Mayer Brown Adds Two Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Lawyers to Further Expand New York Office

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Mayer Brown has strengthened its insurance transactional and regulatory capabilities with the arrival of two new lawyers in New York. Yevgeniy (Yev) Markov joins the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice in New York and as a member of the firm’s Global Insurance Industry Group. Mr. Markov was previously at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Yuliya Feldman also joins in New York as a senior associate in the Corporate & Securities practice and Global Insurance Industry Group. Ms. Feldman joins from McDermott Will & Emery.

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Cozen O’Connor Bolsters Commercial Litigation Practice with the Addition of Veteran Litigator Jeremy E. Deutsch and Team

Monday, June 7, 2021

 In a strategic move adding to its rapidly growing New York office, Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce distinguished veteran commercial litigator Jeremy E. Deutsch and several attorneys from Anderson Kill have joined the New York Commercial Litigation Practice. A distinguished litigator with a unique background as a practicing corporate lawyer, he brings the fresh perspective that the corporate practice can exist as a form of centralized risk management with properly structured contracts helping to create productive partnerships and mitigating the risk of future litigation. Deutsch joins Cozen O’Connor as a shareholder. Joining with him will be Christian V. Cangiano, of counsel, Elliot J. Coz, counsel, and Eric W. Huang, Christopher Paolino, and Ian Bain as associates.

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Prominent Employment and Benefits Litigation Trio Brian Cousin, Richard Scharlat and Neil Capobianco Join Fox Rothschild in New York

Friday, June 4, 2021

Bolstering its deep national bench of labor and employment attorneys, Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome partners Brian S. Cousin, Richard I. Scharlat and Neil A. Capobianco to its New York office. Prior to joining Fox, Cousin led the International Employment Practice at McDermott Will & Emery and was co-head of the firm’s ERISA and Benefits Litigation Practice. Scharlat and Capobianco were both partners in the firm’s Labor & Employment practice.

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Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies Continues the Expansion of New York Group with the Addition of Kaitesi Munroe

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies is pleased to announce the hire of Kaitesi Munroe, who joins the group as a principal in the firm’s new LEED Gold certified 3 World Trade Center office in downtown Manhattan. Coming to the firm from The Madison Square Garden Company, where she served as a government affairs & social impact associate, Munroe will represent clients at the state and local levels and expand the firm’s reach with public officials and community leaders. Cozen O’Connor and Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies were recently named a Top 10 Lobbying Firm in New York City by City & State New York.

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Morrison & Foerster Strengthens Its Global Corporate Capabilities With Addition of M&A and Private Equity Partner Aly El Hamamsy in New York

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Aly El Hamamsy as a partner in its Mergers + Acquisitions and Private Equity Investments + Buyouts Groups in New York. Mr. El Hamamsy brings to the firm nearly 20 years of experience in global M&A transactions. His arrival underscores the continued expansion of the firm’s global corporate capabilities in New York. Notably, Mr. El Hamamsy is the fifth corporate partner to join the New York office since the start of 2020, following the addition of Mitchell Presser, Omar Pringle, and Leonora Shalet in 2020, as well as the addition of Larry Medvinsky earlier this year. Mr. El Hamamsy joins Morrison & Foerster from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP where he advised large, multinational corporations on a variety of complex matters, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, corporate governance, and hostile takeovers. 

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Distinguished Patent Litigator Ben Hsing Joins Venable’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in New York

Friday, May 28, 2021

Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin C. Hsing has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation – Life Sciences Group in the New York office. Mr. Hsing is an accomplished trial lawyer with significant experience litigating patents across a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, telecommunication cables, treatment methods, genetically engineered seeds, medical devices, memory chips, light switches, imaging devices, and pet products. Hsing joins from McGuireWoods LLP.

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