Nationally Prominent Antitrust and Consumer Protection Litigator Sean Royall Joins King & Spalding

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

King & Spalding announced today that leading antitrust and consumer protection lawyer Sean Royall has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. Royall, who will serve as the firm’s Global Practice Head for Antitrust and Consumer Protection, is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Houston offices and will also spend significant time in the firm’s Brussels office. Royall joins the firm from Sidley Austin, where he served as co-leader of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection practice.

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Baker Botts Welcomes International Disputes Team to Washington, D.C. Office

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Jennifer Haworth McCandless and María Carolina Durán have joined the International Disputes Section of the Litigation Department as partner and special counsel, respectively, in Washington, D.C. They both arrive at the firm from Sidley Austin LLP.

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Kenneth A. Polite Jr., Former DOJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General, Will Join Sidley As Co-Leader of its White Collar: Defense and Investigations Practice

Monday, August 7, 2023

Sidley is pleased to announce that Kenneth A. Polite Jr. will be joining Sidley after serving two years as Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. In that role, he was the highest-ranking attorney in the DOJ’s Criminal Division. Mr. Polite will join Sidley on October 1, 2023, as a partner and global co-leader of the firm’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations practice. He will focus on white collar criminal defense, investigation, and compliance matters.

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Eversheds Sutherland Continues Expansion of Global Corporate Crime and Investigations Practice with Jeffrey W. Cottle

Monday, July 31, 2023

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Global Corporate Crime and Investigations Practice with the arrival of Jeffrey W. Cottle as a partner in the firm’s Washington office. Mr. Cottle focuses on white-collar crime and compliance matters, with an emphasis on fraud, corruption, trade sanctions and export controls. He joins the firm after the recent addition of Partner Patrick Gilman. Mr. Cottle and Mr. Gilman were both previously partners at Brown Rudnick and, in addition to joining Eversheds Sutherland’s Global Corporate Crime and Investigations Practice, will co-lead the firm’s National Security Practice.

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Winston & Strawn Boosts D.C. Office’s Patent Litigation and Government Investigations Capabilities With Addition of Three Partners

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced that three partners have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office and Litigation Department. Scott Border joins the Intellectual Property Practice, while Daniel Chaudoin and Caitlin Mandel join the Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice. Mandel and Chaudoin arrive at the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Border joins from Sidley Austin LLP.

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Sidley Adds Partner Vadim Brusser to its Growing Antitrust Practice

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Sidley is pleased to announce that Vadim Brusser has joined as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust practice with a particular focus on merger clearance work for the firm’s growing Private Equity practice and for strategic corporate clients. He joins Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he counseled numerous private equity and strategic clients on U.S. and international competition issues.

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Eversheds Sutherland Enhances Global Corporate Crime & Investigations Practice With Addition of E. Patrick Gilman as Partner

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that E. Patrick Gilman has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington DC office. A former federal prosecutor in the United States Army and a seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Gilman will enhance Eversheds Sutherland’s global corporate crime and investigations capabilities, and will help lead the firm’s national security practice. He was previously with Brown Rudnick.

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