Litigator Philip Yannella Joins Blank Rome as Partner and Co-Chair of the Privacy, Security & Data Protection Practice

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Philip “Phil” N. Yannella has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Litigation group and will serve as co-chair of the firm’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. Phil regularly counsels clients on data privacy and cybersecurity issues relating to the use of digital information with an emphasis on litigating cyber disputes and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. He joins the firm’s Philadelphia office from Ballard Spahr where he was a partner and co-leader of the Privacy and Data Security Group.

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Squire Patton Boggs Adds M&A and Energy Expertise in Italy

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Paolo Zamberletti as partner in its Corporate Practice Group in Milan. Mr. Zamberletti is an experienced corporate lawyer active in M&A, joint venture and other commercial transactions, with a particular focus on the Italian and international energy sector. He joins from K&L Gates in Milan, where he was responsible for its Italian energy practice.

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Powerhouse Litigation Partners Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere Join Norton Rose in Chicago

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that nationally recognized litigators Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere have joined its Chicago office as partners. They will serve as the Chicago office’s Co-Heads of Litigation and Disputes, focusing on product liability and consumer disputes as well as environmental and mass tort litigation. Lee and Casmere join from Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, a Chicago-based litigation firm they helped form.

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Akerman Continues to Strengthen Robust Insurance Coverage Capabilities with Addition of Litigation Partner William Craven

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Highly respected litigator William Craven has joined national law firm Akerman, the latest in a series of significant new partner announcements as the firm continues to strengthen its insurance coverage practice. Craven, who arrives as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group from Cozen O’Connor, is a veteran of the Texas legal market and will focus on representing insureds and insurers across the country.

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Energy and Construction Partner Terra Cothran Joins King & Spalding in Houston

Thursday, January 18, 2024

King & Spalding announced today that energy and construction lawyer Terra Cothran has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Cothran joins the firm from Bechtel Energy, where she was the Commercial Manager and Senior Counsel in charge of negotiating and advising on a wide variety of upstream, midstream and downstream EPC contracts for energy projects.

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Holland & Knight Strengthens Real Estate Capital Markets Practice with Addition of Cara Houck in Chicago

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Holland & Knight has strengthened its nationally recognized Real Estate Capital Markets Group with the addition of Cara Houck, a partner in the Chicago office. Ms. Houck focuses her practice on litigation and commercial real estate foreclosure workouts. She was most recently a principal with Miller Canfield and began her career as an associate at McGuireWoods.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Prominent White Collar and Complex Litigation Team in New York

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome a leading team of five attorneys to the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations group in New York, bolstering the firm’s litigation capabilities. Led by partners David Spears, Linda Imes, and Chris Dysard, the group includes associates Michael Donohue and Rebecca Orel, as well as four business professionals. Prior to joining Blank Rome, the group practiced at the acclaimed litigation boutique Spears & Imes LLP.

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Dentons Adds Bankruptcy Partner Clay Taylor in Dallas

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Dentons announces today that partner Clay Taylor has joined the Firm’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy (RIB) practice in the Dallas office. Taylor represents clients in a wide range of asset acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructurings. Before joining the firm, Taylor was with Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer and Jones LLP in Fort Worth.

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