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Labor and Employment Partner John Fitzsimmons Joins Barnes & Thornburg’s San Diego Office
John Fitzsimmons has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s San Diego office as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
John has over 25 years of experience with employment counseling and litigation. He centers his practice on the defense of employers in wrongful termination, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other employment-related litigation. He also has a focus on intellectual property-related claims
ShareFile Introduces Unified Legal Solution for Secure and Efficient Workflows
ShareFile, a secure, collaborative client experience solution, has introduced new functionalities for ShareFile® for Legal to improve security, compliance and operational efficiencies for better client experiences and workflows.
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils new office space in Chicago’s Fulton Market District
Norton Rose Fulbright opens doors to innovative new space in fast-growing Fulton Market district
Labor and Employment Law Leader Travis Kearbey Joins Quarles as Partner
Travis Kearbey, a leading employment law attorney in St. Louis, has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Group
Littler Welcomes Shareholder Jamie Spataro in Pittsburgh
Littler announced Jamie Spataro as its newest shareholder in its Pittsburgh office.
Jamie’s practice encompasses a wide range of workplace safety and health issues, including COVID-19 and infectious disease mitigation, hazardous materials and dangerous goods transportation, and obligations affecting the highly regulated transportation industry.
Accomplished IP Litigator Philip Sheng Joins Venable’s San Francisco Office
Venable LLP has added San Francisco-based partner Philip Sheng in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation – Technology Group.
FORMER EEOC CHIEF COUNSEL AND AI PRO JOINS LITTLER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Bradford J. Kelley – who previously served as Chief Counsel to Commissioner Keith Sonderling at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – has joined Littler as a shareholder in D.C. He brings extensive experience with the use of AI in the workplace, as well as in the wage and hour arena having served as a Senior Policy Advisor with the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor prior to joining the EEOC.
Wiggin Opportunity Initiative Donates $3M in Legal Services to Minority-Owned Businesses and Partners with Bloomberg L.P. To Expand the Scope of Initiative
For the third consecutive year, the firm has provided $1 million in free legal services to women and minority-owned businesses through its Wiggin Opportunity Initiative.
Amid the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder in July 2020, Wiggin launched WOI, which pledges to provide $10 million in free legal services to women and minority-owned businesses by 2030. The firm remains on track to meet that pledge – exemplifying accountability, measurement, and the ongoing need for racial equity support despite (and even more so because of) broader economic challenges.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Restructuring Partner Ken Kansa in Chicago
Barnes & Thornburg is pleased to welcome Ken Kansa to the firm’s Chicago office as partner in the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department. Kansa joins the group shortly after the firm added fellow Chicago restructuring partner Aaron Gavant in June, as well as New York restructuring partner Gregory Plotko in February.
Womble Adds Litigation Partner in Washington
Carol Lee has joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s Business Litigation group as a partner in the firm’s D.C. office.
Carol has extensive experience advising multinationals navigating U.S. legal matters relating to internal and government investigations and commercial litigation. Additionally, Carol’s practice includes resolving regulatory issues regarding export controls, economic sanctions, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, anti-money laundering, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Womble Continues West Coast Expansion, Combines With Southern California Firm
Womble Bond Dickinson announced today its combination with boutique business law firm Gordinier Kang & Kim LLP, expanding the firm’s presence in Southern California.
Based in Irvine and Los Angeles offices, the team includes partner John Kang, who joins the firm’s Capital Markets group, and partners Patricia Cymerman and Edward Kim who join the firm’s Business Litigation group.
Womble Combines With San Francisco-Based Litigation Boutique
Womble Bond Dickinson announced its combination with boutique litigation firm Simmonds & Narita LLP, bringing together the complex litigation practice of the San Francisco-based firm with Womble’s full-service, international capabilities.
The team, comprised of partners Tomio Narita and Jeffrey Topor, counsels Leanne Yu, Nathan Searles, and Dominic Luca, and paralegal Rosana Klingerman, has extensive experience defending individual and class actions filed under a wide range of consumer protection statutes in federal and state courts in California and jurisdictions across the country against companies operating in the consumer financial services industry.
Adam M. Weg Joins Venable’s Commercial Litigation Practice in Los Angeles
Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Adam M. Weg has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice in the Los Angeles office.
Littler Welcomes Returning Shareholder Bren Thomas in Irvine and Las Vegas
Littler, the world’s largest employment law firm representing management has added Bren K. Thomas as a shareholder in its Irvine and Las Vegas offices. Thomas, who practiced at Littler from 1996 to 2016, returns to the firm from Jackson Lewis.
SHAREHOLDER THOMAS REVNEW REJOINS LITTLER IN MINNEAPOLIS
Littler, the world’s largest employment law firm representing management, has added Thomas R. Revnew as a shareholder in its Minneapolis office. Thomas was an attorney with Littler from 2000 – 2003.
Revnew’s practice focuses on labor management relations, with an emphasis in the construction industry sector. He regularly advises on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, defends unfair labor practice charges, negotiates collective bargaining agreements and handles high-stakes arbitrations.
DISCO Cecilia Enters Private Access, Currently Live Across Select Client Databases
DISCO, a leader in AI-enabled legal technology, announced today that DISCO Cecilia, an AI for large-scale ediscovery, will be made available for private access and is currently live and integrated within select client databases.
Thomas Grow Joins Littler in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Grow has rejoined the firm as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C. office. Thomas, who was previously special counsel with the firm, will be joining the Labor Management Relations practice group.
Thomas has over two decades of experience developing strategic, outcome-based labor and employment strategies and solutions. He has represented clients in a broad range of labor matters including labor arbitration, unfair labor practice litigation and collective bargaining.
Brouse McDowell Announces Election of Nicholas Capotosto to Executive Committee
Brouse McDowell is pleased to announce the election of Nicholas P. Capotosto to the firm’s Executive Committee.
Chambers USA 2023 Ranks Brouse McDowell’s Insurance and Healthcare Practices and 5 Attorneys as Leading Practitioners
We are pleased to announce that the 2023 edition of Chambers USA recognized Brouse McDowell for Insurance: Policyholder (Ohio) for the fourth year in a row and for Healthcare (Ohio) for the second year in a row.
Business Growth Prompts SDV West Coast Office Relocation in Temecula
Temecula, California – Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (“SDV”) opened its doors in 1996 with three lawyers in a small office in New Haven, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, SDV is a “boutique” national insurance coverage law firm with four offices locations in Connecticut, California, Florida, and New Jersey. This year, the West Coast office in Temecula, California will celebrate seven successful years of business growth and expansion.
