Roy F. Viola, Jr. Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in New Jersey

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Roy F. Viola, Jr. as a partner in the firm’s Florham Park, New Jersey office. He joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Product & General Liability, Construction, and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Viola is the latest to join the firm as part of a larger group of 11 other attorneys all of whom previously practiced with Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP.

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Katten Grows its Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity Team

 Katten announced today that Christopher Isaacs has joined the firm’s distinguished Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice as a partner in New York, further expanding the office there and adding to the bench of experienced attorneys who handle corporate transactions and strategic investments. Prior to joining Katten, Isaacs was an attorney at Goodwin Procter and an Assistant General Counsel in the Corporate and Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Womble Bond Dickinson Establishes New York Office with Addition of Elite IP Team

The transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson is opening an office in New York with the addition of a prestigious group of lawyers from the intellectual property boutique firm Abelman Frayne & Schwab. With this year marking the fifth anniversary of the transatlantic combination that created Womble Bond Dickinson, the firm’s continued growth has included new offices in Boston, Los Angeles, and Houston, and an expanded presence in Palo Alto. The New York-based trademark, licensing, and copyright team will be led by partners Julianne Abelman and Marie Anne Mastrovito, who will be joined by of counsel Erica R. Halstead, senior counsels Lori B. Cohen and Anthony A. Coppola, and six paralegals.

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Greenberg Traurig is Adding Six Top Tier Real Estate Finance Partners from Winston & Strawn

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, already renowned for its national and global real estate industry practice, has raised its game in real estate finance. The highly regarded team from Winston & Strawn consists of partners Corey Tessler, Michael Moser, Jarrid King, Brian Smetana, Christine Spletzer, and Brian Bailey.

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Am Law 100 Bankruptcy Practice Leader Kurt Mayr Joins Glenn Agre

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP, the bankruptcy and trial law firm that launched in 2021, has taken a major step forward in its evolution with the addition of Kurt Mayr, most recently the head of the bankruptcy practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP. A nationally respected bankruptcy strategist whose inventive thinking has driven several pioneering restructurings, Mayr will both complement and enhance Glenn Agre’s existing strength in bankruptcy litigation. More >>

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