Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Richard Aftanas has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice in New York and as a member of the Firm’s global Capital Markets leadership team with a focus on expanding the New York and US capital markets practice. Aftanas joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the Capital Markets group for six years.
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Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that David Johnson has joined the firm’s offices in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He will serve as a principal-level attorney with the firm’s Intellectual Property group. Mr. Johnson comes to the firm from Protorae Law PLLC in Tysons.
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Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with Alan S. Fellheimer and John J. Jacko, III of Fellheimer & Eichen LLP to open Leech Tishman’s new Philadelphia, PA office. The new office will be located at 1417 Locust Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
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At Davis Wright Tremaine, as on Broadway, the show goes on. Months removed from being named Media & Entertainment “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for the fourth year running, the firm has made a major addition to its dominant team with the arrival of Carolyn (“Carrie”) Casselman from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Casselman, a transactional lawyer in New York City who joins DWT as a partner, brings extensive experience across the media, sports and entertainment landscape, with a distinctive background advising on live stage productions.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its Transactions practice with the addition of Tracy A. Bacigalupo as partner. An experienced corporate lawyer, Tracy joins McDermott’s robust corporate practice group in New York and further deepens the Firm’s bench across mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, real estate and technology.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Roger Singer has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Singer, formerly a partner at Clifford Chance, will continue his investment funds practice.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Krystyna M. Blakeslee has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. She is based in the firm’s New York office, and will serve as Chair of the Real Estate Finance practice group. Ms. Blakeslee joins Willkie from Dechert, where she was a partner in the finance and real estate group.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Michael L. Weiner has joined the firm as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice. Based in the New York office, Weiner brings a broad antitrust practice that encompasses merger reviews, government investigations and litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Weiner practiced in the New York office of Dechert, LLP.
