Announcements

NewsAkerman LLP is growing its national Litigation Practice Group with partners Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum and Sayaka Karitani in Los Angeles.

NewsRossie Turman III, who joined Lowenstein Sandler LLP today as Chair of its International Finance practice, will be playing an integral part of the firm’s Debt Financing and Tech Groups advising corporations, financial institutions and government entities around the globe on their most complex, high-profile matters.

Rossie joins Lowenstein’s New York office after 21 years at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He has been awarded several honors throughout his career, including being named the Metropolitan Black Bar Association of New York City’s “Private Practitioner of the Year” and one of Savoy magazine’s “Most Influential Black Lawyers.”

NewsEstate planning and probate attorney Jake Pollack has joined the Dallas office of Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP.

NewsHouston-based Paranjpe Mahadass Ruemke Law (PMR Law) has been honored as Litigation Department of the Year by the publishers of Texas Lawyer magazine based on the firm’s work in products liability and mass torts litigation. 

NewsTurner Padget is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates to its Insurance and Products Liability practice group. George “Buster” Bryan joins the Myrtle Beach office and Megan Rudd joins in Greenville.

NewsBlank Rome Launches Biometric Privacy Team

NewsMatthew Platkin, Chief Counsel to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, will be joining Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in their White Collar and Business Litigation groups at the conclusion of his state service in October.

As Chief Counsel, Platkin managed a team of over 20 lawyers in drafting, reviewing, and approving all legislation and executive and administrative actions before the governor, including those taken in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the state.

NewsBarnes & Thornburg has added Andrew P. Young as a partner in its San Diego office, where he will be a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.

NewsAffirming a culture of high-end legal work, coupled with a commitment to client responsiveness and service, Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of its attorneys have earned recognition in the 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the nation’s most respected peer-review attorney guides.

NewsBuchalter is pleased to announce the welcome additions of Joseph K. Fletcher III and Laura Lamb Nichols to its Tax & Estate Planning and Corporate Law Practice Groups.

NewsSargent recognized by national peer-review guide for defending clients in personal injury cases.

NewsDuane Morris LLP has appointed Christopher M. Winter managing partner of the firm’s Wilmington office.

NewsPhil Wells has joined the Charlotte, North Carolina, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a senior attorney in the Real Estate Practice Group.

NewsInternational law firm Hogan Lovells has added Richard Aftanas to its corporate practice in New York, as a member of the firm’s global Capital Markets leadership team.

NewsGreensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Officers Kara Cenar, Beata Krakus, and Susan Meyer have been selected for the 2020 edition of Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Notable Women in Law.”

NewsFears Nachawati attorneys Bryan Fears, Majed Nachawati, Jonathan Novak and Brice Burris have each been selected to the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

NewsLowenstein Sandler LLP has announced today that they have added Brent Weisenberg as Senior Counsel in their Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors’ Rights Department.

NewsAkerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce Kevin Hein, Trish MacAskill, and Leilani Argersinger have joined the firm’s Franchise and Licensing Practice in Denver.

NewsFarrell Fritz is pleased to announce that John (Jack) Barnosky has joined the Maurer Foundation’s Board of Directors.