Ariel Wossene, and staff attorney John Joseph. All previously practiced at Reed Smith.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has added three new partners to its rapidly growing Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency (FRI) Practice in the US. Jessica Boelter and Bojan Guzina join the Firm’s FRI Practice in New York and Chicago, respectively, and Michael Andolina joins the Firm’s Global Commercial Litigation Practice in Chicago. The move is a key component of the Firm’s initiative to expand its company and sponsor-side work in the restructuring arena. All three new partners come from Sidley Austin, where they had spent their entire careers.
King & Spalding announced today that Tim FitzSimons has joined as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in its Chicago office. FitzSimons, who joins the firm from Jones Day, has advised companies on public and private transactions totaling more than US$200 billion.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added two nationally-recognized data privacy and security attorneys from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to the firm’s Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero joins in Chicago and Shareholder David A. Zetoony in Denver.
Benesch welcomes partner Emily Newhouse Dillingham to the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She is based in Chicago and comes to the firm from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Carol Anne Huff, an accomplished capital markets attorney, as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She joins Chicago partner Christina Roupas as co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Securities practice. She was previously a Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Jai Khanna has joined the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources industry team as a partner. Khanna brings to the firm a wealth of project finance experience relating to conventional and renewable energy generation facilities, real estate and related infrastructure. He will be based in the firm’s Chicago office. Khanna comes to Husch Blackwell from the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
