Vincent Brophy has joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in its global Antitrust/Competition practice.

Brophy will be based in London and split his time between the firm’s London and Brussels offices. He joins Sidley from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

Brophy works in EU antitrust and competition matters. The firm said he is an adviser and litigator, defending clients in high-stakes matters in front of European competition authorities, notably the European Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority, as well as in antitrust litigation. He counsels clients in the financial services sector, manufacturing and other industry sectors on high-profile mergers and antitrust investigations, cartel matters, regulations related to joint ventures and other EU regulatory matters.

Brophy is fluent and works in both English and French.

Barnes & Thornburg has added Misty Holcomb as director of state government affairs-Georgia in its Atlanta office. Holcomb is the newest member of the firm’s Government Services and Finance Department, which was joined by veteran government relations professional Zachary Johnson earlier this year.

In a release, the firm said Holcomb’s main practice areas include healthcare and the entertainment industry. She works in legislative, regulatory and public affairs matters. Holcomb also advocates for the entertainment industry, with a particular focus on the film and video game industries and Georgia’s entertainment tax incentive. In addition, she counsels healthcare clients regarding issues relating to independent physicians and medical records.

Holcomb previously worked in public affairs and as a legislative liaison with the Georgia Association of Health Plans, the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Georgia State Senate Press Office, and the Governor’s Floor Leader’s Office and in communications with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Georgia General Assembly.

Holcomb is active in Atlanta’s philanthropic and entertainment community, and works with the Georgia Studio & Infrastructure Alliance and is a sustainer member of Junior League of Atlanta and a former board adviser for the TAG Digital Media & Entertainment Society. She is also an actor with People Store Talent Agency and enjoys performing with Sketchworks Theatre Inc.

She earned her A.B.J. in broadcast news journalism from the University of Georgia.

Buchalter announced that it has added two new shareholders – real estate shareholder Faith K. Bruins in San Francisco and intellectual property shareholder Thomas J. Speiss III in Los Angeles.

In a release, the firm said Bruins practices tax-advantaged real estate investment, development and finance with an emphasis on equity investment in affordable multifamily housing projects eligible for federal and state tax credits and related benefits under the Internal Revenue Code. Her clients include syndicators, direct investors, for-profit and nonprofit developers and community development entities. She has also represented lenders and deal sponsors, aiding them in structuring complex tax credit transactions intended both to maximize financial and tax benefits and to have a positive impact on communities.

Bruins earned her J.D. at Boston College Law School and her LL.M in Taxation at Boston University School of Law. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College.

Speiss’ practice focuses on global IP strategies and portfolio management. He has worked in global trademark counseling and litigation, including the development and management of trademark portfolios and trademark rights online, as well as related copyright protection.

Speiss earned his J.D from Villanova University School of Law in 1997, and his M.B.A from University of Southern California in 2005. He earned his B.S. from James Madison University in 1993.

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, has added three attorneys to its Dallas office.

The new partners are Bruce Hendrick and George Lee, and senior associate Andrea Perez. In a release, the firm said they will work in corporate, mergers and acquisition and finance matters.

“These attorneys each have significant experience and expertise in transactional and regulatory matters here in Texas and nationally,” said Carrington Coleman’s Corporate & Finance practice group leader, Bret Madole. “Their addition is an exciting development in the continued expansion of our firm’s work on behalf of middle market clients.”

Hendrick’s practice focuses on business transactions within Texas. He has a background as a certified public accountant and holder of an LL.M in taxation. Before launching his legal practice, Hendrick had a career on Wall Street, closing a number of deals for Fortune 100 companies while with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup.

Lee represents registered investment advisers, family offices, and private investment fund sponsors in matters intrinsic to the investment management industry, including fund formation, portfolio transactions, and securities compliance matters. The firm said he has been instrumental in helping shape state and federal rules including the SEC “Family Office Exception” under the Dodd-Frank Act and the Texas State Securities Board’s Exemptions from Registration rules for private fund management.

Perez works with public and private companies, private equity firms, and family businesses on a comprehensive range of complex corporate matters including mergers, entity formation, governance, intellectual property protection, and commercial contracts. She assists galleries, museums, auction houses, collectors, artists, and art professionals with their unique art-related legal needs, the firm said. She is also an adjunct professor of International Law and the Arts at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Jeff Allen, a senior attorney, and Casey L. Miller, an associate, both in the firm’s Nashville office, have received awards from the Nashville Bar Association (NBA) and were appointed to new NBA leadership positions.

Allen received the CLE Excellence Award from the NBA for his work developing quality CLE programming as co-chair of the NBA’s Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Committee. The CLE Excellence Award recognizes NBA members who have provided exceptional service to the NBA’s Continuing Legal Education program.

Allen also was appointed treasurer of the NBA for 2020.

Miller received the Enterprise Award from the NBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) for her efforts in 2019 as co-chair of the YLD’s Carbolic Smoke Ball Committee, which raises money for CASA Nashville and Nashville Children’s Alliance. The organizations provide services to abused and neglected children.

In 2020, Miller will serve as a member of the executive board and director of professional development for the YLD. She will also serve as co-chair of the NBA’s Chancery and Circuit Court Committee, which monitors activity of the Chancery and Circuit Courts of Davidson County and makes recommendations regarding improvements in these courts.

A member of Bradley’s Media and Entertainment Practice Group, Allen focuses his practice on entertainment and intellectual property litigation, as well as entertainment transactional matters. In a release, the firm said he has handled cases involving personal management and songwriting contract disputes, complex royalty disputes, copyright termination, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and right of publicity. In addition, he has negotiated personal management agreements, talent agreements, copyright transfer and assignment agreements, domestic and foreign licensing agreements, master recording agreements, production agreements, distribution agreements, and joint venture record label and publishing company agreements for entertainment industry clients. Allen also regularly prepares and completes copyright and trademark registration applications for music and entertainment clients.

Allen serves on the Executive Council of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Section.

A member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, Miller represents clients in a variety of commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters. She focuses her practice on business tort litigation, contract disputes, fiduciary-duty claims involving corporate directors and officers, intellectual property litigation, securities litigation, disputes over non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and real estate litigation. She also represents organizations and individuals in government and internal investigations, advises clients in regulatory compliance matters, and handles related litigation and white-collar defense matters.

Steven Zager has joined King & Spalding’s Trial and Global Disputes practice as a partner in the Austin office.

In a release, the firm said Zager is a jury trial lawyer who represents clients in industries including medical devices, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, professional services, transportation, food and beverage, and chemicals.

Zager joined from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he was based in New York and led that firm’s Intellectual Property practice for many years. He is returning to Austin where he practiced earlier in his career.

Zager has been named a National Law Journal Intellectual Property Trailblazer, one of the top trial lawyers in America by the National Law Journal, and the Go To Lawyer for Litigation in Texas by Texas Lawyer. He was also named a Trial Ace by Law360.

Zager obtained his undergraduate degree and his JD from Vanderbilt University.

Brett Marston of Gentry Locke has been selected by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to serve as an arbitrator on its Construction Panel. In addition to his role at the firm, Marston will handle AAA arbitration on construction-industry disputes.

The not-for-profit American Arbitration Association (AAA)-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the largest private global provider of alternative dispute resolution services in the world. The AAA-ICDR aims to move even the most complicated, multi-faceted cases through mediation and arbitration fairly and cost effectively, with the goal of getting parties back to business as soon as possible. The AAA-ICDR Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators is composed of distinguished former judges and leaders in the legal and business communities with industry-specific knowledge and expertise.

Marston chairs the firm’s Construction Law practice group and has experience in construction contract negotiations and preparation, payment disputes, mechanic’s liens, bond claims, construction defects, delay claims, insurance and OSHA matters. He handles construction matters in federal and state courts, arbitration and mediation for general contractors, subcontractors, owners, design professionals and suppliers.

Marston was inducted into the Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Class of 2019, and is consistently selected for inclusion in the annual Virginia Super Lawyers list, has consecutively made their Virginia “Top 10” and “Top 100” lists, and has thrice been named Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law by The Best Lawyers in America. Marston was named to the 2018 class of “Leaders in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

He earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D., with distinction, from the George Mason University School of Law.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC announced that the four attorneys have been elected as the firm’s newest members: Amanda Carrano Franklin, Andrew R. Price, Nader S. Raja and Nick C. Russell.

Their new designation went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. All four attorneys are based in Charlotte.

Amanda Carrano Franklin practices in the areas of business immigration and immigration related employer compliance. She works with large multinational corporations, mid-sized employers, and small business start-ups on the full range of employment-based nonimmigrant visas and permanent residence applications. Franklin additionally provides advice to employers on I-9 completion and retention, E-Verify, and H-1B and LCA compliance.

Andrew R. Price practices in the area of financial services. His practice focuses on representing banks, other financial institutions, and private equity sponsors in the structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured syndicated, club and bilateral credit facilities for companies in a wide variety of industries. His experience includes the representation of administrative agents and participant lenders in a broad range of corporate and commercial lending transactions, including acquisition-related financings, leveraged recapitalizations, and working capital facilities.

Nader S. Raja works with clients facing complex and high-stakes litigation, regulatory and reputational issues. He focuses on commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense. In addition, Raja serves as chair of the firm’s Housing Rights Pro Bono Project, as co-champion of the Charlotte Triage Eviction Project, and is a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee, Diversity Committee and Public Service Committee.

Nick C. Russell handles intellectual property matters, with a focus on patent preparation, prosecution, patent portfolio management, and patent investigations, such as freedom-to-operate, non-infringement and invalidity investigations.

Eileen Brown has been named the managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s Washington, D.C., office effective Jan. 1, 2020. Brown serves as a co-chair of Thompson Coburn’s national Transportation and Project Finance group and is a member of its Management Committee.

Brown is the second female managing partner of the D.C. office; she succeeds partner Margie Krumholz, who has led the office since 2008. Nearly 50 percent of the lawyers in Thompson Coburn’s D.C. office are women.

Brown represents government entities, financial institutions, and publicly traded companies in international, asset-based and project finance transactions, government guaranteed finance, and equipment leasing. She also represents local and regional transportation agencies, companies buying, selling and operating aircraft, and lenders and lessors to marine operating companies.

She has served as outside counsel to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) for 14 years, and has helped facilitate financings for transportation, energy, agricultural, mining and development projects around the world.

Brown joined Thompson Coburn’s Management Committee in 2019. She has been an active member of the Firm’s Total Commitment Women’s Initiative, led programming efforts in the D.C. region on behalf of the initiative, and served as a mentor to female attorneys.

Before joining Thompson Coburn, Brown was an attorney with the U.S. Maritime Administration, focusing on the Title XI loan guarantee program. She also served as counsel for International Registries, Inc. (IRI) when the IRI served as the corporate and maritime administrator for the Republics of Liberia and the Marshall Islands.

She is a member of the Maritime Law Association and a longtime member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), which recently appointed her to the organization’s national Legal Committee.

A resident of Arlington, Virginia, Brown earned her J.D. from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and obtained a B.A. from Villanova University.

Miller & Chevalier Chartered announced the elections of Ann Sultan and James R. (Jim) Gadwood as Members of the firm. The promotion was effective Jan. 1.

The firm said Ann Sultan focuses her practice on internal and government investigations, international corporate compliance, and white collar defense, particularly the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Sultan also advises public companies and senior executives on compliance assessments, due diligence, risk management, U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions, and interactions with external auditors in the context of accounting and financial reporting matters.

Jim Gadwood has a federal tax practice, including tax accounting, transfer pricing, opportunity zones, the non-deductibility of fines and penalties, debt-versus-equity determinations, and earnings-stripping rules. He regularly assists clients with special industry tax issues, including insurance companies, investment funds, and investor-owned utilities. He has represented taxpayers in connection with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examinations, conferences with the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, and requests for advance pricing agreements, changes in accounting method, technical advice memoranda, and private letter rulings.

Lance J. Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland’s M&A and Private Capital teams in its Chicago office.

In a release, the firm said Phillips is the second M&A partner, and fifth partner overall, to join Eversheds Sutherland in Chicago since the firm opened an office there in 2019.

Phillips joins from Skadden’s corporate group in Chicago.

The firm said he advises public and private clients on domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, divestitures, controlling and noncontrolling equity transfers, corporate finance, SEC and other regulatory compliance matters, share¬holder activism and corporate governance.

Dykema announced that its executive board elected nine new members to the firm effective January 1, 2020. Dykema’s new partners, their resident office and practice descriptions are listed below.
Gerald L. Aben – Health Care; Ann Arbor
Aben’s practice focuses on representing health care clients, including health systems, long term care and assisted living facilities, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), and mental health providers on a range of corporate and regulatory matters. In particular, Aben counsels such clients on compliance and reimbursement issues as well as health facility and physician practice acquisitions and other changes of ownership, including related licensure and Medicare/Medicaid certification matters. Immediately following law school, Aben received an appointment to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Presidential Management Fellow, where he primarily focused on budget and policy issues affecting that agency’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.
He received a J.D., summa cum laude, from the Michigan State University College of Law and a B.M., with honors, from the University of Michigan.
Gregory K. Jones – Bankruptcy; Los Angeles
Jones concentrates his practice on bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings. He represents lenders, creditors’ committees, debtors, assignees for the benefit of creditors, purchasers of assets in bankruptcy cases, lessors, and defendants in preference and fraudulent transfer lawsuits. Jones is involved in the Financial Lawyers Conference, is a member of the James T. King Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, and served as Director of La Cañada Flintridge Education Foundation.
He received both a J.D. and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Scott R. Kocienski – Taxation; Bloomfield Hills
Kocienski has experience in corporate, partnership and mergers and acquisitions tax matters, entity structuring, fund formation, tax credit planning, income tax planning, business succession and estate planning. He is also experienced advising clients on multistate tax planning, audits, dispute resolution, appeals, and litigation.
He earned a J.D., cum laude, from the Michigan State University College of Law, an LL.M. from Wayne State University Law School, and a B.S., cum laude, from Western Michigan University.
Virgil Ochoa – Corporate Finance; Dallas
Ochoa, who is a member of Dykema’s Dental Service Organizations (DSO) Industry Group, focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations with DSOs, MSOs, the formation of corporate finance matters and international trade law. He regularly advises clients on a wide array of corporate matters, including assisting investors in buying, selling, or investing in DSOs, MSOs assisting dentists and other professionals in selling their practices, assisting DSOs in affiliating with dental practices, and creating regulatory corporate business models. Ochoa’s export control practice includes helping companies interpret the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Federal Trade Regulations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also represents clients in import-related matters before U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities.
He earned a J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law, an M.A. from Webster University, and a B.A. from The University of Texas at El Paso.
Travis E. Plummer – Commercial Litigation; Austin
In his practice, Plummer counsels clients on general commercial, construction, insurance, and healthcare litigation. With offices in both Austin and San Antonio, he counsels clients throughout central Texas and has recently advised on matters regarding commercial transactions, construction disputes, healthcare litigation, insurance defense, company structures, intellectual property, Deceptive Trade Practices Act claims, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and commercial leases. In construction matters, Plummer represents a variety of owners, contractors, and architects defending and prosecuting claims of construction defects, breaches of professional responsibility, and non-payment of contracts. Within the insurance industry, he represents insurers in first-party claims for property damage. Within the health care industry, Plummer represents providers and physicians in commercial disputes and administrative hearings. Plummer has represented numerous clients in securing favorable summary judgments and jury verdicts.
He earned a J.D., with honors, and a B.S. in Biology, with a minor in Medical Humanities, from Baylor University.
John F. Rhoades – Business Litigation; Detroit
Rhoades is a trial-experienced commercial litigation attorney licensed to practice in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. He represents automakers, suppliers, multinational corporations, and small businesses in a variety of commercial matters involving breach of contract, fiduciary duty, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligence, tortious interference and unfair competition. He also regularly represents some of the nation’s largest financial institutions in matters regarding creditors’ rights, mortgage banking, consumer lending, loan enforcement, bankruptcy, fraudulent transfers, and post-judgment proceedings.
Rhoades earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, and an A.B., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan.
Jon A. Seppelt – Intellectual Property; Minneapolis
Seppelt’s practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of foreign and domestic patent applications, intellectual property due diligence, portfolio management, and client counseling. He also has experience in providing opinions regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, noninfringement, invalidity, and enforceability. Seppelt has experience serving as an in-house seconded patent attorney for a Fortune 500 medical device company, completing a number of internal projects and assisting in day-to-day operations. He also has experience with technology fields, including chemical technologies, high temperature plasma processes, oil and gas processes and equipment, medical devices and imaging equipment, filtration systems, fuel cell systems, consumer electronic devices, and many more.
He earned a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology.
John C. Sokatch – Commercial Litigation; Dallas
Sokatch’s practice focuses specifically on complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal court, appellate courts, and arbitration proceedings. He has served as first and second chair trying multiple cases to a verdict or arbitration award and provided oral argument and briefing to the Fifth Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court. Sokatch has experience handling a variety of matters, including limited liability company membership and partnership disputes; commercial real estate/landlord-tenant and development litigation; trade secret misappropriation; breach of contract, commercial sale of goods (UCC); breach of fiduciary duties (general partner, LLC manager, and financial planner disputes); Federal, state, and common-law trademark disputes; non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements; and physician credentialing disputes.
He earned a J.D. from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, in Economics from the University of Oklahoma.
Boyd White III – Products, Class Actions, & Professional Liability; Detroit
White has first chair trial experience with major automotive industry clients and has tried multiple cases to verdict during the past three years. He has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation including discovery, trial pleadings, depositions, preparation of witnesses for trial and conducting trials. White’s civil trial experience is highlighted by his involvement in a week-long federal bench trial involving alleged banking losses suffered in a phishing scam, where he conducted direct examination of defense witnesses. Immediately prior to joining Dykema, he served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Office of the Oakland County Prosecutor, where he tried multiple cases to verdict including both bench and jury trials.
White earned a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law and a B.T.A. from the University of Michigan.

Trial law firm Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler announced that Jody Rodenberg has earned a spot on the list of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 for 2020, an annual recognition of the top young attorneys in North Texas.

Along with peer nominations, selection to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 involves an extensive evaluation process including a blue-ribbon panel and final review by the magazine’s editorial team.

Rodenberg, who works in business litigation, also handles employment and ERISA lawsuits, personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice cases. Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers magazine has recognized her since 2017 as a Texas Rising Star for her business litigation expertise.

“Jody is a smart, talented attorney who strives for the best possible outcome for our clients,” said firm name partner Andrew Sommerman. “She earned this recognition, and we are very proud of her.”

Rodenberg is a member of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, which honored her with a special recognition award in 2017. She obtained her law degree from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, with honors, in 2011. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University.

Hogan Lovells announced that 29 of its lawyers have been promoted to partner effective January 1 across a network of 45+ offices in 24+ countries, spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.

Each of Hogan Lovells’ five practice groups is represented in the 2020 partner promotions:

• Eight in Corporate (including in Transactional, Real Estate, and Tax)
• Seven in Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (including in Litigation, Arbitration, Investigations, White Collar and Fraud, and Employment)
• Nine in Global Regulatory (including in Communications, Environment and Natural Resources, FDA/ Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Health, International Trade and Investment, Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation, and Regulated Payments Banking and Lending )
• Two in Finance (including in Business Restructuring and Insolvency, and Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects)
• Three in Intellectual Property, Media and Technology

The new partners include:

• 14 in the Americas, spread across our Baltimore, Denver, Mexico City, New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. offices
• Eight in the UK and Africa, in our London office
• Six in Continental Europe, spread across our Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Munich, Madrid, and Rome offices
• One in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, in our Tokyo office.
• 13 women and 16 men.

In addition to the 29 new partners, 56 lawyers have been promoted to counsel.

New partners are:

• Andrea Atteritano, LAE (Litigation), Rome
• Fiona Bantock, Corporate (Tax), London
• James Black, Global Regulatory (Financial Services Regulatory), London
• Carrie A. DeLone, LAE (Litigation), Washington D.C.
• Jennifer Dickey, LAE (Litigation), London
• Ana Maria Gutiérrez, Global Regulatory (Environment and Natural Resources), Denver
• Margaux J. Hall, Global Regulatory (Health Care), Washington, D.C.
• Sabrina Handke, Corporate (Real Estate), Munich
• George W. Ingham, LAE (Employment), Northern Virginia
• Alexander Koch, Corporate (Transactional), Luxembourg
• Lina R. Kontos, Global Regulatory (Medical Devices and Technology), Washington, D.C.
• Tony Lin, Global Regulatory (Communications, Internet and Media), Washington, D.C.
• James Maltby, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), London
• Liam Naidoo, LAE (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), London
• Aaron Oakley, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Denver
• George O’Brien, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), Washington, D.C.
• Luis Ernesto Peón Barriga, LAE (International Arbitration), Mexico City
• Hannah Quarterman, Corporate (Real Estate – Planning), London
• Alexander Stefan Rieger, Finance (Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects), Frankfurt
• Christian Ritz, Global Regulatory (Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation), Munich
• Jonathan Russell, Corporate (Transactional), London
• Ignacio Sánchez, LAE (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), Madrid
• Abigail C. Smith, Corporate (Transactional), Washington, D.C.
• Jane Summerfield, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), London
• Tomoe Takahashi, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Tokyo
• Adriana V. Tibbitts, Corporate (Transactional), Baltimore
• Jared R. Wessel – Global Regulatory (International Trade and Investment), Washington D.C.
• Gabrielle (Gabi) M. Witt, Corporate (Transactional), Northern Virginia
• Ernest Yakob, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, New York

New counsel are:

• Ryan M. Adrian, Corporate (Transactional), Denver
• Christiane Alpers, Corporate (Commercial), Hamburg
• Oliver Bäcker, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Dusseldorf
• Robert F. Baldwin III, Global Regulatory (Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation), Washington, D.C.
• John D. Beck, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), New York
• Alberto Bellan, Corporate (Commercial), Milan
• Maria Benbrahim, LAE (Employment), Amsterdam
• Nicole Böck, LAE (Litigation), Munich
• Christine Borries, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), Munich
• Dele F. Butler, Corporate (Transactional), Washington, D.C.
• Scott Campbell, Corporate (Real Estate), Denver
• Jordan P. Chase, Finance (Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects), Denver
• Shantay Cong, Finance (Banking), Shanghai
• Adam A. Cooke, LAE (Litigation), Washington, D.C.
• Anneka Dalton, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, London
• Charles Elliott, Global Regulatory (Financial Services Regulatory), London
• Sebastian Faust, Global Regulatory (Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation), Dusseldorf
• Marion Fischer, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Munich
• Anne W. Fisher, Global Regulatory (International Trade and Investment), Washington, D.C.
• Derrik E. Forshee, Corporate (Transactional), Baltimore
• Patrick Fromlowitz, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Hamburg
• Mauricio Fuchs Tarlovsky, Finance (Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects), Mexico City
• Sabrina Gäbeler, LAE (Employment), Frankfurt
• James Hewer, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), Perth
• Alex Hohl, LAE (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), London
• Erin J. Howell, Corporate (Transactional), New York
• Scott Kaplan, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), Washington, D.C.
• Sarah-Lena Kreutzmann, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Dusseldorf
• Lennart Lautenschlager, Finance (International Debt Capital Markets), Frankfurt
• Paul Leroy, Corporate (Transactional), Paris
• Joyce Leung, LAE (International Arbitration), Hong Kong
• Cristina Marin, Finance (Banking Transactional), Paris
• Virginia Martínez, LAE (Litigation), Madrid
• Soumitro Mukerji, Finance (Banking), Singapore
• Jean-Philippe Monmousseau, Corporate (Tax), Luxembourg
• Faraz Naqvi, Finance (Banking), London
• Michael Penners, LAE (Litigation), Hamburg
• Eduardo Pérez, Corporate (Transactional), Madrid
• Natalie Psaila, Corporate (Tax), London
• Aafke Pronk, Corporate (Transactional), Amsterdam
• Thomas P. Schmidt, LAE (Litigation), New York
• Tom Smith, LAE (International Arbitration), London
• Cecilia Stahlhut Espinosa, Global Regulatory (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology), Mexico City
• Amelia Stawpert, Corporate (Transactional), London
• Martin Strauch, LAE (Litigation), Munich
• Tobias Strohmeier, Corporate (Real Estate), Dusseldorf
• Arpan A. Sura, Global Regulatory (Communications, Internet and Media), Washington, D.C.
• Matthew C. Sullivan, LAE (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), New York
• David E. Thiess, Global Regulatory (Health Care), Washington, D.C.
• Gauthier Vannieuwenhuyse, LAE (International Arbitration), Paris
• Alice Wallace-Wright, Global Regulatory (Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation), London
• Danielle Wu, Corporate (Transactional), Singapore
• Phoebe Yan, LAE (Investigations, White Collar and Fraud), Shanghai (Hogan Lovells Fidelity)
• Andrew S. Zahn, Corporate (Transactional), Washington, D.C.
• Felipe Zilly, Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology, Dusseldorf
• Astrid Zourli, Finance (Business Restructuring and Insolvency), Paris

D Magazine has named Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson attorney Taylor Mohr to its list of Best Lawyers Under 40 for 2020. It is the first selection for Mohr, who works in the firm’s Frisco office.

Honorees are chosen based on peer nominations and extensive reviews by a blue-ribbon panel of attorneys and D Magazine’s editorial team.

“We are proud to see Taylor honored among the top young lawyers in North Texas. She is an exceptional attorney who continues to exceed expectations for someone so young,” said firm partner Brad LaMorgese. “She’s not only a first-rate family lawyer, but also has expertise in estate planning, a real asset for our clients. She truly deserves this recognition.”

Board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Mohr’s practice focuses on complex family law matters involving divorces, modifications, enforcements and child custody disputes. She also advises clients on estate planning and elder law.

Super Lawyers magazine has recognized her among its Texas Rising Stars since 2017. Mohr has also earned honors from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, making its Top 10 Under 40 Texas list, and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, recognized among its Top 10 Best Female Attorneys.

Mohr is a graduate of Baylor Law School and earned her undergraduate degree in history from Baylor University.

Trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill announced that intellectual property attorney and former U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles “Chad” Everingham IV is joining the firm as partner.

Everingham joins Ward, Smith & Hill from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he handled intellectual property cases and complex business disputes.

As magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Everingham conducted Markman proceedings and intellectual property trials involving medical devices, computer hardware and software, recreational equipment, advanced electronics, semiconductors, and automotive disputes. When Ward, Smith & Hill’s T. John Ward served as judge for the Eastern District, Everingham was his permanent law clerk.

The firm said in a release that, since rejoining private practice in 2011, Everingham has litigated a variety of intellectual property and other business matters for clients ranging from individuals to large corporations. He has defended clients against claims of patent infringement in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, energy, hospitality, and software industries. He has also prosecuted claims for trade secret misappropriation on behalf of a Texas neurosurgeon involving spinal implant technology.

Everingham has earned recognition as a leading practitioner in intellectual property law by Chambers USA, and he has been recognized for his IP and patent litigation work by The Best Lawyers in America since 2018.

Paul H. Tzur, former deputy chief of the Narcotics and Money Laundering Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, has joined Blank Rome LLP’s Chicago office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group.

The firm said Tzur has more than four years of corporate litigation experience in the private sector and nearly nine years as a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office—including more than two in the office’s Securities & Commodities Section—and will focus his practice on high-stakes white collar defense and complex commercial litigation matters.

During his tenure at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tzur worked on cases such United States v. Gary Winemaster, Craig Davis and James Needham; United States v. Matthew Brunstrum; United States of America v. Chunlai Yang; and United States of America v. Carol Delgado and Brent Houck, among others.

Tzur earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and his B.S. in Engineering, cum laude, from the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. Following law school, Paul clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and then worked as a litigation attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. announced that Bethany L. Barrese has been elevated to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

The firm said in a release that Barrese’s practice focuses on complex policyholder coverage issues. She has experience with coverage disputes arising from construction projects and frequently negotiates construction defect and additional insured claims on behalf of owners, architects, construction managers and general contractors.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg has promoted Tanvi B. Patel, previously an associate of the firm’s Intellectual Property group, to partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

A registered patent attorney, Patel has experience in intellectual property law, including patent and trademark litigation, patent prosecution, and client counseling in non-infringement and patent enforcement. As an associate at NGE, Patel served on several trial teams that successfully navigated patent disputes, including winning a jury finding of willful patent infringement in one case and defending against preliminary injunctions in another. Prior to practicing law, Patel worked in the Electric Power Generation group at Caterpillar, Inc.

Patel serves on the Ms. JD board of directors, an organization that supports women in the legal profession and contributes to an ongoing conversation about gender concerns in the field of law.

Patel received her law degree cum laude from DePaul University College of Law and her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Perkins Coie announced that it has appointed four partners to manage its San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego and Portland offices.

The appointments were effective Jan. 1 and include:

In San Francisco, Laura Zagar becomes office managing partner, succeeding Barbara Schussman. Zagar joined Perkins Coie in 2014 as a partner in the Environment, Energy & Resources practice.

In Palo Alto, Daphne Higgs becomes office managing partner, succeeding Lowell Ness. Higgs, who joined the firm in 2008 as an associate and became a partner in 2014, is a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice.

In San Diego, Mark Wicker becomes office managing partner, succeeding Matthew Bernstein. Wicker joined Perkins Coie in 2016 as a partner in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice.

In Portland, Christopher Rich becomes office managing partner, succeeding Sarah Crooks. Rich, who joined the firm in 2006 as of counsel and became a partner in 2009, is a member of the Environment, Energy & Resources practice.