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AnnouncementsNewman & Shapiro, a law firm dedicated to representing whistleblowers nationwide, today announced that private equity firm H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC, and H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), and two executives of an H.I.G. subsidiary that owned South Bay Mental Health Center, Inc. (“South Bay”), have agreed to pay a total of $25 million to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit alleging they caused fraudulent billing to Medicaid for mental health services provided by unlicensed, unqualified, and improperly supervised mental health counselors at South Bay. South Bay settled its portion of the case approximately two years ago for $4 million.

AnnouncementsProminent white collar and investigations attorney Joe D. Whitley has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in the Business Litigation practice group.

AnnouncementsFlorida Federal Court confirms $40 million award on behalf of Hogan Lovells client SSK Ingenería y Construcción S.A.C.

AnnouncementsHigh-stakes trial attorneys Johnny Ward and Wesley Hill are recognized as Litigation Stars in the 15th edition of Benchmark Litigation, a legal guide spotlighting the nation’s leading litigators and law firms.

AnnouncementsAcclaimed Texas attorney Richard R. Orsinger, name partner in the Family Law boutique Orsinger, Nelson, Downing and Anderson (ONDA), has been inducted into the State Bar of Texas Family Law Hall of Legends in recognition of his significant contributions to the practice of law.

AnnouncementsBarnes & Thornburg is pleased to announce the addition of IP litigator John W. Cox, Ph.D., as a partner in its Atlanta office. Cox has joined the Intellectual Property Department with a focus on patent litigation and strategic counseling related to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and chemical matters.

AnnouncementsHogan Lovells has appointed Chris Moore as Silicon Valley Office Managing Partner.

AnnouncementsArent Fox is pleased to announce the expansion of its Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice with the addition of Partner Brett D. Goodman. Brett represents creditors’ committees, indenture trustees and agents, debtors, asset purchasers, lessors, and property owners in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings.

AnnouncementsAttorneys Elizabeth A. Johnson, Elizabeth L. Bolduc, and Josh K. Unice have joined Eastman & Smith LTD. Johnson is of counsel based in Columbus, Ohio. Bolduc and Unice are associates based in Toledo, Ohio.

AnnouncementsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Robert Maddox has been elected as a member of the Governing Committee of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL).

AnnouncementsBall Janik LLP Continues Growth with Addition of Paralegal Dwight A. (Chaz) Marriott

AnnouncementsOn Monday, October 4th, Brett Flower joined Tucker Arensberg as an Associate for the firm.

AnnouncementsNational law firm Quarles & Brady has added Kirti Reddy to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group.

AnnouncementsSean Scuderi was elevated to Partner in the Construction Practice at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin in New York City.

AnnouncementsAn Akerman litigation team prevailed October 6 in a multimillion dollar international litigation spanning Spain, Latin America, and the United States. A Florida appellate court sided with Akerman client Cell Consumer Electronics Logistics, SA, which had won a summary judgment in a Spanish court over a former joint venture partner in the mobile phone industry. Cell Consumer and its partners had provided cell phone distribution services to Telefonica Internacional, S.A., a telecom company based in Spain. Telefonica had agreed to raise €70 million (about $81 million) for a joint venture, but failed to do so, and then sued Cell Consumer for $35 million in damages. Cell Consumer won on summary judgement in Spain, Court of First Instance in Alcobendas, Kingdom of Spain, but sued again in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in South Florida, where the court enforced Spain’s foreign judgment and barred any new claims under Florida law.

AnnouncementsFormer U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerk has more than 20 years’ experience in business reorganization, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation.