Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce M. John Burgess has joined the firm’s Tampa office as a principal. John has nearly 20 years of experience in employee benefits and executive compensation matters. Burgess arrives fromShumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney continues its strategic growth with the addition of David T. Cellitti, shareholder in the Corporate section. Cellitti, who will be based in the Tampa office, brings more than 20 years of experience in helping clients navigate everything from middle-market mergers and acquisitions and other significant transactions, to strategic planning, compliance and day-to-day operations. For many clients, he has provided his insights while serving as outside general counsel. Cellitti joins Buchanan from Quarles & Brady LLP.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is delighted to welcome Brandon C. Szymula as a Partner to its growing office in Tampa, Florida. Szymula joins the firm from Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome John Heilman to its Tampa office as a partner in its General Liability Practice. Mr. Heilman focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation and personal injury protection (PIP) defense. He brings to Lewis Brisbois extensive experience defending some of the largest PIP carriers in the country and managing state-wide defense portfolios in Florida. In addition, Mr. Heilman has defended campgrounds and auto/recreational vehicle dealers in injury and property damage claims. Before joining the firm, Heilman was an Insurance Defense Lititgation Shareholder at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin.
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Martin Burke has joined Holland & Knight’s Tampa office as a partner in the Tampa Litigation Group. Mr. Burke represents corporate and government clients in high-risk and complex litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the country. He was previously a partner with Burr & Forman.
Data privacy attorney Hilary Lane has joined Holland & Knight’s Tampa office as a partner. Ms. Lane was formerly the chief privacy officer for NBCUniversal. She is a member of Holland & Knight’s national Data Strategy, Security & Privacy Team. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Lane was a partner at Quarles & Brady.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney continues to expand its Florida footprint with the additions of Mark Kornfeld, shareholder and Jordan Maglich, counsel to the firm’s Tampa office. Kornfeld and Maglich bring with them significant complex commercial litigation expertise, including asset recovery, securities, equity receiverships, and Ponzi schemes. Kornfeld serves as the current court-appointed federal equity receiver and Maglich as receiver’s counsel for the In Re Kinetics receivership. The pair join from the Tampa office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced the expansion of its Data Privacy & Security practice with the addition of three new attorneys. Hilary Lane (partner), previously the Chief Privacy Officer for NBCUniversal joins the firm’s Tampa office, and Greg Leighton (partner) and Bari Nathan (associate) join the Chicago office. Leighton and Nathan join from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, respectively.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce that it has enhanced its Intellectual Practice Group with the addition of Alejandro Fernandez and Stephen Leahu. Fernandez and Leahu, both Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Intellectual Property (IP) and registered patent attorneys, practice in Akerman’s office in Tampa. They bring a deep understanding of IP protection and enforcement, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in advanced software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, and medical device industries. The pair join Akerman from the Tampa office of Brinks Gilson & Lione.
