Announcements
Global Finance Partner Andrew Cardonick Joins Sidley in Chicago
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Andrew Cardonick has joined Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago as a partner in its Global Finance practice.
Littler Adds Shareholder Anne LaWer to San Jose Office
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Anne S. LaWer has joined Employment and labor law firm Littler as a shareholder in the San Jose office. LaWer joins from GCA Law Partners in the Bay Area.
Dykema Appoints Reed R. Heimbecher as Minneapolis Office Managing Member
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Dykema announced that Reed R Heimbecher has been appointed as office managing member of its Minneapolis office.
Hogan Lovells Adds Partner Kevin Keenan to Houston Office
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Kevin Keenan has joined Hogan Lovells’ Houston office as a partner in the Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects practice.
Milwaukee Employee Benefits Attorney Joins Quarles & Brady’s Labor & Employment Group
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The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Michael Wieber has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, Employee Benefits team, as of counsel in its Milwaukee office.
Dykema Appoints Jeff Huron as Managing Member of Its Los Angeles Office
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Jeffrey G. Huron has been appointed as the office managing member of Dykema’s Los Angeles Office.
Benjamin C. Hughes Joins Freeborn’s Corporate Practice Group as Partner
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New Freeborn partner Benjamin C. Hughes focuses his practice primarily in the areas of business structuring, strategic business planning, income tax evaluation, tax efficiency evaluation, state and federal tax law, and IRS controversies.
Aaron Crews Rejoins Littler as Chief Data Analytics Officer
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Aaron Crews has joined Littler Mendelson as its first Chief Data Analytics Officer. In this role, he will manage the operations of Littler’s data analytics practice and lead the development of technology-based solutions for the firm and its clients.
DLA Piper Names New Global and U.S. Co-Chairs for IP and Tech
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DLA Piper has named Frank Ryan co-chair of the firm’s global Intellectual Property and Technology practice and Ann Ford co-chair of its US IPT practice.
Dommond Lonnie Appointed Director of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group
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Dommond Lonnie was recently appointed to serve as Director of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group, a multidisciplinary group focused on providing high quality legal service to automotive and mobility clients.
Financial Restructuring and Banking Partners Join Barnes & Thornburg
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added financial restructuring and banking attorneys Thomas Hoffman and Michael Cavallaro as partners in the firm’s Minneapolis office.
Nicholas G. Moneta Joins Farrell Fritz as a First-Year Associate
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Nicholas G. Moneta, a Franklin Square, NY resident, has joined Farrell Fritz as a first-year associate.
Former U.S. Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney Join Bradley’s Tampa Office
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Former U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Mehta have joined the Tampa office and Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
Current U.S. Attorney in California Brian Stretch Will Join Sidley in San Francisco
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Stretch will focus his practice on the full range of federal enforcement and internal investigation matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and criminal defense matters.
Hogan Lovells Promotes 31 to Partner and 38 to Counsel
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Each of Hogan Lovells’ five practice groups is represented in the 2018 partner promotions, the firm announced. Also, 38 lawyers have been promoted to counsel.
Williams & Connolly Elects Five Attorneys to Partnership
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Williams & Connolly announces that, effective Jan. 1, 2018, Steven Cady, Colette Connor, Christopher Mandernach, Liam Montgomery, and Katherine Trefz became partners of the firm.
Farrell Fritz Promotes Matthew D. Donovan and Frank T. Santoro to Partner
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Farrell Fritz announces the promotions of Matthew D. Donovan and Frank T. Santoro to partner effective Jan. 1, 2018.
Former Biglaw Lawyer, Son of Washington Post Publisher, Dies in Apparent Suicide
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William W. Graham, a former Williams & Connolly lawyer who was a member of the family that owned and published The Washington Post for many years, died in an apparent suicide, according to the Post.
From Virtual Reality to Harvey: Texas’ Top Legal Stories of 2017
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Androvett Legal Media & Marketing has compiled its list of the Top 10 Texas legal news stories for the sixth consecutive year.
Two New Partners Join Freeborn in Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice
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Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that attorneys James “Jim” F. Hendricks Jr. and Michael P. MacHarg have joined the firm as partners in its Litigation Practice Group.
