Akerman Expands Cross-Border Strengths in Washington and Miami Offices with Partners Matthew Goldstein and Andrew Dominguez

Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP has expanded its cross-border strengths with National Security and International Trade Partner Matthew Goldstein in Washington, D.C. and international litigation and arbitration partner Andrew Dominguez in Miami. Goldstein most recently practiced in the D.C. office of Clark Hill PC, Dominguez joins the Litigation Practice Group firm from Swiss Re Management (US) Corporation.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Financial Regulations and Compliance Pro as Consumer Finance Partner in Washington, D.C.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that R. Colgate Selden has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulatory Compliance (“FILARC”) practice group. At Blank Rome, Colgate will advise clients on federal and state laws regulating consumer and mortgage lending. Colgate joins Blank Rome from Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a company founded by a former comptroller of the currency and provider of digital mortgage and fulfillment solutions, where he served as managing director and head of regulatory legal, compliance, and risk.

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Perkins Coie Adds Michael Huston, from Office of the Solicitor General at U.S. Department of Justice, as Co-Chair of Appeals, Issues & Strategy Practice

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Michael Huston is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner and co-chair of the Appeals, Issues & Strategy Practice. Michael previously served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he represented the federal government before the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Preeminent Litigator Michelle N. Lipkowitz Joins Mintz

Mintz is pleased to announce that Michelle N. Lipkowitz has joined the Washington, DC office as a Litigation Member. She will also sit on the firm’s Equity Advisory Council, a subcommittee of the Policy Committee, which advances efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Ms. Lipkowitz joins Mintz from Saul Ewing, where she most recently served as the Managing Partner of the Baltimore office, a member of the Executive Committee, and as the firmwide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Partner. 

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Latham’s Washington, D.C. Office Adds Another Skilled IP Trial Lawyer

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Cecilia Sanabria has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Sanabria brings significant experience with complex patent litigation matters involving mechanical, pharmaceutical, industrial, and electrical technologies, both in federal court and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Sanabria joins Latham from Finnegan in Washington, D.C.

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