Akin Strengthens Projects & Energy Transition Practice with Return of Tax Equity Partner Sam Guthrie
Akin is pleased to announce that Sam Guthrie has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Washington, D.C. office, where he will focus on projects & energy transition matters. He rejoins the firm, where he previously worked, from Allen & Overy LLP.
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Shareholder Thomas Grow Joins Littler in Washington, D.C.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Thomas S. Grow as a shareholder in its Labor Management Relations practice group. Grow, who was previously special counsel with Littler, rejoins the firm in the Washington, D.C., office from telecommunications and mass media company Charter Communications, where he served as vice president of labor relations.
Winston & Strawn Adds Structured Finance Partner Claudine Chen-Young
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced that Claudine Chen-Young has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Transactions Department and as a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Chen-Young arrives at Winston from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Holland & Knight Strengthens Intellectual Property Practice with Three-Partner Team in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Holland & Knight has strengthened its national Intellectual Property Group with a team of three partners from Perkins Coie who have particular experience with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) post-grant review proceedings. James “Jim” Coughlan and Terrence “Terry” Wikberg have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, and Amy Simpson has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. Ms. Simpson was formerly co-chair of her previous firm’s Post-Grant Proceedings practice for over a decade, and Mr. Coughlan was the co-chair of his previous firm’s ITC Litigation Group for 14 years prior to joining Holland & Knight.
Vinson & Elkins Adds Antitrust Litigator Adam Hudes as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Vinson & Elkins announced today that Adam Hudes has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., strengthening the Firm’s Antitrust Litigation practice. He joins Vinson & Elkins from Mayer Brown.
Perkins Coie Adds Partner Brian P. Sylvester in D.C. to Bolster FDA and USDA Practice
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Dykema’s Washington, D.C., Office Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Chantel L. Febus
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Chantel Febus as a Member of its Appellate and Critical Motions, Business Litigation, and Government Investigations and Corporate Compliance teams, resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Febus, who will serve as the firm’s Head of East Coast Appeals, joins Dykema after practicing at Proskauer Rose, LLP in New York City for the past decade. Prior to that, she was a federal prosecutor at the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division.
Reed Smith Adds Partner-Counsel Duo to Life Sciences Health Industry Practice
Reed Smith today announced that Brian Bewley is joining the firm as a partner and Kaitlyn Dunn as counsel in its Life Sciences Health Industry Group. Formerly with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, the duo served previously in the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG). Bewley will work from the firm’s D.C. office, while Dunn will be based in Chicago. The team has worked together for more than five years.
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | Chicago | WashingtonFormer Deputy Chief Counsel of Department of Energy Loan Programs Office Ken Cestari Joins Holland & Knight
Ken Cestari, the former deputy chief counsel of the Loan Programs Office (LPO) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has joined Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group as a partner. Mr. Cestari helped lead the legal department of the LPO from 2015 to 2022 and worked as an attorney in the department beginning in 2009.
