Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Vincent Galluzzo to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice area as a partner. Galluzzo joins K&L Gates’ Charlotte office from Crowell & Moring LLP where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets working group.
National law firm Freeths has appointed Partner Su Garner to establish a Restructuring and Insolvency team in Leicester.
With more than 20 years’ experience, Su advises clients on a wide range of non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. Working across all sectors including construction, retail, hospitality and automotive, she has a particular focus on distressed real estate as well as formal insolvency appointments and security issues.
Dentons announces that Kim Pagotto has joined the Firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner resident in its Washington, DC, office. Pagotto brings extensive experience in commercial real estate, notably in government leasing.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is delighted to announce the appointment of partners George Parker-Fuller and Andrew Johnson.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its top-tier marine and international trade practice in the Middle East, with the arrival of two partners, Mohamed El Hawawy and Khurram Ali, and a team of five fee earners.
Stephenson Harwood stands apart from other law firms in the maritime space because of our unique market position, said Eifion Morris, Stephenson Harwood CEO. We have an enviable and rich maritime heritage, and while most other firms have experience weighted towards one area or the other, we have premier ship finance and maritime practices in one firm.
We are pleased to welcome Shervin Shameli to our London Private Equity and Fund Formation team.
Freshfields announced that leading private equity M&A attorneys, Neal J. Reenan and Ian N. Bushner*, are joining the firm as partners in New York. Reenan will be Global Co-Head of Private Capital alongside Charles Hayes and Arend von Riegen, and Bushner will serve as Head of U.S. Private Capital.
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome New York-based Lisa LeCointe-Cephas as partner and chair of the firm’s Life Sciences sector, which combines lawyers from multiple practice groups and geographies to provide holistic support from the lab to the marketplace.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice with the addition of Elizabeth (Liz) Harding as shareholder, based in the Denver office.
Bolstering its capabilities for companies in the life sciences industry, Morgan Lewis welcomes Stephen Forster, who most recently served as senior director and lead counsel of pricing and commercial access strategy at Otsuka Pharmaceutical. As a partner resident in Washington, DC, Steve will advise life sciences companies on drug pricing and commercial contracting matters.