International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that private equity partner Frances Dales has joined the Firm as a partner in the U.S. Private Equity Group, based in the Los Angeles office.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Jason Mills and Alana Genderson have joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement group as partners in the Environmental practice in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., respectively. Mr. Mills and Ms. Genderson join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where they were co-leaders of the firm’s workplace health and safety practice.
Steptoe LLP has further enhanced its renowned International Trade and Regulatory Compliance practice with the addition of Kevin Garvey as a partner in Washington, DC.
Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome Mark Rutter as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Mark will join the Firm’s Real Assets Group, bringing his strong mix of experience across real asset transactions. Mark’s practice encompasses a variety of real asset skills including the negotiation of purchase and sale, management, franchise, licensing and branding agreements. He also has experience negotiating restaurant leases and management agreements, technical service agreements and executive compensation and consulting agreements.
Praveen “Prav” Reddy joins Orrick as a partner on its London Restructuring team.
Prav acts for office holders, creditors, debtors, private equity funds, banks and distressed companies in cross-border restructurings. He also advises on insolvency litigation and brings deep experience in office holder driven contentious work including fraud, undervalue, preference, misfeasance and avoidance actions.
Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of David Newman, who rejoins the firm as a partner and co-chair of the National Security and Crisis Management Groups, in the Washington, D.C., office. Serving most recently as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (PDAAG) for the National Security Division (NSD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Newman brings to the firm nearly two decades of government and private sector experience in national security, crisis management, and high-stakes litigation.
Michael F. Easley Jr., one of North Carolina’s top federal prosecutors, will rejoin McGuireWoods as a partner in its Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation practice. Under his leadership as U.S. Attorney, white collar prosecutions surged, homicides fell, and the Eastern District of North Carolina became a leader in financial crime enforcement and tech security. He will bring that experience back to McGuireWoods to counsel individuals, companies, and boards on compliance, crisis management, and high-stakes regulatory and enforcement matters.
Ryan K. Buchanan, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and a veteran federal prosecutor, will return to McGuireWoods as a partner in Atlanta, expanding the reach of the firm’s nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department.
Eric Olshan, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and a veteran federal prosecutor, will join McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department as a partner in Pittsburgh.
Olshan served as U.S. Attorney from 2023 until Jan. 19, 2025, leading an office of 130 criminal prosecutors, civil litigators, and professional staff, and overseeing high-profile criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement matters with national and international significance.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Malcolm J. Ingram as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Ingram joins from Greenberg Traurig and focuses his practice on employment litigation.