Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development & Finance Practice with the addition of Jean-Luc Champy and Amaury de Feydeau as partners in Paris. Champy joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, while Feydeau joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Will Smith Joins White & Case As a Partner in London
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Tax Practice with the addition of Will Smith as a partner in London. Smith joins from Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a partner.
Hogan Lovells adds leading finance lawyer to New York Office
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Ben Garcia has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York.
Marshall Dennehey Welcomes Veteran Trial Attorney Leonard Leicht to the Casualty Department in Roseland
Veteran New Jersey trial attorney Leonard C. Leicht has joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin’s Roseland office as a shareholder in the Casualty Department. Highly accomplished in the arena of trucking and transportation litigation, he will continue to focus on commercial motor vehicle matters, as well as personal injury, employment law, civil rights, and other general and professional liability matters. Mr Leicht comes to Marshall Dennehey from the now shuttered Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn, where he practiced for 33 years and was an esteemed equity partner of the firm.
Richard Deutsch Joins Pillsbury’s International Arbitration Practice in Houston
Richard Deutsch, a preeminent Texas-based international arbitration practitioner, has joined Pillsbury’s Houston office, further bolstering the firm’s disputes capabilities in the region. He comes to the firm from McGuire Woods, where he led the U.S. international arbitration practice. Deutsch currently serves as the President of the Houston International Arbitration Club and teaches international arbitration at The University of Texas School of Law in Austin.
Venable Adds Leading Real Estate Partners Michael Pickett and Thomas Klanderman to its DC and Tysons Offices
Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of two high-profile real estate partners to its growing national Real Estate Practice – J. Michael Pickett and Thomas C. Klanderman. Mr. Pickett, formerly a partner in the real estate practice at Morgan Lewis, will split his time between the firm’s Washington, DC and Tysons offices. Mr. Klanderman, also previously a partner at Morgan Lewis, will be based in the firm’s DC office. In addition, Bryan J. Hoynak is joining as counsel and Noah M. Tischler is joining as an associate in the DC office.
Preeminent Tax Practitioner Yash Rupal to Join Simpson Thacher in London
United States Attorney Ben Glassman Joins Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Ben Glassman will join the firm as a partner in its Government Investigations and White Collar Practice Group. A first chair trial lawyer who tried multiple cases to jury verdict and who has argued more than 100 federal appeals, including two en banc cases, Glassman will add substantial experience to the firm’s disputes capabilities.
McDermott Continues to Grow Litigation Practice with New York Partner
Global law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that H. Peter Haveles, Jr. has joined the Firm as a Litigation partner based in the New York office, expanding capabilities for clients across two major priority industries. Prior to joining McDermott, Peter was a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Boston | London | Miami | New YorkHolland & Knight Propels National Expansion of Healthcare Practice with Partner Hires in Dallas and Houston
Holland & Knight has expanded its national healthcare practice into Texas with the hiring of three new litigation partners. Eliot (Eli) Burriss has joined in Dallas from McDermott Will & Emery, and Samuel Louis and Justo Mendez have joined in Houston from Clark Hill.