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February 1, 2018 – DLA Piper announced today that Marc Katz and Isabel Crosby have joined the firm’s Dallas office as partners in the Employment practice, and Rob Hoffman has joined as a partner in the Litigation practice. All three lawyers join DLA Piper from Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, where Katz served as chair of […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 31, 2018 – Buchalter is pleased to announce and welcome Intellectual Property Shareholder J. Rick Taché and his core team – Senior Counsel Erikson Squier and Senior Counsel Roger Scott. Mr. Taché will serve as the firm-wide Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Group. All will be based in the Firm’s Orange

DENVER – Adam C. Shryock, age 37, of Castle Rock, Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on January 25, 2018 to serve 12 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for willful failure to file a tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS Criminal

NASHVILLE (January 31, 2018) – Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Josh Brackin has joined the law firm’s Nashville office as Senior Counsel, bringing more than 15 years of experience in various segments of the music and new media industries. Brackin handles a variety of transactional entertainment matters with a focus on music, copyright,

Chicago, 31 January 2018 – Mayer Brown announced today that Ameer Ahmad, a highly regarded M&A and capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in Chicago. Previously, Mr. Ahmad was a partner at Greenberg Traurig. “The continued expansion of our corporate capabilities in the US is a strategic

New York, January 29, 2018 – Davis Polk today announced that Scott Beal has rejoined the firm as counsel in its Investment Management Group in New York. Mr. Beal most recently served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Coastland Capital LLC. Previously, he was President (2015-2017) and General Counsel (2013-2015) of Bocage Capital

San Antonio – Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Robert Nelson has been appointed to serve the firm as Co-Practice Group Leader for its Taxation group, which is focused on counselling clients in all aspects of federal, state, and local tax laws. Nelson will co-lead with Michael Cumming, who is based in

Houston – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Heather Palmer has joined the firm in its Houston office as a partner in its Environmental practice. She joins Sidley from Bracewell LLP. Ms. Palmer brings a wealth of environmental regulatory knowledge and experience in handling complicated energy-related environmental transactions. Ms. Palmer is a well-versed