Employment Litigator Melinda Riechert Joins Orrick

Monday, February 13, 2023

Melinda Riechert, one of the nation’s elite labor and employment defense lawyers, joins Orrick’s employment practice as a partner in our Silicon Valley office. Melinda has a distinguished record of jury and bench trial wins, as well as dispositive summary judgment motions and successful arbitration awards. She acts for many Orrick clients, including Pinterest, Juniper Networks, Hitachi and Maxar, among others. Melinda unites at Orrick with her daughters, Julia Riechert, a partner in our employment practice, and Talent Counsel Allison Riechert Giese. She joins from Morgan Lewis.

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Shearman & Sterling Strengthens US Energy & Infrastructure Projects Team With Renowned Partners Mona Dajani and Jorge Medina

Monday, February 13, 2023

Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointments of prominent global energy lawyer Mona Dajani and tax equity lawyer Jorge Medina as partners in the Project Development & Finance (PDF) practice, based in New York and the Bay Area, respectively. Mona will serve as Global Head of Renewables, Co-Head of Global Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), and Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas), and Jorge will serve as Head of Renewables (Americas). Mona and Jorge join Shearman & Sterling from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

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Holland & Knight Welcomes Nonprofit Partner Jonathan Blum to Its Growing Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Team

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Holland & Knight has bolstered its Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Team as a leading practice within its highly recognized Private Wealth Services Group with the addition of Jonathan Blum as a partner in Dallas. Mr. Blum, who assists nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with their legal matters, joins the firm from Polsinelli PC.

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Orrick Expands International Arbitration Team in New York

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Orrick is proud to announce that Hagit Muriel Elul joins the international arbitration practice in New York from Hughes Hubbard, where she was co-leader of the arbitration group. Hagit focuses on international arbitration and cross-border litigation matters for life sciences, energy and infrastructure, and tech clients in fora around the world. She is the 11th partner to join Orrick’s litigation platform since the beginning of 2022 – including 9 litigators focused on life sciences. Her hire follows the announcement last week of Orrick’s combination with Buckley, a leading regulatory, enforcement and litigation firm.

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Blank Rome Adds Corporate Transactions Pro Robert Handler in Los Angeles

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Handler has joined the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities practice group as senior counsel in the Los Angeles office. A corporate transactions pro with a focus on middle-market private businesses, Rob joins Blank Rome from Glaser Weil where he served as a partner in the Corporate and Real Estate groups.

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