Nixon Peabody is excited to announce the arrival of four partners who join the firm’s M&A and Corporate Transactions practice. The team will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina, a new office location for Nixon Peabody. In the heart of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is a major hub for biotech and high-tech innovation and research. More >>

Anne Croteau has joined McGuireWoods’ private equity industry team as a partner in Raleigh, North Carolina, enhancing the firm’s market-leading capabilities advising Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), Business Development Companies (BDCs) and other investment funds. More >>

The Research Triangle Park office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Lori Hinnant as a partner in the environmental policy and regulatory practices. She joins K&L Gates from Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP. More >>

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Johnson has joined the firm as a Partner, and Tara Cho, Lynn Percival, and Jake Lopes have joined the firm as Associates. All will be members of the firm’s new Privacy & Data Security Practice Group, which will be led by Ms. Johnson. More >>

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of prominent attorney F. Daniel Bell, III to the firm’s Raleigh office. Mr. Bell is joining the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Team as a Partner. More >>

Nexsen Pruet announced today that seasoned attorneys Keith Burns and Brad Staley have joined the firm in Raleigh in a move that underscores Nexsen Pruet’s focus on broadening its comprehensive Real Estate practice for businesses in North Carolina. More >>

Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that Kyle Still has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. He regularly represents, counsels, and trains clients regarding all state and federal employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act, and state wage and hour laws. More >>

Knicole C. Emanuel, partner, and Robert W. Shaw, senior counsel, have joined the Raleigh office of Gordon & Rees as members of the firm’s Health Care practice group. Both were formerly with the Raleigh office of Williams Mullen More >>

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that former federal prosecutor Robert J “Bobby”. Higdon Jr. has joined the firm. He is a Partner in the firm’s White Collar and Investigations team, which includes Partner John S. Davis, former AUSA of the EDVA, and Partner Chuck James, former Deputy AG in Virginia. More >>

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that Edward S. Schenk III has joined the firm as a Partner in the Labor and Employment section. He will be working out of the Raleigh office More >>