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Eversheds Sutherland Adds M&A Partner Stacey Kern in Chicago
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Stacey Kern has joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner in its new Chicago office, which opened in May.
Barbara Rosenblatt Joins Freeborn’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice in Richmond
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Barbara E. Rosenblatt has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP in Richmond, Va., as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and as a member of the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Team.
Senate Confirms Sean Jordan as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Sean D. Jordan of Jackson Walker as a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
Blank Rome Adds Consumer Financial Services Partner in New York
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Scott D. Samlin has joined Blank Rome LLP as a partner in the Consumer Financial Services group in the New York office.
Arent Fox Adds Boston Partner Anne Murphy
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Anne Murphy has joined Arent Fox LLP as a partner in the firm’s Health Care practice.
Akerman Adds Four Partners in Atlanta
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Akerman LLP announced the the addition of Sul Kim, Erica Mason, Anthony Morris and Peter Spanos in its Atlanta office.
Perkins Coie Adds Employee Benefits Partner to Dallas Office
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Perkins Coie announced that former JCPenney director April Goff has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax, Benefits & Compensation practice.
Karen Hayes and Asama Itseumah Join Freeborn’s Corporate Practice Group in Chicago
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Freeborn & Peters LLP and its Corporate Practice Group in Chicago added new partner Karen A. Hayes and attorney Asama L. Itseumah.
Partner Justin R. Pollak Joins Davis & Gilbert’s Corporate Practice Group
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Justin R. Pollak has joined Davis & Gilbert LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group.
Bradley’s Ed Sledge Appointed Director-Elect of IADC Trial Academy and to NFJE Board
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Edward S. Sledge IV has been appointed director-elect of the annual Trial Academy of the International Association of Defense Counsel
Michael Best Adds Employment & Immigration Attorneys in Milwaukee
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Elizabeth “Beth” Odian and Carrie Ziegler Thomas have joined Michael Best’s Labor & Employment Relations Practice Group in Milwaukee.
Thompson & Knight Adds Finance Partner to Houston Office
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Thompson & Knight LLP announced that George Humphrey has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Finance Practice Group.
Arent Fox Adds Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection Partner Julia B. Jacobson
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Julia B. Jacobson has joined Arent Fox’s Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection practice in Boston.
Bad News Keeps Coming for Biglaw Firm LeClairRyan
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For over a year now the firm has seen a flood of partners and senior attorneys exit, according to Above the Law.
Famed Houston Lawyer Mike Ramsey Dies: Represented High-Profile Clients
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Houston criminal defense lawyer Mike Ramsey represented high-profile clients such as Ken Lay in the Enron scandal and Robert Durst on a murder charge.
Suspended Lawyer Ordered to Pay $3.4M in Attorney Fees to Chevron As Contempt Sanction
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A federal judge ordered New York lawyer Steven Donziger to pay the attorney fees for “intransigence” that blocked Chevron’s “considerable efforts” to get at the facts.
Lawyer Larry Klayman Should Get License Suspended, Panel Says
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Conservative lawyer and activist Larry Klayman violated numerous professional conduct rules and should be suspended from the practice of law for 33 months, a Washington hearing committee said.
Steven Pflaum Honored with 2019 Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Service Award
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Steven F. Pflaum of Neal Gerber Eisenberg has received the Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) and Chicago Bar Association (CBA)’s 2019 Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Service Award.
Sidley Investment Funds Practice Adds Partner Oren Gertner in New York
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Oren Gertner has joined Sidley Austin LLP in New York as a partner in its Investment Funds practice.
Duane Morris Adds Corporate Partner Tracy A. Gallegos in Las Vegas and San Francisco
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Tracy A. Gallegos has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group.
