Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today further expanded its national Corporate Practice Group with Chicago partners Paul Quinn and Mason “Max” Drake. Together, they enhance Akerman’s core strengths in middle market M&A, private equity and investment funds. The lawyers join Akerman less than a week after the firm announced it is more than doubling its physical footprint in Chicago. The office has grown fivefold from eight to 44 lawyers since opening just two years ago in February 2014. More >>

John Mussman joins Rimon from Reed Smith. Mr. Mussman has received recognition from numerous publications and ranking agencies, including Chambers USA, and Chicago’s Best Lawyers®. More >>

Matthew Sperry and Matthew McKim, who have built a global practice providing a broad range of legal services to high-net-worth individuals, private investment funds, and financial institutions, have joined McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized private wealth services group as partners in the firm’s Chicago office. More >>

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP enhances its presence in Chicago by welcoming three exceptional partners to the firm. Grace Winkler Cranley, Jeffery Larry and Michael J. Weber join Dinsmore’s Chicago office, which has grown to 18 attorneys. More >>

Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that James Murdica has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in the Chicago office. Murdica comes from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, where he was partner in the firm’s litigation group and vice-chair of its products liability practice group. His arrival comes on the heels of four former Brinks, Gilson & Lione attorneys joining the firm’s Intellectual Property Department in Chicago. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the Chicago office has grown more than five times larger, from eight to 43 lawyers, since opening in February 2014. The office most recently welcomed litigation partners Alyx Pattison and Jason Stiehl, who jointly enhance the firm’s strengths in complex commercial litigation and class action defense. More >>

Polsinelli welcomes banking and finance attorney Vivek Bhatt to its Chicago office as a shareholder in the Capital Markets practice. More >>

Bruce Lewitas and Gregory B. Simon have joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholders in the Securities Litigation Practice. Both join the firm from Morgan Stanley. More >>

Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that a team of four leading intellectual property partners from Brinks, Gilson & Lione has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Intellectual Property Department. This seasoned group of IP litigators brings depth and breadth of experience in all phases of trademark litigation, including preliminary injunctions, judge and jury trials, federal appeals and trademark trial and appeal board proceedings. They build on Barnes & Thornburg’s thriving IP practice. More >>

Elizabeth “Beth” Herrington, a prominent litigator who handles a broad range of complex cases and dispute resolution matters throughout the United States, has joined Morgan Lewis as a partner, resident in the firm’s Chicago office. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Herrington served in a key leadership capacity at another international law firm. More >>