Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of energy tax attorney David Gillespie as a shareholder in New York. Gillespie joins from Winston & Strawn where he was a partner.
Rebekah Donaleski has joined Cooley’s New York office as a partner in the white collar defense & investigations practice. Donaleski arrives after nearly a decade at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where she was chief of the office’s public corruption unit and led many of the office’s most significant investigations and prosecutions – including those of US Sen. Robert Menendez, Ghislaine Maxwell, Michael Avenatti and Lev Parnas. Donaleski will focus her practice on sensitive internal and government-facing investigations, complex litigation, crisis management, and trials, working closely with Cooley’s deep bench of former federal prosecutors and commercial litigators to advise and defend Cooley’s innovative and disruptive clients.
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced the continued growth of its Commercial Litigation practice with the addition of New York-based partners Alan Klinger and Dina Kolker. Alan joins as the leader of Steptoe’s Labor practice and, along with Dina, will focus on representing public sector clients in complex civil litigation.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Kochian, Gerald Brant, and Brittany Harrison have joined as partners in Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice. Erika Cohen has also joined as counsel. They will be based in New York. They have joined from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York, where they worked with financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as private and public companies.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | New YorkSidley is pleased to announce that Greg Lavigne has joined as a partner in the firm’s Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure group. He joins Sidley from Allen & Overy.
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed two new shareholders to its New York City office –Steve Polyakov and Patrick F. Rice. Their hiring comes on the heels of the New York office’s recent lease extension and floor expansion at its 600 Third Avenue address.
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Brendan McGuire has returned to the firm as a partner in its New York office. McGuire is rejoining the firm after serving as chief counsel to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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David L. Lawton has joined Locke Lord’s Hartford and New York offices as a Partner in the Firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group. Lawton’s deep experience in complex debt and equity investment structures in both the U.S. and international jurisdictions will further strengthen the Firm’s already strong restructuring capabilities. Lawton joins Locke Lord from Morgan Lewis.
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Akerman is excited to announce that Thomas Maira has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in New York City, where he will serve as Chair, Real Estate Private Equity (New York). Maira most recently served as a partner with DLA Piper in New York.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce that David A. Gehn and Matthew B. Baum have joined the firm’s Litigation Department as partners in the New York office. Prior to joining Fox, Gehn and Baum were partners at Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.
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