Global law firm Goodwin announced that Dustin Calkins joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner, resident in the San Francisco office.

“Dustin is a highly skilled lawyer with broad experience that perfectly complements our offering for real estate clients in Northern California, nationally and globally,” said Diana Brummer, co-chair of Goodwin’s Real Estate practice. “His joint venture and real estate finance expertise will enhance our local and global clients’ ability to deploy capital and achieve their business goals. We are delighted to welcome Dustin to Goodwin.”

Department of Justice Veteran Michael Shaheen Joins Quinn Emanuel

Joins from Crowell & Moring – bringing expertise in civil fraud, health care litigation and government investigations – to become co-head of QE’s False Claims Act Practice.

O’Melveny announced that, following his distinguished service as White House Chief of Staff under President Joseph R. Biden, Ron Klain has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Omar Samji – a leading, “next-generation” energy lawyer – has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, based in the Houston office.

“I’m delighted to welcome Omar to the Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “We’re focused on offering our clients best-in-class counsel as the energy sector continues to innovate, and Omar’s expertise and leadership in this space will help us to achieve that.”

Steve Flores has joined Cooley’s Chicago office as a partner in the compensation & benefits (C&B) practice. Flores arrives from Winston & Strawn, where he was a partner focusing on a broad range of complex executive compensation and employee benefits matters. In addition to his deep substantive knowledge, Flores is a recognized leader on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace and in his community.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Amanda K. Allexon has joined the Firm’s Financial Institutions Practice as a Partner in the Washington, D.C., office.

Mayer Brown announced that Jason Friedman joined its Banking & Finance practice as a partner in New York, where he will focus on leveraged finance and private credit transactions. He joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Jake Ornstein has joined the firm as a partner in the Technology Companies Group in New York.

Jake represents emerging growth companies as well as VC and PE funds in the U.S. and internationally on venture capital and growth equity financings, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions. He joins from Gunderson.

Over the past ten years, Michael Doumet has developed a recognized expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity. He regularly advises listed and non-listed corporations in their acquisitions and divestitures, as well as investment funds on their leveraged buyout transactions, both domestic and cross-border.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Tracy A. Bacigalupo has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities group as a partner in New York. Bacigalupo focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. She also has substantial experience managing technology transactions and IP development and protection.