Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Alex Jacobs has joined the firm’s Real Estate Industry practice as a partner in the downtown Los Angeles office. Jacobs joins the firm from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks in Los Angeles.
FisherBroyles Welcomes Commercial Litigation Partner Scott Goldsmith in Southern California
FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and world’s largest distributed law firm partnership, is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Goldsmith as a commercial litigation and class action defense partner in Southern California. Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Scott was a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP where he led the Telephone Consumer Protection Act practice group.
Sidley Expands Private Equity Practice With the Addition of Partner Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek in Century City
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Partner in Los Angeles Office
William B. Kirshenbaum, an experienced corporate transactions and M&A attorney, has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. Kirshenbaum’s arrival closely follows the firm’s corporate law expansion on the opposite coast with the additions of Jahan Sharifi and Scott Beal, two founding partners of the firm’s New York office. Mr. Kirshenbaum comes to Barnes & Thornburg from Rosenfeld Meyer & Susman LLP.
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Cozen O’Connor Lands Noted California-based Real Estate Attorney Mitchell Poole
Cozen O’Connor today announced Mitchell Poole, an award-winning California real estate attorney who represents major institutional and other investors in multimillion dollar equity transactions, has joined its national Real Estate practice. Poole, who has for 20-plus years represented general and limited partners investing in national/international real estate funds and joint ventures, joins Cozen O’Connor as a shareholder. He will reside at the firm’s Santa Monica, Calif., office. He comes to the firm from Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Real Estate practice.
Lewis Brisbois Expands Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capabilities in Ohio and California with New Partner Hires
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of Peggy Beat to its Cleveland, Ohio office and Kamran Salour to its Orange County, California office as partners in the firm’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Beat joins Lewis Brisbois from CareSource, where she served as senior counsel. Salour, who has more than a decade of experience in the cybersecurity arena, joins Lewis Brisbois from Baker Hostetler.
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Dinsmore Expands Litigation Capability in Los Angeles
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Los Angeles office with the addition of commercial litigation partner Jeffrey Witham. He joins the firm after practicing with a boutique litigation firm, McLeod & Witham LLP.
Paul Hastings Accelerates Lateral Growth with Addition of Leading Entertainment and Media Litigation Partner
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that highly regarded litigator James Bo Pearl has joined the firm as a partner in the Entertainment and Media Litigation practice, based in the Century City office. Pearl joins the firm from O’Melveny & Myers, LLP in Los Angeles.
White & Case Adds Leading Capital Markets Team
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Capital Markets practice with a new team of lawyers. Joel Rubinstein, Jonathan Rochwarger and Elliott Smith join as partners in New York, and Daniel Nussen joins as a counsel in Los Angeles. The group joins White & Case from Winston & Strawn LLP.
Alston & Bird Adds Consumer Finance Partner John Redding in Los Angeles
Alston & Bird has expanded its consumer financial services capabilities with the addition of John Redding as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Arriving from financial services boutique Buckley LLP, he brings more than 25 years of in-house and private practice experience advising clients on consumer finance investigative, regulatory, and enforcement actions by the federal government and state attorneys general.
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