Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Lance J. Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland’s M&A and Private Capital teams in its Chicago office. Mr. Phillips is the second M&A partner, and fifth partner overall, to join Eversheds Sutherland in Chicago since the firm opened an office there in 2019. Mr. Phillips joins from Skadden’s corporate group in Chicago and advises public and private clients on all aspects of domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, divestitures, controlling and noncontrolling equity transfers, corporate finance, SEC and other regulatory compliance matters, share¬holder activism and corporate governance. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Paul H. Tzur, former Deputy Chief of the Narcotics and Money Laundering Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, has joined the Firm’s Chicago office as a Partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group. Blank Rome opened its Chicago office last June and moved to 444 West Lake Street in September. Last week, the office also welcomed leading corporate and finance partner Craig Culbertson to the team. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Craig R. Culbertson has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and as a member of both the Energy and Financial Services industry teams in the Chicago office. Blank Rome entered the Chicago market in June 2019 with the notable addition of partners Kenneth J. Ottaviano, Karin H. Berg, William J. Dorsey, and Paige Barr Tinkham, and most recently welcomed Andrew J. White as a finance associate. Craig joins from McGuireWoods LLP where he previously served as a Managing Partner of the Chicago office as well as an Executive Committee member. Prior to that, Craig was a co-chair of the corporate and finance department and a member of the Executive Committee at Jenner & Block. More >>

The U.S law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce today that Jordan D. Shea has joined the firm as a partner in the Product Liability practice in Chicago. Shea brings significant experience in successfully representing domestic and international companies across a wide range of industries in product liability, labor and employment, commercial, and toxic tort matters in courts across the Midwest. Previously a partner with Williams Montgomery & John, Shea represents companies in high-stakes litigation across a range of industry sectors, including aviation, lawn and farm equipment, power tools and consumer household goods. More >>

Lewis Brisbois’ Chicago office has enhanced its Labor & Employment Practice by securing Stephen L. Sitley to assist with labor and employment matters as a partner. After serving Sears as Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer for more than two decades, Mr. Sitley brings expertise from the Fortune 500 company’s legal department, with a specialty focus in employment law, labor relations, corporate governance, due diligence, and complex litigation. More >>

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Matthew P. Dixon as a partner in the Insurance practice group in the firm’s Chicago office. Dixon was previously with Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. in the firm’s Chicago office. He grew up and attended college in Iowa and will be returning there in January 2020 to lead the firm’s Des Moines, Iowa office. More >>

Patent trial lawyer Eugene Goryunov has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s IP Litigation Practice. He will lead the firm’s Chicago post-grant review trials practice. Prior to joining Haynes and Boone, Eugene was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was instrumental to the firm’s post-grant review practice. More >>

King & Spalding has added Karl Heisler as a partner to its Government Matters practice in Chicago, where he will be part of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team. Heisler was previously a partner and co-head of the Internal Environmental Investigations and Incident Response practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. More >>