Seasoned entertainment and media attorneys Tom Ara and Robert Sherman join DLA Piper as co-chairs of Entertainment Finance practice, Ara to chair Entertainment Transactions practice

DLA Piper announced today that accomplished attorneys Tom Ara and Robert Sherman have joined the firm to lead the Entertainment Finance and Transactions practices based out of the firm’s Century City office in Los Angeles. Ara and Sherman will together serve as co-chairs of the Entertainment Finance practice, while Ara will chair the Entertainment Transactions practice. More >>

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Dentons Deepens IP Patent and Litigation Bench with Addition of Three Partners

Dentons, the leading global law firm, today announces the expansion of its award-winning patent and commercial litigation capabilities with the addition of Timothy J. Carroll, Manny J. Caixeiro and Steven M. Lubezny as partners. Carroll and Lubezny join the Intellectual Property and Technology practice and are resident in Chicago, while Caixeiro joins the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is located in Los Angeles. More >>

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King & Spalding Adds Peter Hsiao to its Environmental Team in Los Angeles

King & Spalding today announced that Peter Hsiao has joined the Government Matters practice group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. As a member of the firm’s Environmental, Health and Safety team, he will head the team’s efforts on the west coast. Most recently Hsiao served as head of Morrison & Foerster’s Environment and Energy Group in Los Angeles and of its Green Products and Chemicals team. More >>

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Trio of Labor & Employment Partners Joins Holland & Knight

Labor and Employment Attorneys Sara Begley, Thomas Hill and Christina Tellado have joined Holland & Knight as partners in its Labor, Employment and Benefits Group. Ms. Begley will reside in the firm’s Philadelphia office, while Mr. Hill and Ms. Tellado will reside in the Los Angeles office. All previously practiced at Reed Smith, where Ms. Begley served as global practice group leader of the Labor & Employment Group from 2012 to 2017 and was global chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative Network. More >>

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