Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Adam V. Orlacchio as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice. He joins the firm’s Wilmington office from Blank Rome LLP.
Emily Harbison joins Reed Smith’s Labor & Employment practice in Houston
Reed Smith today announced Emily Harbison has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor & Employment Practice in Houston. Her arrival expands the firm’s capabilities in representing management in significant employment disputes, including the defense of wage and hour collective and class actions, and providing advice on labor and employment issues in corporate transactions. Harbison joins Reed Smith from the Houston office of Baker McKenzie, where she had practiced since graduating from the University of Houston Law Center in 2007.
Litigation Partner Collin Cox Joins Gibson Dunns Houston Office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Collin Cox has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. Cox, formerly a partner with Yetter Coleman LLP, will lead Gibson Dunn’s litigation practice in Houston.
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Latham & Watkins Adds Three Prominent Partners to Growing Energy & Infrastructure Group in Asia
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Sidharth (Sid) Bhasin, James Clayton-Payne, and Don Stokes will join the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group and will be based in Singapore. Bhasin and Clayton-Payne join the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Stokes will join the Project Development & Finance Practice. Together, they bring significant experience handling public M&A, joint ventures, private equity investments and exits, and project financings spanning a number of high-growth sectors. Bhasin and Clayton-Payne join Latham from Shearman & Sterling in Singapore, Stokes will join from Freshfields.
Lewis Brisbois Expands General Liability Practice in Tampa with New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome John Heilman to its Tampa office as a partner in its General Liability Practice. Mr. Heilman focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation and personal injury protection (PIP) defense. He brings to Lewis Brisbois extensive experience defending some of the largest PIP carriers in the country and managing state-wide defense portfolios in Florida. In addition, Mr. Heilman has defended campgrounds and auto/recreational vehicle dealers in injury and property damage claims. Before joining the firm, Heilman was an Insurance Defense Lititgation Shareholder at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.
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Former Senior FCC Official Matthew Berry Joins Akin Gump
Matthew B. Berry, former Chief of Staff and General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the communications and information technology section of its regulatory practice. Mr. Berry, who served as Chief of Staff under FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, brings to the firm more than 12 years of experience at the FCC handling a wide range of policy and legal issues, with a particular focus on those impacting the broadcast and cable industries.
Winston & Strawn Expands Real Estate Team with Addition of Matthew Friedrich to Los Angeles Office
Winston & Strawn is pleased to announce the addition of Real Estate Partner Matthew Friedrich to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Friedrich joins the firm from the Los Angeles office of Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Expansion Continues for Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia Real Estate Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic growth of its Real Estate Practice, now adding R. David Walker as a shareholder to its local team. Walker joins Greenberg Traurig following an in-house counsel role with Rubenstein Partners L.P., where he focused on equity and debt investments of office real estate assets. Prior to that, he spent eight years working within Cozen O’Connor’s real estate group.
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Robert Wernli, Jr. Joins Wilson Sonsini’s Corporate Practice in San Diego
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Robert (Rob) L. Wernli, Jr. has joined the firm as a corporate partner in the San Diego office. His addition bolsters Wilson Sonsini’s public company and transactional experience. Previously, Wernli joined law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in its San Diego office in 2012 as a special counsel and became partner there in 2018.
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Withers Strengthens Dispute Resolution Practice in Asia with The Hire of Partner Joseph Chu
International law firm Withers further strengthened its litigation and international arbitration practice in Asia with the hire of a new partner and commercial litigator, Joseph Chu. Joseph joins Withers in Hong Kong from Simmons & Simmons.
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