Announcements
Foley Adds Labor & Employment Group in Boston
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James Nicholas and Donald Schroeder joined the firm’s Boston office as partners in the Labor & Employment Practice. In addition, Jill Collins joined Foley as an associate in Washington, D.C. and Erin Horton as an associate in the Boston office.
DOJ Deputy Chief Gejaa Gobena Joins Hogan Lovells White Collar Practice
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Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Gobena served as Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ).
Quarles & Brady Obtains WILEF 2016 Gold Standard Six-Peat
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that it has achieved Gold Standard Re-Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the six consecutive year.
Trial Attorney Lana Beverly Joins Dallas Office of Deans & Lyons
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Texas trial law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP announces that civil litigation attorney Lana P. Beverly has joined the firm’s Dallas office as an associate.
Simon Greenstone’s Erin Nowell of Dallas Named Among Top Young Litigators
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Litigation associate Erin Nowell from the Dallas office of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, has earned a spot on the 2016 National Bar Association “40 Under 40 Best Advocates” list.
Michael Hearon Selected to 40 Under 40 Best LGBT Lawyers
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J. Michael Hearon of Quarles & Brady has been included in the National LGBT Bar Association’s 2016 class of the 40 under 40 Best LGBT Lawyers.
Foley Adds Experienced White Collar Litigator in Chicago
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Zaldwaynaka (Z) Scott has joined the firm’s Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Practice as a partner in the Chicago office.
Brian P. Corrigan Joins Farrell Fritz’s Estate Litigation Department as Partner
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Brian P. Corrigan recently joined Farrell Fritz’s estate litigation department as a partner.
National Insurance Coverage Team Joins Wilson Elser
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National law firm Wilson Elser announced that a national insurance coverage team of 11 attorneys has joined Wilson Elser in three offices – Chicago, Los Angeles and New Jersey.
Gardere Partner Michelle Schulz Named Co-Chair of Firm’s International Practice
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Partner Michelle Schulz has been named co-chair of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP’s international practice, effective immediately. She will lead the group alongside co-chair and partner Charles E. Meacham in Houston.
Irene A. Zoupaniotis, Labor & Employment Associate, Joins Farrell Fritz in Uniondale
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Irene A. Zoupaniotis has joined Farrell Fritz’s Uniondale office as a labor & employment associate.
Kirkland Counsels TSSP on Hunt Oil Deal to Develop Midland Basin Acreage
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced that it advised TSSP, a leading special situations investment platform of TPG, on its agreement with Hunt Oil Co., a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company, to develop certain of Hunt Oil’s assets in the Midland Basin in Texas.
Latham Advises Platinum Equity in $2.4 Billion Sale of BWAY
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Platinum Equity and Stone Canyon Industries, LLC announced it has signed a definitive agreement for Platinum Equity to sell BWAY Corp. to Stone Canyon Industries LLC for $2.4 billion.
Foley & Lardner Adds Trust and Estates Pair in Tampa
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Natalie Annis and Jamil Daoud have joined Foley & Lardner’s Estates & Trusts Practice in the Tampa office. Annis will join as of counsel and Daoud will be special counsel.
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton Lawyer Named Among Nashville’s Best
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Lauren Kilgore of Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP has been named to the 2016 Best of the Bar list published by the Nashville Business Journal.
Joe Kernen Named DLA Piper Managing Partner in Philadelphia; Nancy Rappaport Litigation Chair
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DLA Piper announced today that Joe Kernen has been named managing partner of the firm’s Philadelphia’s office and Nancy Rappaport chair of the office Litigation practice.
Quarles & Brady Moves Washington, D.C. Office Location
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Quarles & Brady LLP has announced that the firm’s Washington, D.C. office has a new location. The firm is now located at 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
Tax Associate Jason Tomitz Joins Farrell Fritz in Uniondale Office
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Jason Tomitz has joined Farrell Fritz as a tax associate in the firm’s Uniondale office. He previously was an associate at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP in New York.
Dallas-Based Trial Law Firm Deans & Lyons Expands to Houston
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Dallas-based trial law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP, is expanding its Texas footprint with the addition of five prominent trial attorneys in the firm’s newly opened Houston office at 1001 Fannin St., Suite 1925.
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas Announces Recipients of 16th Annual Women’s Advocacy Awards
Event, July 12, 6 p.m. CDT
The Women’s Advocacy Awards supports civil legal aid for victims of domestic violence. Each year, the WAA recognizes exceptional advocacy on behalf of women living in poverty. This year’s event will be held at 6 p.m., July 12, 2016, in Arlington Hall at Lee Park.
