The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced the expansion of its Data Privacy & Security practice with the addition of three new attorneys. Hilary Lane (partner), previously the Chief Privacy Officer for NBCUniversal joins the firm’s Tampa office, and Greg Leighton (partner) and Bari Nathan (associate) join the Chicago office. Leighton and Nathan join from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, respectively.
Barnes & Thornburg has added Craig D. Leavell to the firm’s venerated Intellectual Property Department. He joins as a partner in the Chicago office. Leavell joins the firm from the Chicago office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Martin R. Martos, II in Chicago as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox, Martos was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Chicago office with the strategic additions of Joel Sestito and Kevin Shortsle. Sestito is part of the Real Estate Finance Practice within the Real Estate Practice Group, bringing robust experience representing lenders, entities, and individuals in sophisticated real estate and commercial loan transactions. Shortsle joins the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group with strong credentials advising high-profile pharmaceutical brands in the intellectual property (IP) aspects of drug treatments for serious health conditions, including prostate cancer, depression, and heartburn.
Sesito joins the firm from Quarles & Brady LLP, while Shortsle joins from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Justin R. Bernbrock has joined the firm’s Finance and Bankruptcy practice group as a partner in the Chicago office. Bernbrock joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP now has a public finance presence in Chicago with the addition of associate Matthew Ingersoll, a Chicago native who joins the firm after three years with Montana & Welch, LLC, a local government boutique.
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection lawyer Aaron Charfoos has joined the firm as a partner, based in Chicago. His arrival adds further depth to the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and continues Paul Hastings’ strong lateral growth in key practices across the firm’s global platform. He joins the firm from Jones Day.
