Further enhancing its leading labor and employment litigation practice, Morgan Lewis welcomes partner Jill Vorobiev in Chicago. Jill arrives from Reed Smith and will continue to represent employers in complex litigation matters, including employment discrimination lawsuits, whistleblower cases, trade secret and noncompete matters, and disputes and other matters arising under ERISA, the ADA, and the FMLA.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Partners Ben Kozinn and Lauren Troeller to its Transactions Practice Group in New York. Having worked together for several years, Ben and Lauren bring tremendous relationships with private equity and investment firms and extensive experience advising on complex transactions shaping related markets.
Holland & Knight welcomes Bradley Brooker, former general counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and former acting general counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), as the newest partner in its National Security & Defense Industry Group. He will also be an essential member of the Firm’s Public Policy & Regulation and Data Strategy, Security & Privacy groups.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to welcome new partner Eric S. Crusius, a veteran government contracts attorney who will lead the firm’s practice in Washington.*
Crusius, who joins the firm from Holland & Knight LLP, has more than two decades of experience in private practice advising state and federal government contractors. His practice includes representing clients prosecuting and intervening in bid protests before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Government Accountability Office, boards of contract appeals and other federal agencies.
Akin announced that Charlie Ofner has joined the firm’s market-leading global energy & infrastructure team as a partner in its Houston office. Ofner’s addition strengthens Akin’s premier energy platform and builds on growth in the firm’s Houston office.
Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Alidad Vakili has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group as a partner in San Francisco. Vakili brings extensive experience in advising entrepreneurs, founders, emerging growth and established companies, and investors on a range of corporate and transactional matters, including entity formation, governance, commercial transactions, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financing.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Jeremy Dennison as a partner in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors (PEFS) group, further strengthening its market leading Private Equity offering.
Jeremy Dennison rejoins Travers Smith from Livingbridge where he was a Partner & General Counsel with responsibility for overseeing all legal, compliance and ESG matters. Jeremy started his career at Travers Smith and worked at the firm for over eight years before joining Livingbridge in 2018.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce that its newly formed New York office continues to grow with the addition of another widely respected insurance coverage team.
Partner J. Gregory Lahr and lawyers Jacinda Chen-Nguyen and Vitaly Vilenchik will work alongside partners Lawrence Klein, Gilbert Lee, George Vogrin and Mike Frimet, all of whom joined DACB in January 2025.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its market-leading Global Antitrust Practice with the addition of Rahul Rao as a partner in Washington, DC.
Steptoe LLP has announced the significant expansion of its global investigations, business and human rights, and anti-corruption capabilities with the addition of partners Jonathan Drimmer and Yousuf Aftab, senior counsel Timothy Dickinson, and their substantial team of lawyers and advisors. Both Jon and Tim join Steptoe in Washington, DC, and Yousuf joins in New York.