Orrick to Expand National White Collar & Securities Litigation Practice with 15 Morvillo LLP Litigators in NY and DC

Orrick today announced that members of Morvillo LLP, the nationally recognized white collar and securities litigation boutique, will join the firm, effective January 1, 2018. The move will add seven partners and 15 litigators in total, eight in New York and seven in Washington, D.C., and expands Orrick’s East Coast Securities Litigation and White Collar practice to match the size and scope of the firm’s top-tier West Coast bench. More >>

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Martin S. Bloor joins Cozen O’Connor’s Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations Practice

As part of an ongoing expansion of its Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice, Cozen O’Connor is pleased to welcome Martin S. Bloor, a seasoned white collar litigator, to its midtown New York office as a member. A former partner in Pepper Hamilton LLP’s White-Collar Litigation and Investigations Practice Group, Bloor will counsel and defend corporate clients facing a range of issues. Bloor conducts internal investigations, including those involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), advises clients in connection with public corruption matters, antitrust matters, and issues under the False Claim Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. He also represents clients in complex commercial litigation. More >>

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Katten Adds to Its Employee Benefits Practice With Addition of Partner Kate Ulrich Saracene

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Kate Ulrich Saracene has joined the firm as a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. Saracene represents fully and self-insured employers, consultants, insurance brokers, third-party administrators and multi-employer arrangements with benefit plan design and operational compliance. She also provides counsel on wellness programs and paid family leave, two of the fastest-growing areas in employee benefits. More >>

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Perkins Coie Adds New York Governor’s Office Special Counsel Adam H. Schuman

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Adam H. Schuman has joined the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice group as a partner in the New York office. Adam has varied experience as a former General Counsel, federal prosecutor, law firm attorney, and federal law clerk, and joins the firm from the New York State Executive Chamber, where he served as Special Counsel for Public Integrity for Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. More >>

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FisherBroyles Welcomes Acclaimed Corporate Litigator, Lenore Horton, to its New York and Washington, DC Offices

FisherBroyles, LLP is thrilled to welcome Lenore F. Horton, Esq. as a partner in its nationwide practice. Ms. Horton, who ranked #3 in Black Enterprise Magazine’s 2016 listing of the Top Ten Black Female Attorneys You Should Know, provides executive level legal counsel to businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and startups who need actionable, responsive, legal advice. More >>

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