From the legal industry …
After setbacks, the U.S. News law school rankings show signs of waning influence… French luxury house Hermes hired a team from Latham to defend against claims that its sales policy for Birkin handbags violates U.S. antitrust law … The city of Baltimore hired law firms DiCello Levitt and Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Trial Lawyers to prepare for potential litigation around the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month … The DOJ’s bankruptcy watchdog said genetic test maker Invitae should not be allowed to hire Kirkland & Ellis as bankruptcy counsel because of the law firm’s work for one of Invitae’s lenders … Winston & Strawn settled an unusual copyright lawsuit from Hsuanyeh Law Group that claimed Winston’s attorneys copied one of its court filings “nearly verbatim” … Plus, the Iowa Supreme Court declined to suspend the law license of a former state prosecutor who allegedly made sexually explicit and derogatory comments while in office, including calling judges “bitches.”
Moves …
In New York …
Moses Singer hired Evan Cowit as a partner and chair of its private clients group. He previously was at Kudman Trachten Aloe Posner … Freshfields added Andrew Gladstein as a commercial litigation partner from Schulte Roth … Daniel Besikof joined Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in its bankruptcy and restructuring department … Sheppard Mullin added entertainment litigator Wook Hwang from Loeb & Loeb … Morrison Foerster added derivatives lawyer Rhys Bortignon as a partner from White & Case … Withers expanded its arbitration practice with the addition of Floriane Lavaud from Debevoise & Plimpton.
In Washington, D.C. …
Simpson Thacher added Adam Risell as a partner in the firm’s investment funds group. Risell was previously at Cadwalader … Ropes & Gray hired Amy Kossak as a partner in its government enforcement group. She was previously a senior trial counsel in the DOJ civil division’s fraud section … Morgan Lewis added R. Latane Montague as a partner from Hogan Lovells, where he led the transportation practice.
In Los Angeles …
Greenspoon Marder launched an environmental practice group led by new partner Christopher Smith.
In Seattle …
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hired litigation and investigations partner Erin Ehlert from Corr Cronin.
In Minneapolis …
Ogletree Deakins brought on Corie Anderson as an employment partner from Peters, Revnew, Kappenman & Anderson … Barnes & Thornburg added litigation and dispute resolution attorney Nicholas Sarokhanian as a partner.
In Atlanta …
Bradley Arant added tax partners Jeff Luechtefeld, John Nail and Sean Gannon from Chamberlain Hrdlicka … Womble Bond Dickinson hired business litigation partner Janna Satz Nugent. She most recently was general counsel at Sixty West.
In Baltimore …
Jackson Lewis added litigation partner Lindsey White from Shawe Rosenthal.
In Denver …
Frost Brown Todd opened an office with nine partners from other law firms, including Moye White, Brownstein Hyatt and Lewis Roca … Buchalter picked up two partners, Rajesh Kukreja and Kara Chrobak, to its family law practice from Sherman & Howard.
In Dallas …
Real estate partners Brian DeVoss and Sarah Fandrey joined Spencer Fane. DeVoss most recently was general counsel of Suntex Marinas, while Fandrey was at Bradley ... Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann tapped Julia Simon as a partner. She was previously the chief legal officer for Mary Kay … Seyfarth Shaw picked up labor and employment partner Alan Marcuis. He was previously co-head of the unfair competition and information task force at Hunton Andrews Kurth …White collar litigator Mike Piazza joined Lathrop GPM as a partner.
In Houston …
Vinson & Elkins added Mark Holmes as a finance partner. He was previously at White & Case … Weil hired infrastructure partner Jacqui Bogucki in the firm’s corporate practice. Bogucki joins from Simpson Thacher … Sheppard Mullin hired labor and employment litigator Angeles Garcia Cassin from Greenberg Traurig.
In Miami …
Shutts & Bowen brought on partner Eduardo J. De la Peña Bernal to its international litigation and arbitration practice from Reed Smith.
In Charlotte …
McGuireWoods expanded its securities and capital markets team with the hire of partner Carly Ginley from Winston & Strawn.
In Fort Lauderdale …
Bressler, Amery & Ross brought on four attorneys including partner Roxanne Rehm, who focuses on securities and investments.
In Milwaukee …
Littler added employment litigation partner John Tripoli from Eimer Stahl.
In London …
Gibson Dunn added David Irvine as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s global finance practice. Irvine was previously at Linklaters … Paul Weiss hired Matthew Hearn as an M&A partner. He most recently was at Linklaters.
And more …
Morgan Lewis brought on a trio of litigation partners April Nelson Ross and Rachel Raphael in D.C. and Mohamed Awan in Chicago. They arrived from Crowell and will defend against consumer class actions and product liability claims.
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