Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, today announced the expansion of its New York office with the addition of partners Craig Weiner and Lisa Coyle, and associates Frederick Braunstein, Reena Jain, and Alexander Newman. They join as members of firm’s Litigation Practice Group, deepening the firm’s experience in high-stakes commercial, financial, fraud, business tort, employment, and intellectual property litigation. The team joins the firm from Robins Kaplan LLP.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Erika Levin in New York as a partner in the International Practice Group. Prior to joining Fox, she was a partner at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC and worked with other major international law firms.
Hernan Gonzalez Moneta has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its New York office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, he was an attorney at Reed Smith LLP. Gonzalez Moneta joins on the heels of the addition of three partners from Reed Smith LLP – David M. Hryck, Christopher W. Healy and C. Neil Gray – and economist Theodor J. van Stephoudt in New York on March 15.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Pavel Shaitanoff joined the Private Equity practice as partner, resident in the New York office. Shaitanoff joins the firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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The New York office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP has welcomed Jaclyn Ruch as a shareholder its Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity Practices. Ruch represents private equity sponsors in domestic and cross-border transactions focused on the healthcare sector. She joins the firm from Ropes & Gray.
Orrick announced today that Daniel Forester has joined the firm as a partner in its IP Licensing & Technology Transactions practice, based in New York. He is the 6th partner addition to this practice since September. Daniel joins the firm from Davis Polk.
Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of two new partners, Thomas Christopher and James Hu, in New York. Both new partners further strengthen the Firm’s substantial public company M&A and financial sponsor capabilities in the United States. Christopher joins from Latham & Watkins, while Hu was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis prior to joining the firm.
David M. Hryck, Christopher W. Healy and C. Neil Gray have joined Duane Morris LLP’s New York office as partners in the firm’s Corporate and Trial practice groups. Economist Theodor van Stephoudt will join Duane Morris as well. The attorneys and van Stephoudt join the firm from Reed Smith LLP.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Anthony B. (“Tony”) Corleto as a partner in the firm’s Westchester office. Corleto joins the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Product & General Liability practice groups from Wilson Elser.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Noah Bilenker has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. He is based in Willkie’s New York office, and will be a part of the Real Estate Finance practice group. Mr. Bilenker was previously Director and GC at Mesa West Capital, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley.
