Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Katherine Erbeznik as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of the firm’s Transactions Department and Tax Practice. Erbeznik arrives at the firm from Morrison & Foerster LLP in New York.
Hilary Lane-an experienced privacy and data security adviser, media lawyer, and litigator-has joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department and Privacy and Data Security and Media and Entertainment Law groups as partner, firm Chair Peter V. Michaud announced today. She is resident in the firm’s New York office. Hilary joined Ballard Spahr from Holland & Knight, where she was a partner in the firm’s Tampa office. Previously, she served as Chief Privacy Officer for NBCUniversal.
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Akin is pleased to announce that premier employment litigator Jessica Rosenberg has joined as a partner in the firm’s New York office. She joins from Kasowitz Benson Torres where she was co-chair of the firm’s employment practices and litigation group. Prior to private practice, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
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Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Krystyna Blakeslee has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Krystyna was a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey “Jeff” A. Fickes and Christopher “Chris” J. DePizzo have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. They bring extensive experience representing businesses and investors throughout the United States and internationally in private equity (“PE”) transactions, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), and other corporate matters. Jeff and Chris join Blank Rome from Ballard Spahr where Jeff co-led the private equity group and served as a member of the firm’s senior leadership team.
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Akerman welcomes our newest litigation partner, Keith Blackman. Blackman joins the New York City office where his practice will focus on representing financial services institutions and other commercial clients in cases alleging fraud, racketeering, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and securities law violations. Blackman arrives at the firm from Bracewell LLP.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically continues the expansion of its growing global Private Wealth Services Practice with the addition of a three attorney team from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP: Shareholders Brian G. Smith and Caitlin C. Fitzsimons and Associate Brianna Johnson-King. They will be based in New York and service clients locally and around the world.
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Jaclyn Rabin has joined Cooley’s fund formation practice group as a partner in the New York office. She will focus on advising private equity and venture capital clients on a broad range of fund formation matters. Rabin previously was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis; she also was chief compliance officer of Thrive Capital, a New York‐based venture capital firm focused on investments in internet, software and technology-enabled companies. Most recently, Jaclyn founded New Austin Venture Advisory, a Texas‐based provider of strategic, legal and operations support for asset managers.
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