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Akerman Expands Chicago Office with Trademark Partner Kourtney Mulcahy

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Akerman LLP announced the expansion of its Chicago office with the addition of trademark partner Kourtney Mulcahy.

George Spencer and James Hoffman Join San Antonio’s Langley & Banack

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Langley & Banack, Inc. announced that George H. Spencer, Jr. and James (Jim) Hoffman have joined the firm as of counsel.

American GC, Former Biglaw Associate, Dies in 5-Story Fall in Singapore Mall

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The 2008 graduate of Harvard Law School previously worked at global law firms Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Davis Polk & Wardwell as an associate.

IADC Announces New Board of Directors Members

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The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) elected new board of directors members and leaders for 2019-20, including Amy Sherry Fischer of Foliart, Huff, Ottaway & Bottom as its new president.

Former U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam Joins Sidley

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Sidley Austin LLP announced that former U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Illinois) has joined the firm’s Government Strategies group as a partner

Michael Best Adds Former Walgreens In-House Counsel

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Rebecca Gerard has joined Michael Best’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group as an associate in Chicago.

Perkins Coie Adds Joydeep Dasmunshi to Chicago Office M&A Practice

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Joydeep Dasmunshi has joined Perkins Coie’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice as a partner in the Chicago office.

Dykema’s Chicago Office Adds Financial Services Attorney Robert D. Leavitt

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Dykema announced the addition of Robert D. Leavitt to its Financial Industry Group and Business Services Department

SDV Hires Christine Baptiste-Perez

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Associate Christine Baptiste-Perez has joined Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. Northeast office.

Bailey Brauer Adds Labor, Employment & ADA Partner

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Labor, employment and ADA attorney John Bosco has joined Bailey Brauer PLLC.

Bradley Partner Samuel Lipshie Named to Who’s Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment 2019

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Nashville, Tenn.-based partner Samuel D. Lipshie has been listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment 2019 directory.

Miller & Chevalier Elects New Leadership

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Miller & Chevalier Chartered announced that the firm’s members elected Kathryn Cameron Atkinson as chair of the firm.

Brown Rudnick Adds New Chair of the Trademark, Copyright & Advertising Practice Group

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Peter J. Willsey and Vincent J. Badolato have joined Brown Rudnick LLP.

Hogan Lovells Adds IPMT Partners to San Francisco Office

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Krista Schwartz and Patrick Michael have joined Hogan Lovells’ San Francisco office as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology (IPMT) practice.

Greensfelder Adds John Chassaing as Litigation Associate

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John (“Jack”) H. Chassaing has joined the Belleville, Ill., office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., as an associate in the Litigation practice group.

Bradley Attorney Named to Judicial Nominating Commission in Florida

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Eliot B. Peace, an attorney in the Tampa office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, has been appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Second District Court of Appeal.

Sidley Still Thinks They Handled Partner’s Suicide Correctly. His Widow Disagrees.

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“The two managing partners of the bankruptcy division did not call me, email me, send me a letter,” writes Gabe MacConaill’s widow.

Roy Liu Joins Hughes Hubbard’s Greater China and International Trade Practices

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced that Roy (Ruoweng) Liu has joined the firm as partner in its Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering practice within the larger International Trade group.