Ballard Spahr has expanded its nationally recognized Real Estate practice with the arrival in its Phoenix office of Michael J. Ostermeyer and Karen DaCosta Perzan, who advise clients across the commercial real estate sector on acquisitions, development, financing, and portfolio transactions, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. The pair join the firm from Polsinelli.
James Reid, one of Michigan’s best-known and most accomplished young attorneys, has brought his team of three lawyers to Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Detroit. Along with partner R.J. Cronkhite and associate Zoey Mayhew, Reid migrates from Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C., where he practiced for more than 15 years.
BakerHostetler announced today the addition of Cynthia D. Brittain to its national Private Wealth team, resident in its Costa Mesa office. She was previously a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
M. Adel Aslani-Far, widely recognized as one of the United States’ leading public company mergers and acquisitions attorneys, has joined the New York office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Global Corporate Practice. Aslani-Far joins from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was a partner and former global co-chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP today announced that Timothy B. Scull, Kirstin L. Stoll-DeBell, Andrew T. Pouzeshi and Kathleen E. Ott have joined the firm as partners in its Intellectual Property practice. The group comes to Drinker Biddle from Merchant & Gould P.C.
Alston & Bird continues to grow its San Francisco office with the hiring of litigation veteran Stuart Plunkett as partner. Arriving from Baker Botts LLP, he was one of the founding partners of the firm’s San Francisco office and also its hiring partner.
Dechert LLP announced today that Howard Klein has joined the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation group as a partner based in New York. Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Klein was a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
