Eversheds Sutherland Expands Corporate Finance Capability

Eversheds Sutherland has further strengthened its corporate finance practice in Europe with the appointment of Pim van Leersum as Partner in the banking and finance team. Pim joins the Netherlands practice on 1 February 2020. With over 11 years’ experience in Finance & Restructuring and Capital Markets, Pim is an all-round corporate finance lawyer. He joins from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, an independent law firm, where he was a lead Associate.

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Mayer Brown Adds Leading Investigations and White Collar Defense Lawyer Michael Levy as Partner in DC

Mayer Brown has continued the expansion of its investigations and enforcement capabilities with the arrival of seasoned trial lawyer Michael Levy, who joins the firm as a partner in the global White Collar Defense & Compliance, Congressional Investigations & Crisis Management and Regulatory & Investigations practice groups in Washington DC. Mr. Levy joins from Paul Hastings.

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Ogletree Deakins Grows Litigation and Counseling Practices, Welcomes Doni Bulea

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Donald (Doni) Bulea joins the firm as shareholder resident in its Cleveland office. Bulea is an employment law litigator and counselor who joins Ogletree Deakins after successfully representing Ohio employers for more than 11 years. Mr. Bulea joins from Giffen & Kaminski.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Michelle Bradford to D.C. Office

Barnes & Thornburg has added Michelle N. Bradford as partner in the Litigation Department in Washington, D.C. As an experienced litigator and former federal prosecutor, Bradford handles issues in connection with white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Bradford was a shareholder at Murphy & McGonigle PC, where she represented clients, individuals and companies, in government investigations and proceedings involving securities fraud; healthcare fraud, complex financial fraud; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the False Claims Act; and the Anti-Kickback Statute, among others.

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Polsinelli Names Brian Bullard Managing Partner in Dallas

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has named Brian Bullard as the new managing partner of the firm’s dynamically growing Dallas office. Bullard begins his tenure February 1, succeeding Jon Henderson, who has held the position since Polsinelli first entered the Dallas market in 2011 and who continues his other significant firm leadership roles, as well as his active legal practice. Under Henderson’s leadership, Polsinelli’s Dallas office has grown to more than 55 attorneys today – its highest headcount to date – while enhancing its depth of practice and service offerings.

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Veteran Federal Prosecutor Matthew Diggs Joins White Collar Practice at Davis Wright Tremaine

The second notable litigation partner to join Davis Wright Tremaine this month, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Diggs joins the firm’s White Collar, Investigations & Government Controversies practice. Diggs, who will be a partner in Seattle, has more than a dozen years of federal criminal and civil regulatory experience, with a particular focus on healthcare, in addition to having previously worked in private practice.

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