Bethanie Livernois has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Dallas office as an associate in the Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group.

In a release, the firm said Livernois is the fourth lawyer to join the group in recent weeks.

The firm said Livernois has developed and overseen key investigation and auditing strategies with an emphasis on company investigation procedures and outcomes, diversion risks, and training programs. She is experienced with U.S. export control regulations, U.S. and Texas laws involving trademark and trade secret matters, securities laws, federal plea agreements and probation requirements, and Texas civil procedure.

She previously practiced at Stanton LLP.

Livernois earned her J.D. with honors from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and her B.A. with honors from Austin College in Sherman.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., announced that Laura M. Beckering, Emily J. Jaeger, and Brianna N. Lockridge have joined the firm’s St. Louis office as fall associates. All three return to the firm after working as summer associates in 2017 and 2018.

A member of Greensfelder’s Business Services practice group, Beckering assists businesses and organizations with transactions including formation of entities, buy-sell agreements, and other corporate matters. She also is involved in the St. Louis entrepreneurial community as a representative for St. Louis Startup Ambassadors. During law school, Beckering worked for Saint Louis University School of Law’s Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, where she helped a startup group form as a nonprofit corporation, as well as reviewed lease agreements and other transactional documents.

Beckering received her J.D. (magna cum laude) from Saint Louis University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Truman State University.

Jaeger is a member of the firm’s Construction practice group. She focuses her practice on construction law, working for clients regionally and nationally in matters related to litigation and arbitration, contract negotiation, mechanic’s liens and day-to-day issues.

Jaeger served an externship with the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois. She received her J.D. (cum laude) from Washington University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from the University of Missouri.

A member of Greensfelder’s Litigation practice group, Lockridge works on behalf of business clients to assist in all phases of litigation, including research and fact investigation, drafting, and deposition and trial preparation.

Lockridge completed an externship at a public interest law practice focused on death penalty cases. She received her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from The Ohio State University.

George D. Medlock, Jr. has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a partner and as the firm’s first director of inclusion and diversity. He is based in the firm’s Birmingham office.

In release about this newly created role, the firm said Medlock will oversee the firm’s inclusion and diversity efforts, including working with existing firm committees focused on the recruitment, training and retention of diverse and talented attorneys. He will further the firm’s objective to attract, retain, and promote into leadership roles individuals who foster inclusion and reflect the diversity that Bradley values. Medlock will work with Skeeters, as well as the firm’s board and Inclusion and Diversity Committee, as part of Bradley’s commitment to a work environment in which diverse lawyers thrive and reach their full potential, the firm said.

Prior to joining Bradley, Medlock served as vice president and deputy general counsel for Comcast Cable in Philadelphia. In this role, he developed and led company strategy for all patent matters, including patent prosecution, agreements, and high-stakes litigation. He also previously practiced as a partner at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta.

Medlock received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science, both cum laude, and both from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Bradley has been recognized by numerous local, regional and national organizations for the firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. These include being named among the Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers 50 Best Law Firms for Women, and receiving the Nashville Bar Association’s Diversity Committee Leadership Award 15 times since 1994.

Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that Christina L. Flatau, David M. Knapp, and D. Richard Self have joined the firm as associates in the Litigation Practice Group.

Flatau is based in the firm’s Tampa, Fla., office, Knapp is based in Freeborn’s Chicago office, and Self works from both the firm’s Springfield, Ill., and Chicago offices.

A member of Freeborn’s Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Team, Flatau focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation, professional liability defense, and complex commercial litigation. She has represented insurers in a wide range of complex coverage matters including claims involving bad faith, priority of coverage issues, and rescission issues. She also has represented individuals and entities pursuant to coverage provided under commercial general liability, homeowners, errors and omissions, and employment practices liability insurance policies.

Prior to joining Freeborn, Flatau was an associate at Phelps Dunbar LLP. She received her J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Miami School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University.

Knapp is a member of Freeborn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. His practice focuses on intellectual property (IP) enforcement and defense and IP portfolio management. He has developed patent portfolios in technical fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals, medical diagnostics, and software. In addition, he advises clients on IP risk management, including patent portfolio due diligence, patent infringement and validity opinions, and freedom-to-operate analyses. He has technical experience in the fields of chemistry, molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and chromatography.

Prior to joining Freeborn, Knapp was an associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. He received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

A member of Freeborn’s Litigation Practice Group and Government and Regulatory Law Practice Group, Self focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, appellate litigation, antitrust, and government relations.

Prior to joining the firm, Self served as a law clerk for Judge J. Phil Gilbert of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He gained experience in civil and criminal matters in government and private practice while working for the U.S. Department of Justice for one summer with the National Security Division in Washington, D.C., and another summer with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, N.C.

Self received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Lowenstein Sandler has announced that after founding and leading Lowenstein’s Washington D.C. office for five years, Jeff Blumenfeld will be transitioning responsibility for heading the office to partner Zarema A. Jaramillo effective Jan. 1, 2020.

In a release, the firm said Jaramillo has experience in both the government and the private sector, and she looks forward to building upon the impressive foundation laid by Blumenfeld. Jaramillo focuses her practice on complex antitrust matters including government investigations, M&A transactions, and complex litigation, including high-stakes class action defense. She also advises clients on compliance with U.S. and foreign anti-bribery and anti-corruption regulations, U.S. sanctions and export controls, and foreign investment reporting requirements.

Lowenstein’s Washington D.C. office currently includes three practice groups: Antitrust and White Collar, Global Trade, and Insurance Recovery. Blumenfeld will continue as Co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation group.

The civil rights, employment, and whistleblower law firm Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP announced that Jolena Jeffrey and Antuan M. Johnson have joined the firm’s Washington office as associates and Marilyn Gabriela Robb has joined as a law clerk.

Prior to joining the firm, Jeffrey was an assistant district attorney at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office in New York City. In that role, she managed more than 200 misdemeanor or felony cases, which involved issues including purview of discovery, suppression of evidence, and the legal sufficiency of claims. As a law student, she worked in the Civil Advocacy Clinic, assisting low income persons with employment matters. She also served as the executive editor of the labor and employment law brief. Jeffrey received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Babson College.

Johnson was most recently an associate at Debevoise & Plimpto LLP, where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. As a law student, he served as a teaching fellow for courses on sex equality and sexual harassment in employment and education. He currently serves as a board member for the ERA Coalition, which supports legislative strategies that aim to increase constitutional protections against discrimination. Johnson received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also holds a Master of Arts from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.

Robb previously clerked for Judge Duane Benton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. As a law student, she served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law & Policy Review, the official legal publication of the American Constitution Society. She also was a student attorney with Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute, representing clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Boston criminal courts from arraignment to dismissal. Also during law school, she worked for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice under President Obama, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and Arnold & Porter LLP. Robb received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

S. Patrick McKey has joined Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.’s Chicago office as an officer in the Litigation practice group.

The firm said McKey focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, international business disputes, product liability, environmental and intellectual property litigation, as well as corporate counseling and public law. He has experience with clients in the retail, fashion and apparel industries and obtained multimillion-dollar judgments for leading fashion and apparel brands against individuals and entities selling counterfeit merchandise online.

The firm said McKey has represented clients in courts throughout the United States, as well as domestic and foreign clients before entities including the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, and the American Arbitration Association. He has worked as lead counsel in the defense of U.S. class actions and multidistrict litigation, as well as the defense of claims for clients in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Ireland, Libya, Korea, Japan, Poland, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

McKey has conducted internal investigations on behalf of clients in the United States and abroad and has counseled on the risks associated with potential litigation or regulatory action, including strategies for minimizing such risks.

McKey’s interests include working with the many businesses that have U.S.-Ireland connections, and he has been involved with Chicago’s Irish community for many years, including Irish business and social organizations. He studied comparative law at University College Cork (Ireland) Faculty of Law.

Prior to joining Greensfelder, McKey was a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. He received both his J.D. and Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin.

Attorneys Allen Griffin and John Kappel have joined boutique family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP in the Dallas office.

Allen Griffin

Griffin joins the firm as an associate with a practice covering a range of family law litigation matters. He is a former Dallas assistant city attorney, and before that, practiced family law at his own firm as well as with several Dallas law firms. Griffin is a graduate of Baylor Law School and Baylor University.

John Kappel

Also joining the firm as an associate, Kappel focuses on divorce, child custody and property division matters, as well as probate and estate planning. A native of Dallas, he is a graduate of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, with an undergraduate degree from Baylor University. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, and the Collin County Young Lawyers Association.

“Allen and John are experienced attorneys with backgrounds steeped in family law issues,” said firm partner Brad LaMorgese. “Their skill sets will certainly complement and add value to our team.”

Sidley Austin LLP announced that Eleanor Shanks will join the firm in London. She will be a member of Sidley’s global M&A and Private Equity practice. Shanks formerly worked at Proskauer Rose LLP.

In a release, the firm said Shanks’ practice includes private equity and corporate transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, real estate, infrastructure and life sciences transactions, and joint ventures. She also advises clients in shareholder arrangements and managed equity plans, co-investments, and corporate governance and general corporate matters. Her clients include private equity sponsors, investors and funds, financial institutions, corporates and management teams.

Tadashi Okamoto has joined Reed Smith as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in the New York office. Formerly with Morrison & Foerster LLP, Okamoto has worked with clients on debt and equity securities offerings and other capital markets transactions, including representation of both issuers and underwriters.

A native of Japan, Okamoto is fluent in Japanese and has experience in both New York and Tokyo markets. He focuses his practice on securities and financings, assisting issuers, sponsors, agents, dealers and underwriters with various domestic and international transactions, including IPOs, equity, investment-grade and high-yield debt, convertible debt, securitized products, derivative and balance sheet restructuring transactions. In addition, Okamoto represents emerging companies and venture capital funds as well as investors on various matters such as fundraising and investment activities and helps clients with restructuring needs. He also assists clients in the FinTech sector with development of asset trading platforms and token offerings.

Prior to Morrison Foerster, Okamoto was an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP from 2010 to 2017, including a secondment to the firm’s Tokyo office. He earned a law degree from the University of Tokyo and his LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor.

Dykema announced the appointment of Michael Carey and Mark Malven to lead the firm’s Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team. Both members of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group, each attorney has several years of automotive practice in different disciplines; Carey as a litigator and Malven as a transactional attorney.

Carey is a trial lawyer with experience in complex commercial litigation and products liability defense. He counsels mobility industry clients on proactive risk mitigation strategies relating to Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and other advanced automotive safety technologies. In addition, Carey has taken numerous automotive industry cases to successful verdict in state and federal courts across the country. He has also defended and prosecuted appeals before the Minnesota Appellate Courts and in the Eighth and Ninth Circuits.

Carey earned a J.D., cum laude, from the William Mitchell College of Law and a B.A. from St. John’s University. He is frequently called upon to publish and present on legal issues and advances in mobility.

Malven, who also leads Dykema’s Technology and Outsourcing Transaction practice, has more than 25 years of experience representing both customers and technology vendors in technology transactions. He has handled more than 2,000 technology transactions involving a wide array of matters, including outsourcing, licensing, cloud services, development, consulting, distribution, sponsored university research, manufacturing, value-added reseller, acquisition, and joint venture relationships.

The firm said Malven uses his technology transactions and automotive industry experience to serve leading providers of autonomous vehicle and advanced mobility technologies in some of their most mission-critical transactions. Malven’s experience also includes serving as a primary negotiator for some of the largest outsourcing transactions of their kind ever undertaken, which have involved billions of dollars in services.

Also a licensed patent attorney, Malven earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. Before attending law school, he was a crash safety engineer at Chrysler Motors. He is the lead author of the best-selling treatise Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements published by Practising Law Institute.

Former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chief Trial Counsel Charles “Chuck” Loughlin has joined Hogan Lovells’ Washington D.C. office as a partner in its Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation (ACER) group within the Global Regulatory Practice.

Loughlin served as chief trial counsel at the Federal Trade Commission since August 2016, and previously served as deputy chief trial counsel. In a release, the firm said Loughlin has worked on significant recent matters: He led the Impax Labs trial, co-led the Staples/Office Depot trial, and supervised both the Tronox/Cristal trial and the 1-800 Contacts trial.

Before entering public service, Loughlin was a partner in the antitrust groups at law firms Baker Botts and Howrey where he focused on private antitrust litigation, particularly defending against class action cases. Additionally, he served as lead antitrust counsel for the country’s largest options exchange in a number of alleged price-fixing and market allocation cases.

Loughlin graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire and received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.

Daniel J. Fortune has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Birmingham office as a partner in the Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group and as part of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy team.

The firm said Fortune represents clients in matters involving cybersecurity, white collar defense, government enforcement actions and regulatory compliance. He has litigated more than 75 jury trials in federal and state courts involving complex matters and computer forensics.

Prior to joining Bradley, Fortune served as the lead cybersecurity attorney at a litigation boutique, and as a state prosecutor and federal prosecutor litigating matters involving computer forensics, white collar crime, and government investigations. As the deputy chief assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division, he supervised major cybercrime, white collar fraud, public corruption, asset forfeiture and national security matters. He also served as the computer hacking and intellectual property coordinator with top secret security clearance, working on matters involving cleared defense contractors. In addition, he supervised national and international investigations related to internet crime, child exploitation, and immigration.

During his time at the Department of Justice, Fortune was recognized by the FBI director for successes working with the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force on major crime control efforts and for contributions to complex and sensitive operations.

Fortune also serves as an adjunct professor at the Birmingham School of Law and Miles School of Law.

Fortune received his J.D. from William & Mary Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Kathryn J. Carlisle-Kesling has joined Holland & Hart’s Real Estate Development group as of counsel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In a release, the firm said Carlisle-Kesling has experience guiding clients in project development – from planning to due diligence and title to acquisition and through lease out, management, and operation. She has led transactions involving a wide range of development projects and draws on experience with dispute resolution, bringing persuasive communication and negotiation skills to help clients navigate issues that may arise in transactions.

Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Carlisle-Kesling was a partner shareholder with Buckley King in Ohio. She served as a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Real Property Section Council, from 2015-2019 and was one of the first lawyers in Ohio to become a Certified Specialist in Residential Real Property Law. Kate also Chaired the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Real Property Section, and Co-Authored the Revised Ohio Title Examination Standards.

Kate frequently writes and presents on real property matters. She received her J.D. from the University of Toledo and earned her B.A. from the University of Cincinnati. She is admitted to practice in Utah and Ohio.

Atheria Law launched as a new firm of 35 attorneys with experience in insurance and reinsurance law, including in the areas of professional liability and technology, privacy and cyber.

In a release, the firm said Atheria Law was formed by attorneys and staff from global law firm Clyde & Co. The new firm is led by eight partners, half of whom are women, among its staff of professionals, which includes attorneys practicing in San Francisco, where the firm is headquartered, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York. The founding partners are Bill Casey, Joan D’Ambrosio, Eric Moon, Christina Terplan, Julie Hawkinson, David Jordan, Christina Marshall and Jamison Narbaitz. Terplan will serve as Atheria Law’s president.

Following are Atheria Law’s founding partners:

Bill Casey – Casey concentrates on professional liability insurance coverage and litigation. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.

Joan D’Ambrosio – D’Ambrosio represents insurers with respect to technology, media, intellectual property and privacy claims, including involving data security and privacy breaches. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of California San Diego.

Julie Choi Hawkinson – Hawkinson represents insurers in respect of technology, media, intellectual property, privacy and D&O claims. Hawkinson received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Science (cum laude) from the University of Southern California.

David Jordan – Jordan concentrates on counseling professional liability insurers and their insureds in matters involving up to billions of U.S. dollars in claimed damages.He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Alabama.

Christina (Tina) Marshall – Marshall advises insurers with respect to complex claims reported under policies issued to design professionals doing business globally.She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Santa Clara University.

Eric Moon – Moon represents insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, real estate agents, insurance brokers, business managers, and mortgage professionals.He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Georgetown University.

Jamison Narbaitz – Narbaitz represents London and U.S. insurers in claims involving cyber and privacy, technology errors and omissions, media liability, data breach, consumer class actions and IPHe received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Christina Terplan – Terplan focuses her practice on technology, IP and privacy law. She represents insurers on a broad range of issues and in claims brought against technology and media companies. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis.

Jessica N. Adkins and Ron I. Erlichman have joined Sidley Austin LLP as partners to its global Energy and Infrastructure practice.

Adkins will be based in Sidley’s Houston office and Erlichman will be based in the New York office. They join from Bracewell LLP, where Adkins was chair of the Power Projects practice and Erlichman served as co-chair of the Project Finance practice.

In a release, the firm said Adkins represents power, renewable and other energy industry stakeholders to develop, finance and invest in energy projects and businesses. In addition to her project finance and M&A practice, she advises financial institutions, private equity funds, sponsors, and trading and marketing companies on hedges and other complex commodity transactions.

The firm said Erlichman advises and represents clients in developing and financing energy and infrastructure projects, including renewable energy, thermal power generation facilities, chemical and petrochemical facilities, midstream assets, transmission facilities and terminals. He devotes a portion of his practice to non-energy infrastructure projects, such as hospitality, transportation, and sports and entertainment venues. Erlichman also provides counsel on tax equity investment matters in renewable energy projects. His clients include lenders, sponsors, developers, private investment funds, utilities, contractors and governmental authorities.

Adkins’ and Erlichman’s arrival follows that of partners Tara Higgins and Noreen Phelan, who joined the renewable energy practice in New York and Washington, D.C. in March.

Jeffrey N. Ostrager has joined Venable LLP as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in New York.

In a release, the firm said Ostrager focuses on corporate, securities, and transactional matters.

Ostrager represents public and private companies in a range of transactions, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, and debt restructurings. He has experience providing counsel to public companies on corporate governance, securities law disclosure and compliance, and executive compensation matters. In addition, he represents private equity and investment funds in growth equity and venture capital investments.

Ostrager received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. in History from Stony Brook University.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Judea S. Davis and Kya M. Henley have joined the firm as associates.

Davis is a member of the Litigation Practice Group in the firm’s Nashville, Tenn., office. Based in Bradley’s Washington, D.C., office, Henley is a member of the Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group.

Prior to joining Bradley, Davis clerked for Judge Michelle Childs of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and Judge Garrison Hill of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. In addition, she served as a law fellow and law clerk for the Equal Justice Initiative, researching constitutional and criminal law issues and representing clients before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Davis received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law. She also holds a Master of Arts from Duke University Graduate School and a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Clemson University.

Henley represents companies and individuals in a range of government and internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, white collar criminal defense matters, compliance issues, civil litigation, and enforcement actions.

Prior to joining Bradley, Henley was an associate at McGuireWoods in Baltimore. Previously, she also served as a public defender representing indigent clients in Maryland state courts.

Henley received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland. During law school, she served as vice chair of the Black Law Students Association, as a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice and Human Trafficking Clinics, and as a graduate student instructor in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts. She also was a summer law clerk in the trial division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.

Otavio Carneiro has joined Akerman LLP’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Miami office.

Dual-licensed in Brazil and the United States, he joins Akerman from Veirano Advogados in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In a release, the firm said he has experience in the areas of cross-border and domestic transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and banking and finance in a diverse set of sectors, including oil and gas, infrastructure, insurance, payment processing services, shipping, IT, etc.

The firm said Carneiro has spearheaded a number of significant, high-profile transactions. He played an integral role in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, having represented the United States Olympic Committee in a five-year project leading up to the event. Carneiro served as counsel for many companies that wanted to start operations or acquire businesses in Brazil. He represented a major European airport operator in the privatization process in Brazil. On the transactional front, he served as counsel to many companies that provide services and large equipment to the oil and gas industry in Brazil, having also assisted companies in the acquisition of Oil blocks in the country. On another front, he advised on the financing for the construction of the biggest shipyard in the Southern Hemisphere worth over $1 billion. His work stretches Latin America, having represented U.S. and European companies, as well Asian groups in transactions in Brazil. Carneiro advised a major Japanese corporation in the structuring of a joint venture with a Chinese company for the manufacturing and sale in Brazil of electronic equipment and another major Japanese group in a joint venture with a US conglomerate to build a factory of excavator machines in Sao Paulo.

Carneiro will focus his work on outbound investment in Brazil and Latin America and inbound investment from Brazil into the United States. Carneiro has assisted a number of clients in transactional and regulatory work in a variety of sectors, such as oil and gas, infrastructure, IT, banking, mining, construction, shipping, real estate, and agriculture, among others. He concentrates his practice on cross border and domestic mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, including joint ventures, divestitures, corporate reorganizations, and loan transactions involving foreign banks and multilateral agencies and Brazilian banks.

Prior to joining Akerman, Carneiro was a partner at Veirano Advogados in Brazil. He is a former member of Veirano’s Management Committee and Board of Directors and he played a pivotal role in the success and expansion of the firm’s Corporate M&A and Infrastructure Practices.

Neeraj Rajpal has joined Stroock as chief information officer, overseeing a national team of more than 25 across the firm’s offices.

Neeraj has served as CIO at three Am Law 100 firms, including Morrison & Foerster and K&L Gates, and has over 25 years of strategic IT experience.

In a release, the firm said Neeraj has overseen IT strategic road maps, security and information management, cybersecurity and privacy programs, disaster recovery and infrastructure management, among other areas. He is also fluent in cutting-edge aspects of legal tech trends such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.

The firm recently realigned its talent management and professional development functions, including the creation of new assistant director of talent acquisition and director of talent and inclusion positions.