Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | Washington
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the arrival of Genevieve Dorment, who has joined the Firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. She is based in New York. She was previously a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Squire Patton Boggs has further expanded its global Private Equity Practice in Europe with the appointment of Corporate partner Sara Belotti who joins the firm’s Milan office from Baker McKenzie.
Leading data privacy lawyer Arsen Kourinian has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice in Los Angeles, continuing the firm’s West Coast expansion. Mr. Kourinian advises a global clientele of multinational corporations on compliance with data privacy laws in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Africa, Middle East and Asia. He is also a trusted member of the cybersecurity community, and receives briefings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding cyber threats to the private sector. He joins from Perkins Coie.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Los Angeles
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Sydney Scott has joined the firm as a partner. Scott, formerly a partner with Smyser Kaplan & Veselka L.L.P., will continue her commercial litigation practice at Gibson Dunn.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Houston
Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today that it will open an office in Houston—its third new office in the state in just ten months. The office will be anchored by three transactional partners—Angela Olivarez, Steven V. Torello, and Ryan Cicero—who join the firm from Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Houston office, and partner Monica Hwang, who joined O’Melveny in November. With these additions, O’Melveny will have a total of 47 lawyers in its Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, including 20 partners. Firmwide, some 33 lateral partners have joined O’Melveny since the beginning of 2021.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | Houston
King & Spalding today announced that Mary Liz Brady has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice as a partner in Chicago. Brady joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
