Reed Smith announced today that insurance recovery lawyer Bert Wells has joined the firm’s global Insurance Recovery Practice Group as a partner in New York. Wells has more than 20 years of legal experience with insurance arbitrations, mediations and negotiations, in some cases achieving nine-figure recoveries for his clients, including a $700 million Superstorm Sandy recovery. Wells joins Reed Smith from Covington & Burling where he had been a partner from the inception of that firm’s New York office.

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International law firm Clifford Chance appointed Jason C. Ewart as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as the firm expands its US Leveraged Finance group. Ewart joins Clifford Chance from Latham & Watkins LLP.

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that three prominent renewable energy lawyers, Eric Pogue, Amanda Rosenberg and Samantha Leavitt, have joined the Firm as partners. Eric Pogue and Samantha Leavitt are based in New York, and Amanda Rosenberg is based in Los Angeles. They were previously partners at Mayer Brown.

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Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Sarah Hewitt to the New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Prior to joining Fox, Hewitt was partner at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Jonathan W. Thomas, recognized for his track record of success in trademark, false advertising, and class action litigation, has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner. Mr. Thomas will be a member of the firm’s internationally recognized Trademark & Copyright Team and will work with its expanding Advertising & Marketing Group. He was previously a partner at Mayer Brown.

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International law firm Clifford Chance today announced the arrival of real estate partners Kris Ferranti and Jonathan Y. Newman in its US Real Estate practice. Ferranti and Newman bolster the firm’s US and global Real Estate offering comprising 600 attorneys, including 193 partners, across five continents. The pair arrive at the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP.

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Eric S. Aronson, a widely respected trial lawyer with broad experience in trial and appellate courts across the nation, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group in New York. Aronson joins Crowell from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.

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