Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome Craig B. Fields, Holly L. Hyans, Nicole L. Johnson, and Mitchell A. Newmark to the Firm’s New York office as Partners in the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. Craig, Nicole, and Mitchell joined on February 15 and Holly will join in early March. The Firm expects to continue expanding the team over the coming weeks. At Blank Rome, Craig serves as Co-Chair of the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group and leads the national State and Local Tax practice. The prominent group regularly litigates state and local tax matters and counsels clients on state and local tax planning throughout the country. They join from Morrison & Foerster LLP where Craig served as co-chair of the tax department and chair of the firm’s state and local tax group, and Holly was a founding member of the group.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | New YorkCapital Markets Lawyer Glenn Pollner Joins WilmerHale’s New York Office
WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Glenn Pollner, a highly respected and accomplished capital markets attorney, has joined the firm as partner in our New York office. He joins WilmerHale from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York.
Tags: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | New YorkKing & Spalding Further Boosts New York Trial Team with Two New Partners
King & Spalding has added partners Shaila Diwan and Alvin Lee to its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in New York, building on the recent recruitment of a four-partner mass tort trial team from Orrick.
King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partners to Its Chicago and New York Offices
King & Spalding today announced that Javier Rubinstein, Lauren Friedman, and Lucila Hemmingsen have joined the firm as partners in its International Arbitration practice. Rubinstein will be based in the firm’s Chicago office and Friedman and Hemmingsen in the firm’s New York office. The team will focus on expanding the firm’s commercial and investor-state work in Latin America and Europe. The new partners join King & Spalding from Kirkland & Ellis.
Hogan Lovells adds leading finance lawyer to New York Office
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Ben Garcia has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in New York.
Venable Adds Leading Real Estate Partners Michael Pickett and Thomas Klanderman to its DC and Tysons Offices
Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of two high-profile real estate partners to its growing national Real Estate Practice – J. Michael Pickett and Thomas C. Klanderman. Mr. Pickett, formerly a partner in the real estate practice at Morgan Lewis, will split his time between the firm’s Washington, DC and Tysons offices. Mr. Klanderman, also previously a partner at Morgan Lewis, will be based in the firm’s DC office. In addition, Bryan J. Hoynak is joining as counsel and Noah M. Tischler is joining as an associate in the DC office.
McDermott Continues to Grow Litigation Practice with New York Partner
Global law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that H. Peter Haveles, Jr. has joined the Firm as a Litigation partner based in the New York office, expanding capabilities for clients across two major priority industries. Prior to joining McDermott, Peter was a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Boston | London | Miami | New YorkVenable’s San Francisco Office Continues to Boost Its Commercial Litigation Capabilities with the Addition of Jill Battilega Rowe
Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Jill Battilega Rowe has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice in the San Francisco office. Ms. Rowe is an experienced business trial lawyer who focuses on commercial real estate and contract and fraud disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Rowe practiced in the San Francisco Office of Cooper, White & Cooper LLP.
High-Ranking, Career DOJ Antitrust Division Official Joins BakerHostetler
BakerHostetler announced today that Ann O’Brien, most recently assistant chief of the Competition Policy & Advocacy Section and special counsel for Criminal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia offices. O’Brien is the third recent notable addition to BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition team, following Jeffrey Martino, former chief of the DOJ Antitrust Division’s New York office, and Marc Schildkraut, former assistant director with the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition in Washington, D.C. O’Brien will also serve as part of the firm’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team.
Winstead Expands with the Addition of Leading Airline Finance Attorneys and Opens New York Office
Winstead PC is pleased to announce that highly regarded airline finance practitioners, Jaeyong (Jae) So and Jaesuk (Jay) Yoo, have joined the firm as shareholders as Winstead opens a New York office.