Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Gaming Practice with the addition of Ali Bartlett and Rajat R. Shah as shareholders. Bartlett will be based in Chicago, arriving from Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Shah will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, joining from Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Bonnie Neuman, Melissa Hinkle, Nick Brandfon, and Molly Lovedale have joined Sidley’s Real Estate practice as partners. In addition, Andrea Weitzman joins as counsel. The group joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP along with a team of nine associates. Ms. Neuman was a member of Cadwalader’s Management Committee, co-chair of its Finance Group, and head of the firm’s Real Estate Finance practice. Bonnie joins Sidley’s office in New York and will co-lead the firm’s Real Estate group. Ms. Hinkle, Mr. Brandfon, and Ms. Weitzman also join Sidley’s office in New York. Ms. Lovedale will be part of the Washington, D.C. team.
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King & Spalding announced today that Brendan Staley has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Staley is based in Washington, D.C. Staley joins King & Spalding from Hunton Andrews Kurth, where he was a partner.
Brian Stansbury, a highly-regarded environmental attorney and former Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Washington.
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Mayer Brown announced today that Ken Wainstein has joined the firm in Washington DC as leader of its Global Investigations & White-Collar Defense practice and member of its National Security and Congressional Investigations practices. Ken has served in senior roles across both Republican and Democratic administrations, including US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor, and most recently Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his recent government service, Ken worked in private practice for more than 13 years.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Darshak Dholakia as a partner in its Regulatory Practice Group in Washington, DC. As international trade and national security issues continue to evolve, Darshak helps clients proactively assess and mitigate risk, develop their compliance programs, conduct internal investigations, and argue before relevant government agencies in compliance- and enforcement-related proceedings. Most notably, he advises on matters involving economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption laws, and export controls. He joins from Dechert.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Robert Beste as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. He joins the firm’s Wilmington office from Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP.
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Damien Diggs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in its Dallas office and a member of its Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice. With 18 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and Texas, Damien brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record in all stages of criminal, civil, and appellate matters.
Continuing the expansion of its global transportation and aviation practices, Morgan Lewis welcomes Jennifer Trock as a partner in Washington, DC. Arriving from Baker McKenzie, where she served as chair of its global aviation group and led its advanced air mobility team, Jennifer will continue to advise commercial aviation and transportation clients on complex regulatory, commercial, transactional, investigation, and compliance matters.
