May 13, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Dallas litigation firm Crawford, Wishnew & Lang announced its addition of attorney Alexis Wright. Wright received her law degree from UNT Dallas College of Law before beginning her legal career in Dallas at a prominent litigation firm. Wright started her career by counseling and representing individuals and businesses in a variety of civil cases, including premises liability, tort, and general negligence matters.
May 9, 2025
MOORHEAD, MN—PowerHouse Mediation welcomed Lisa Borgen, who will offer mediation, arbitration, and consensual special master services in both civil and family law matters. Lisa served as a Minnesota District Court Judge from 2006 until her retirement in 2013. She then transitioned to a leadership role as Vice President at American Crystal Sugar Company, overseeing Human Resources and Labor Relations until her retirement in December 2024. A seasoned ADR neutral, Lisa is rostered in both Minnesota and North Dakota. She is widely recognized for her fairness, efficiency, and creative problem-solving—qualities she now brings to her work helping attorneys and clients achieve balanced, solution-focused outcomes.
April 28, 2025
FORT WORTH, TX—Varghese Summersett has received the Richard L. Knight Rotary Minority Business Award — a prestigious honor presented by the Rotary Club of Fort Worth to recognize minority-owned businesses that exemplify core values and best practices. Varghese Summersett was ultimately named the recipient of the 2025 award, which was presented by Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker.
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May 28, 2025
SEATTLE, WA—Foster Garvey announced that Bethany Brown has joined the firm as its new Senior Director of Attorney Recruiting, based in the Seattle office. With more than 25 years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition, she will oversee the firm’s attorney recruitment strategy, managing the full recruitment lifecycle to attract and retain top legal talent. Bethany will lead Foster Garvey’s strategic initiatives around attorney recruitment.
May 28, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—King & Spalding announced that Allison Bell has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Bell has extensive experience with a variety of capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters. Her practice focuses on the representation of issuers, underwriters and sponsors in a wide range of securities matters, including initial public offerings and other equity and debt offerings,
May 28, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—Gallagher & Kennedy welcomed Josefa A. Rodriguez as a lateral shareholder in its Phoenix office. Josefa brings a compassionate, client-centered approach to helping families navigate complex legal challenges, including divorce, legal separation, spousal maintenance, child custody and support, parental rights, and adoption.
May 28, 2025
KANSAS CITY, MO—Lathrop GPM LLP announced that W. Terrence (Terry) Kilroy has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group in the Kansas City office as Senior Counsel. Kathleen (Kat) Marie Hunter will join the practice as Counsel. They will draw on their decades of experience to expand the firm’s labor practice, advising clients locally and nationwide. With over 40 years of experience, Kilroy has handled various labor law matters, including NLRB proceedings, union campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations and advising employers on all aspects of employment law. Hunter comes to the firm with years of experience and demonstrated success in personnel law and labor relations litigation.
May 27, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Michele P. Madison and George R. Reinhardt III have joined as partners in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group in Atlanta. They were both previously partners at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. Ms. Madison advises health systems in regulatory and business matters and manages legal issues arising in hospitals, health systems, and physician offices related to employment, investigations, risk management assessment, and corporation management. Mr. Reinhardt works with clients in the healthcare industry on a variety of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
May 28, 2025
TAMPA, FL—Adoption Attorney Jeanne T. Tate, Esq. with Tate Healey Webster, has been awarded the Fellow of Distinction Award by the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA). This prestigious honor is awarded to a Fellow who exemplifies excellence, integrity, and transformative leadership in the fields of adoption and assisted reproductive technology (ART) law. Jeanne T. Tate is regarded as one of the country’s foremost adoption attorneys. Her work includes thousands of finalized adoptions, numerous precedent-setting appellate decisions, and legal representation of adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption agencies in complex and contested matters.
May 28, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC announced that Amie A, Vague has been named as the firm’s hiring partner. In this role, Vague will lead the firm’s recruiting and hiring programs and oversee the professional development of new lawyers, directly shaping the future of the firm.
May 28, 2025
TOLEDO, OH—Shumaker announced the appointment of new Service Line Leaders in conjunction with the launch of two strategic additions to its legal offerings: the Immigration and Technology, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI Service Lines. These developments underscore Shumaker’s ongoing commitment to anticipating client needs and delivering innovative legal solutions in today’s global and digital landscape. Newly appointed Service Line Leaders include Maria del Carmen Ramos, Partner and Immigration National Service Line Leader; Olivia Johnson, Partner and Immigration Regional Service Line Leader; Jade Davis, Partner and Technology, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI National Service Line Leader; and Brian Focht, Senior Counsel and Technology, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI Regional Service Line Leader.
May 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP announced that Alexander M. Eisenberg has joined the firm as a Summer Associate. A registered patent agent and current law student focusing on intellectual property, Eisenberg utilizes his background in bioengineering to support the legal needs of the firm’s attorneys. Eisenberg will work with the firm’s patent procurement attorneys and professionals, serving clients in the medical devices and equipment industry.
May 28, 2025
EDINA, MN—Smith Family Law PLLC announces its expansion by welcoming Attorney Ryan W. Marthaler. Mr. Marthaler earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota and recently served as the firm’s Client Services Manager for three years. Mr. Marthaler’s practice focuses on all aspects of family law, including matters of divorce, child custody, paternity, and support.
May 27, 2025
ST LUCIE COUNTY, FL—Jones Foster announces that attorney Lainey W. Francisco was elected president of the St. Lucie Bar Association’s (SLBA) board of directors for the 2025-2026 term. As Bar president, Ms. Francisco will lead the organization’s strategic initiatives, preside over meetings and events, and serve as a key liaison between the local legal community and the public. She previously served on the SLBA board as treasurer and president-elect. Ms. Francisco represents clients in matters involving commercial litigation, governmental litigation, municipal law, land use and zoning.
May 27, 2025
PORTLAND, OR—Foster Garvey announced the arrival of Gabriel Corwin as an associate in the firm’s Investment Management group. He has experience in corporate and fund formation landscapes and is well-versed in representing clients of all sizes through the fundraising process.
May 27, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC—Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) announced that Terrence “Terry” L. Dugan has joined the firm as member* and will co-chair its newly launched Entertainment Finance group, a subset of the firm’s esteemed Financial Services practice. Dugan, who joins MVA from O’Melveny’s New York office, will lead the group alongside Brett E. Moskowitz, who pioneered MVA’s work in the entertainment space when he joined the firm in 2024. MVA’s Entertainment Finance attorneys advise clients across the entertainment industry — including agent banks, arrangers, lenders, private credit providers, and borrowers — on sophisticated, cross-border music and motion picture financing transactions.
May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—ArentFox Schiff announced that Megan Gajewski Barnhill has joined the firm as a partner in the International Trade & Investment practice in Washington, DC. Megan’s practice focuses on helping companies navigate complex regulatory matters related to international business transactions and national security.
May 27, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Withers announced the appointment of new Chair Paul Hewitt with effect from July 1, 2025. Paul will work closely alongside Withers’ CEO Margaret Robertson. Paul joined Withers in 1998. He is a leading trusts and inheritance disputes lawyer, based in London and specialising in all types of trust and probate disputes, as well as working closely with many charities on disputes regarding legacies. Case highlights include representing Prince Mukarram Jah, His Exalted Highness Nizam VIII of Hyderabad, in a dispute stretching back to the partition of India and Pakistan, and a record-breaking claim brought 25 years after the death of a spouse in Thakare v Bhusate. Paul follows Chairperson Justine Markovitz, who has successfully occupied the role for the maximum period of two terms since 2019.
May 27, 2025
TOLEDO, OH—Bart H. Lambergman, a nationally respected attorney and thought leader in collegiate athletics, has joined Shumaker’s growing Sports Law Team. Bart brings with him a deep understanding of the legal and policy landscapes shaping NCAA Division I athletics and a track record of advising athletic directors and institutions on some of the most pressing issues in college sports today.
May 27, 2025
ALLENTOWN, PA—Norris McLaughlin, P.A. welcomed Brooke E. Priestas to the firm’s Allentown, Pennsylvania office. She joins as an associate in the ERISA & Employee Benefits Group and provides strategic counsel to single-employer and multiemployer clients regarding all aspects of employee benefits matters. Priestas concentrates her practice on working with employers to establish and maintain qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans in compliance with federal laws.
May 27, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—After 16 years in public service, former federal prosecutor Matthew Burke is joining Scale LLP as a Partner in its white-collar litigation practice. Burke joins Scale with a deep background in complex investigations and a reputation for handling high-stakes federal cases.
May 27, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Redgrave LLP announced that John P. Collins has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in Chicago. John is a leader in advising organizations on a range of information governance, litigation readiness, and records and information management challenges, including those involving the use and implementation of cloud technologies.
May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Michael Kimberly has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as co-chair of the Appellate & Critical Motions Practice. Michael brings a remarkable record of success, having argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and delivered more than 40 appellate arguments in courts across the country, with an overall win record of two for three. In addition to his appellate work, he frequently litigates challenges to federal administrative actions under the Administrative Procedure Act and to state laws and regulations under various provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
May 27, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Jacqueline Tambone deGrandpre, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office, and co-chair of the Boston Bar Association (BBA)’s Insurance and Torts Litigation Committee, moderated the annual Superior Court Bench Meets Bar in-person event May 21. The event offered a unique opportunity for Massachusetts attorneys to hear directly from the Superior Court bench on notable cases and issues. deGrandpre focuses her practice on products liability litigation with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, medical devices, and other consumer products.
May 27, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Davis Malm announces that shareholder Philip S. Olsen served as a panelist on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program, “Annual Massachusetts Tax Update,” on May 22. The presentation included opening remarks from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Commissioner Geoffrey E. Snyder, followed by three panel discussions. Mr. Olsen presented on the litigation landscape panel, covering updates on significant cases decided over the last year, as well as cases currently in the pipeline. Other panels covered statutory, regulatory and administrative updates, and presented a tax policy outlook for the Commonwealth.
May 27, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Ogletree Deakins welcomed Frank Birchfield back to the firm’s New York office as a shareholder. Frank returns to Ogletree Deakins after five years as an in-house lawyer, most recently as Vice President of Labor & Employment for Vice Media Group. Frank brings more than 30 years of traditional labor and employment experience, including more than seven years as a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ New York City office.
May 27, 2025
PALO ALTO, CA—Pierson Ferdinand LLP (“PierFerd” or the “Firm”) announces nationally recognized commercial litigator, Andrew (Drew) D. Lanphere, has joined as a Partner in California. Drew has successfully tried more than twenty cases during his career, representing clients in state and federal courts in all types of high-stakes commercial litigation, including real estate, environmental, antitrust unfair competition, intellectual property, securities, and insurance matters, among others.
May 27, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC—K&L Gates LLP announced today that Stacy Ackermann has been appointed Global Managing Partner effective July 1. This appointment follows Jim Segerdahl’s decision – communicated to the firm earlier this year – that he would not seek a third term. The firm also announced the appointment of Rick Giovannelli as Co-Chair of the Management Committee alongside current Chair Michael Caccese. Caccese will step down from firm leadership on June 30, 2026, after having served as Chair for nine years, at which point Giovannelli will continue in the Chair role.
May 23, 2025
EDWARDSVILLE, IL—The Gori Law Firm welcomed its newest New Orleans-based attorney, Arthur Williams. Williams began working on civil lawsuits in the Louisiana state judiciary in both Baton Rouge and New Orleans. He has practiced law in personal injury and corporate defense. Williams currently practices asbestos litigation and works to seek compensation for individuals and their families who have been affected by asbestos exposure.
May 23, 2025
SARASOTA, FL—Shumaker’s Managing Partner and Chair of the Management Committee, Jennifer B. Compton, has earned her Certificate of Completion from Harvard Law School Executive Education’s Leadership in Law Firms (LLF) program. This prestigious program is by application only and is designed specifically for senior law firm leaders and provides advanced training in the core competencies required to successfully lead professional service firms in an evolving legal landscape.
May 22, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Segal McCambridge announced its expansion with the addition of several shareholders, of counsel, and associate attorneys to the firm’s offices in Philadelphia and New York. The expansion effort positions the firm to provide additional resources for its growing client base along the Eastern Seaboard. Several attorneys come to Segal McCambridge from Lavin Cedrone Graver Boyd & DiSipio. Basil DiSipio, John Bateman, Catherine Brunermer, Matthew Garson, Michael McKeon, Michael Quinn, and Susan Satkowski join Segal McCambridge’s Philadelphia office as Shareholders, alongside Mary Kate Gillespie and Sean Kowalski as Associates. The New York office additions include Shareholder Timothy McHugh, Of Counsel Michelle Regan and Associate Deborah Battaglia McHugh.
May 22, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Barnes & Thornburg announced that transactional attorney Brian T. Robertson has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department. Marking a strong first quarter of growth, Robertson’s addition closely follows the addition of five partners last month across multiple offices and practice groups, further expanding Barnes & Thornburg’s national presence in key markets. Robertson advises middle-market sponsors, independent sponsors and national private equity firms on complex M&A transactions.
May 22, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Dykema announced that Rosanne Ciambrone has joined as a Member in the firm’s Bankruptcy Practice Group, resident in Chicago. Ciambrone comes to Dykema after practicing at Duane Morris LLP for more than 23 years. Ciambrone’s practice focuses on business reorganization, financial restructuring, bankruptcy law, and commercial litigation.
May 22, 2025
NASHVILLE, TN—Amy S. Leopard, co-chair of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group, has earned the Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) certification through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Ms. Leopard is a veteran health IT attorney who works with clients at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and innovation.
May 22, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. welcomed Rakiah B. Adams to the team. Rakiah’s practice is focused in Appellate and Employment Law. Prior to joining, she practiced in Washington and New Jersey where she practiced civil defense litigation representing city governments and agencies in civil rights, employment, and personal injury matters.
May 22, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Sherin and Lodgen LLP held its second annual community service day cleaning local beaches at Castle Island on May 15. In collaboration with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, the firm’s participation supports the organization’s policy and advocacy work, free youth and family programs, Boston’s public beaches, and more. In attendance were Sherin and Lodgen team members Marianna Borrelli, Kaleigh M. Brown, Colton D. Cassady, Luke E. Colomey, Caroline M. Emery, Jason A. Francis and Juliet E. Giangregorio. Sherin and Lodgen previously sponsored the Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s 2025 Destination Boston Harbor Gala on April 8, which honored local community leaders for their work advocating for clean water, access to Boston’s beaches and waterfront spaces, and educating the next generation of climate leaders.
May 21, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Judicate West announces the recipients of its inaugural diversity and inclusion (D&I) ADR scholarships: Nadia P. Bermudez, Esq., a principal with Meyers Nave, and Ibiere N. Seck, Esq., founder of Seck Law P.C. Nadia Bermudez, a principal in the San Diego office of Meyers Nave, practices in the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, representing clients in a wide range of employment litigation matters. Ibiere Seck is the founder and principal trial attorney at Seck Law P.C. in Los Angeles. She focuses on complex catastrophic injury, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury and sexual assault cases.
May 21, 2025
HOUSTON, TX—Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that R. Kyle Hawes has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Houston. Hawes is an accomplished trial and arbitration lawyer who has first-chaired more than 40 bench and jury trials in both state and federal courts, and successfully prosecuted over seven arbitrations through the American Arbitration Association. He joins Womble from Chamberlain Hrdlicka alongside associates Ragan Robichaux and Vincent Bryan.
May 21, 2025
DALLAS, TX—FBFK Law today announced the launch of its new Oil & Gas Practice, led by experienced trial lawyer Michael K. Reer. Joining the firm as a Shareholder in Dallas, Reer brings an unparalleled pedigree in complex, high-stakes energy litigation, positioning FBFK Law to serve clients at every juncture of the oil and gas lifecycle.
May 21, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) announced the return of David (Dave) Theyssen as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice group. Dave rejoins NGE after previously working at the firm from 2011 to 2019, rising from associate to partner during his tenure. Dave brings extensive experience representing clients in sophisticated real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing.
May 21, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Chinh H. Pham, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office and Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Group co-chair, is the recipient of the 2025 Founders Award from The Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM). Since 2005, AALAM has awarded a Founders Award annually to an Asian-American attorney who has made significant contributions in business, academics, or the community as it relates to the law. Pham will be honored at the annual AALAM banquet June 12. An accomplished intellectual property (IP) lawyer, Pham advises emerging tech and life science inventors and companies through the strategic creation, implementation, and protection of IP rights.
May 21, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Maura D. McLaughlin presented on the Innovo Benefits Group webinar, “Pay Transparency in 2025” on May 15, 2025. McLaughlin, along with fellow speakers, provided a comprehensive overview of the new Massachusetts pay transparency law, its impact on businesses, and discussed how employers can prepare their organizations for compliance with evolving legal requirements. McLaughlin counsels clients on all facets of the employment relationship.
May 21, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has launched an International Arbitration team focused on representing clients globally in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Jennifer Morrison Ersin, counsel in the firm’s Jackson, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. offices and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), along with Washington, D.C. partner Douglas L. Patin and Birmingham partner Carly Miller, will co-lead the team of more than 20 attorneys across the firm who understand the inherent complexities involved in cross-border investments and the intricate framework of international arbitration law.
May 21, 2025
MEMPHIS, TN—Baker Donelson has added 17 new associates across the Firm. In Baltimore, Maryland, the new associates are Lisa Blitstein (Corporate), Alexander V. Cranford (Labor & Employment), and Joseph S. Stephan (Financial Services Litigation & Compliance). In Houston, Texas, Bernard Miller joins the Health Law group. Siena Berrios Gaddy (Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy) joins the Macon, Georgia office. In Memphis, Tennessee, Amber Cain Varner will focus on Financial Services Transactions. The Metropark (Iselin), New Jersey office welcomes Bethany A. Hickey, Annie Lucatuorto, Timothy C. McHale, and Natalie E. Moszczynski, all practicing Health Law. In New Orleans, Louisiana, Trevor C. Mosby (Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy) and Samuel J. Noblin (Financial Services Transactions) have joined. Kelscey A. Boyle (Commercial Litigation) is based in Orlando, Florida. The Princeton, New Jersey office welcomes Robert Lufrano, Steven T. Passarella Jr., and Alec Wong, all focusing on Health Care Litigation. Finally, in Raleigh/Research Triangle, North Carolina, Omkar Mahajan joins the Corporate practice.
May 21, 2025
MIAMI, FL—Winston & Strawn LLP announced the launch of its Financial Innovation & Regulation Practice (FIR), a strategic response to the rapidly evolving financial services landscape and the increasingly complex legal and regulatory issues that confront companies at the forefront of innovation. With the increasing role of emergent technologies in financial services, the FIR collaborates closely with Winston’s top-tier talent from its nationally-ranked, cross-disciplinary Digital Assets Group and its FinTech, Banking & Payments Group.
May 21, 2025
IRVINE, CA—Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Kiley McCarthy-Connolly Scholtz has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group in Irvine. Scholtz focuses her practice on labor and employment law, civil litigation, and strategic risk management for businesses. With extensive experience in both state and federal courts, she represents employers and companies in a variety of matters, including claims related to discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, whistleblower actions, workplace violence, and complex wage and hour disputes.
May 20, 2025
ORLANDO, FL—Ball Janik LLP announced that attorney Natasha Biela has been appointed to serve on the Florida Bar Government Advocacy Committee. The appointment is for one year beginning July 1 and the committee focuses on promoting professionalism standards and providing legal education, mentoring, and networking opportunities for lawyers and lobbyists. In this role, Biela will have an opportunity to interact with Florida Bar leadership on proposals that help the committee further its work as a substantive law committee.
May 20, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC welcomed Nicole M. Hardee to the firm as of counsel in its Birmingham office. Nicole brings more than 25 years of experience representing clients in all stages of complex business disputes. Her practice at Lightfoot will focus on environmental, toxic tort, commercial litigation and product liability matters.
May 20, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Halunen Law announced attorney Christopher Empson has joined its Employment Litigation Group. As a member of this team, Empson is committed to fighting for employee rights and gaining justice for individuals who experience illegal workplace actions. He brings to the group a keen interest and undergraduate studies in psychology, business law, and economics—areas that provide useful perspectives when working to resolve the employment law matters that bring clients to the Firm.
May 20, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Withers is announced that Mari-Claudia Jiménez has joined the firm as a partner and will lead Withers Art and Advisory practice in New York. Under her leadership, Withers will be combining its renowned art law expertise with broader art advisory elements to provide clients with an innovative resource as they navigate the international art market. Withers Art and Advisory leverages Mari-Claudia’s intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the art market at the highest level to provide collectors and fiduciaries with unbiased insight and counsel as they contemplate an acquisition, manage their collection, or consider bringing an artwork or collection to market.
May 19, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Sunstein LLP announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a sweeping patent infringement defense jury verdict win for its client, Ingenico Inc., a major global provider of point-of-sale payment terminals, software, and services, affirming the trial court’s ruling that patent claims asserted against Ingenico in district court are invalid in view of a prior art device known as the DiskOnKey. The decision, in addition to being a complete vindication for Sunstein’s client, resolves a split among district courts regarding the scope of inter partes review (IPR) estoppel and provides noteworthy implications for patent litigants and future validity challenges.
In Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE LLC, case number 23-1367, the Federal Circuit held for the first time that estoppel from IPRs applies to invalidity theories based on prior art patents and printed publications, not to the actual prior art references. The ruling upholds a Delaware federal jury’s 2022 verdict invalidating IOENGINE LLC’s flash drive patents. The jury found that two of the asserted claims were not infringed, thus did not reach the question of validity as to those claims.
When PayPal was sued in 2018 by IOENGINE alleging infringement of three patents, Ingenico sued IOENGINE, seeking declaratory judgment of noninfringement. In parallel, Sunstein also filed multiple IPR petitions with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), successfully invalidating more than 150 of IOENGINE’s patent claims.
May 19, 2025
MILWAUKEE, WI—Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Jon Stone has been appointed national chair of the firm’s Research Institutions & Higher Education (RIHE) team. Stone also will lead the Patent — University Research and Technology Transfer team. Stone, a Milwaukee-based partner, also is co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence team and has served as an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School since 2016.
May 19, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Burr & Forman LLP announced that H. Timothy Gillis has joined its Jacksonville, FL office as a Partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Tim is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney and focuses his practice on transactional business law and commercial litigation. He advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies, major retailers, franchisors and franchisees, commercial real estate developers, financial institutions, and other clients.
May 19, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Hogan Lovells announced today that Edward So has joined the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice as a partner in the New York office and Head of Derivatives – Americas. Joining from White & Case, So focuses on derivatives transactions over a wide spectrum of asset classes, including cash and synthetic fixed income, rates, equity, credit, commodity, and FX products.
May 19, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Carlton Fields has opened a new office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The new office will be led by trial attorneys Jenny Covington and Molly Jean Given, who will serve as co-office managing shareholders and boast a renowned national product liability defense practice and experience trying high-stakes cases across the country. In addition to Covington and Given, David Carrier and Jenna Durr are joining the new office as shareholders. They all previously practiced at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
May 19, 2025
LAS VEGAS, NV—Cozen O’Connor has announced veteran Nevada insurance litigator Frank Toddre, II, one of the Ninth Circuit’s leading appellate and civil rights attorneys and a former senior deputy attorney general in Nevada, has joined the growing ranks of its award-winning Global Insurance Department. Toddre, who comes to the firm from Lewis Brisbois, joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will work out of its Las Vegas office. Toddre focuses his practice on bad faith insurance litigation, Sec 1983 Civil Rights defense, insurance coverage litigation, personal injury defense, and appellate litigation.
May 19, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Honigman LLP announced today that Evan Knott joined its Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Knott, who spent nearly two decades at Reed Smith, is the second Reed Smith partner to move his insurance and reinsurance recovery practice to Honigman, following Partner Noel Paul’s recent move. Knott and Paul will be joined by Associate Lauren Gubricky, who also arrives today from Reed Smith. Knott represents corporate policyholders and insurers in complex insurance coverage disputes and litigation. Gubricky was an associate at Reed Smith for more than four years, where she represented corporate policyholders in state and federal court as they navigated high-stakes coverage and bad faith litigation.
May 15, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Meagher + Geer announces that Molly Ryan has rejoined its Minneapolis office as a partner in the Employment Services and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Molly is an MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist with over two decades of experience partnering with employers to navigate complex workplace challenges. She has extensive experience representing employers in all stages of litigation – both individual and class-wide – in state and federal courts and arbitration, as well as before federal, state, and local administrative agencies.
May 15, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has added respected commercial litigator Michael Richter as Partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation practice. Richter is licensed in New York, and has handled an array of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts spanning California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. He advises clients in a variety of highly regulated and innovation-focused industries.
May 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Signature Resolution announced that Hon. Stephanie Bowick (Ret.) has joined its panel of neutrals, further strengthening the organization’s deep bench of accomplished mediators, arbitrators, and referees. With 34 years of experience as an attorney and judge, Bowick is a trusted choice for parties seeking resolution across a wide range of civil disputes.
May 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Holland & Hart LLP announced the expansion of its specialized environmental appellate capabilities with the addition of Jennifer Scheller Neumann and Amelia Yowell as Of Counsel in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Both women join the firm following distinguished careers at the US Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), bringing extensive experience in environmental appellate litigation and regulatory matters.
May 15, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Alison T. Holdway, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office, has been appointed to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s City Awake advisory board. City Awake is designed to engage young professionals and encourage rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s success. As a member of the advisory board, which comprises young leaders from Chamber member organizations, Holdway will help guide programming that offers civic and community engagement, along with cultural and social experiences.
May 15, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Alexandra L. Pichette co-chaired the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, “Roadmap to the ADA Interactive Process,” on May 9, 2025. Pichette and fellow faculty explored the rights of employees with disabilities seeking accommodations in the evolving landscape of paid family and medical leave, remote work, and workplace redesign.
May 14, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Jones Foster announced that attorney Stephen C. Richman has joined the firm as a shareholder in its Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. The addition of Mr. Richman marks the latest expansion of the firm’s Litigation team, which has grown by five attorneys over the past year in response to rising demand for complex litigation counsel in the dynamic South Florida market. Mr. Richman represents businesses and individuals in commercial litigation, class actions, and professional liability matters.
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Quarles & Brady announced that Intellectual Property attorney Li Zhu has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner. Zhu is dual-qualified in the U.S. and China, and helps brands protect and enforce their intellectual property (IP) across borders — including a decade of on-the-ground practice in China. She has extensive experience leading cross-border enforcement campaigns to dismantle counterfeit networks and stop unauthorized sales, designing global anti-counterfeiting strategies and conducting trademark and copyright portfolio reviews to uncover enforcement vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive protection plans.
May 14, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—International law firm Withers has welcomed veteran tech litigator Jessica Nall as partner and leader of the firm’s Executive Crisis Management and Defense practice in San Francisco. Jess joins Withers from Baker McKenzie, where she led the government enforcement defense and investigations practice on the US West Coast.
May 14, 2025
GREENVILLE, SC—Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. is growing its litigation team with the addition of associate D. Dalton Barfield to the firm’s Greenville office. Dalton focuses on toxic tort and products liability litigation. He previously practiced at a regional law firm where he defended individuals, businesses and municipalities in government liability, premises liability and motor vehicle collision cases.
May 14, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Wiggin and Dana LLP announced that Katherine Rubino has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences practice groups in Boston. She will also work closely with wiggin(x), a division of Wiggin and Dana that serves emerging and high-growth companies, their investors and their founders. Rubino supports innovative companies with corporate issues foundational to their business, with an emphasis on protecting and monetizing the value of their IP portfolio.
May 14, 2025
COLUMBIA, SC—Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced the launch of its new Data Center industry group. Fueled by the explosive growth of the artificial intelligence sector and the ongoing need for advanced computing power, this industry group allows the firm to harness and unify our existing capabilities in the rapidly evolving sector, one that requires expertise across many legal domains. This strategic expansion demonstrates the firm’s continued commitment to supporting clients in their ever-evolving business needs. The Data Center group will focus on providing comprehensive legal and advisory services tailored to the complex needs of data center operators, developers, investors, and lenders.
May 14, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Marshall Dennehey announced that James P. Hanratty, shareholder and office managing attorney of the firm’s Jacksonville office, was admitted to membership of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). Hanratty is the casualty litigation supervisor for the firm’s Jacksonville office, where he oversees a team of experienced attorneys handling corporate, commercial and civil litigation matters, including workers’ compensation across Northern Florida.
May 14, 2025
HOUSTON, TX—Chamberlain Hrdlicka represented Page in signing a definitive purchase agreement to be acquired by Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering. The transaction was supported by Umair Karowadia, Marianne Standley, Pearson Wolk, David Pierson, Aly Dossa, Joshua Sutin, Jack Li, and Will Cowan. Page is a long-standing client of Gnaim, Practice Chair of Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s Tax Planning & Business Transactions Section, and is a globally recognized multidisciplinary firm specializing in design, architecture, and engineering. Pending regulatory approvals, the acquisition will create the second-largest architecture firm in the United States and greatly strengthen Stantec’s position as the largest integrated engineering and architecture firm in North America.
May 13, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Stinson LLP welcomed Ashley Fickel as a partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation Division. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Fickel focuses his practice on business and real estate litigation, financial services litigation, class action defense and data privacy and cybersecurity. He is the third attorney to join the firm’s recently established Century City office in Los Angeles.
May 13, 2025
SACRAMENTO, CA—Buchalter announced that Josh Escovedo has been named Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Sacramento office, joining James “Jim” Dyer in the leadership role. Dyer, a founding Shareholder of the office since 2017, has helped guide its transformation into one of Sacramento’s largest and most dynamic law practices. Escovedo is a seasoned litigator with a practice spanning intellectual property, real estate, business, and sports law. Dyer has long been a trusted advisor to clients throughout California and beyond. He is a seasoned corporate and bank regulatory attorney with more than 30 years of experience.
May 13, 2025
SACRAMENTO, CA—Buchalter announced that Josh Escovedo has been named Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Sacramento office, joining James “Jim” Dyer in the leadership role. Dyer, a founding Shareholder of the office since 2017, has helped guide its transformation into one of Sacramento’s largest and most dynamic law practices. Escovedo is a seasoned litigator with a practice spanning intellectual property, real estate, business, and sports law. Dyer has long been a trusted advisor to clients throughout California and beyond. He is a seasoned corporate and bank regulatory attorney with more than 30 years of experience.
May 13, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Morgan, Brown & Joy announces that Sandra D. Preston has joined the firm as Executive Director, marking a significant step in the firm’s continued growth and operational leadership. Preston, who brings nearly three decades of experience managing critical functionalities for prominent law firms, will oversee all business operations including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, payroll, and day-to-day operations.
May 13, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Casner & Edwards partner Steven M. Ayr chaired the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) program, “How & Why to Do an F Reorganization,” on May 8. The program provided a high-level overview of what an F-reorganization is, when it is a useful legal and tax strategy (and when it isn’t), and how and when an F-reorganization is typically accomplished. Ayr focuses his practice on a wide variety of business and corporate matters, representing businesses and their founders in a range of industries through all stages of their life-cycle.
May 13, 2025
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL—Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. represented Southern States Land & Timber LLC (SSLT) in the successful acquisition of two state and federally permitted wetland mitigation banks located in Florida’s Panhandle: the Garcon Peninsula Mitigation Bank, L.L.C., and the Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank.
Both transactions were handled by firm shareholder John J. Fumero, who is Board Certified as a specialist in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar, and associate Kyle Horth.
SSLT purchased the Garcon Peninsula Mitigation Bank, which operates a 337-acre mitigation bank in Santa Rosa County. The Garcon bank restores and enhances degraded wet prairie habitats and is authorized to market and sell mitigation credits within portions of Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Escambia Counties.
In a separate transaction, SSLT also acquired the Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank, a 1,205-acre site also located in Santa Rosa County. This bank is authorized to market and sell wetland mitigation credits throughout the Pensacola Bay watershed, which includes parts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties.
A mitigation bank is a designated site where ecological restoration, enhancement, or preservation efforts are undertaken to compensate for environmental impacts caused by permitted development projects. Under Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act and Chapter 373 of the Florida Statutes, developers may offset impacts to wetlands by purchasing credits from a permitted mitigation bank like Garcon or Pensacola Bay.
Fumero manages the firm’s Environmental, Governmental, and Land Use Practice Group. The firm’s attorneys are highly experienced in all aspects of environmental, land-use, administrative, governmental, and real estate law, as well as governmental affairs representation and litigation related to those practice areas.
May 13, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Lommen Abdo, P.A. announced the addition of four lawyers and two paralegals to its estate planning team: Attorneys Jeanne Morris, Ronald London, Susan Bullard and Chris Luehr, and paralegals Tara Solander-Hicks and Heather Kurtz. Jeanne Morris is known for her strong client relationships and deep commitment to service. Ron London brings extensive experience advising privately-owned businesses and their owners. Susan Bullard specializes in estate planning, probate, trust administration, business succession planning, and legal counsel for privately owned businesses, partnerships, and limited liability companies (LLCs). Chris Luehr is a dedicated husband, father, and estate planning attorney who specializes in guiding individuals and families through the complexities of wills, trusts, probate, and asset protection.
May 13, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Lommen Abdo announced the admission of Joseph A. Wetch, Jr. as a Shareholder of Lommen Abdo, P.A. Joseph Wetch has practiced law since 2001, representing clients in federal and state courts across Minnesota and North Dakota. His litigation experience spans a wide range of practice areas, including personal injury, commercial disputes, construction law, contract issues, and oil, gas, and mineral matters.
May 13, 2025
SEATTLE, WA—McGlinchey Stafford announced that Rhiannon D. Funke has joined the firm’s Financial Services Litigation team in Seattle office as Of Counsel. With two decades of litigation experience, she brings a deep familiarity with the intersection of real estate and financial services law to the firm’s national platform.
May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—King & Spalding announced today that Patrick J. Murphy, who has more than 25 years of experience in leading litigation, compliance, and investigations roles at life sciences and healthcare companies, has joined the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group as a partner. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
May 13, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Craig Samuel has joined Carlton Fields’ Business Transactions Practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Atlanta office. He was most recently a shareholder at Hartman Simons & Wood LLP. Samuel focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate finance, and complex real estate transactions.
May 12, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Moss & Barnett announced that attorney April E. King has joined the firm. April joins Moss & Barnett with 20+ years of experience counseling on the gamut of issues arising in probate and trust administration; estate and incapacity, business, and tax planning; and guardianship and conservatorship.
May 12, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has added commercial litigator Simon Levy as a Partner in the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation practice in San Francisco. Levy is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation matters related to securities, employment, and general business litigation. In his securities practice, he represents broker-dealer firms and other licensed individuals in the securities industry, having personally handled dozens of successful securities arbitrations.
May 12, 2025
LOUISVILLE, KY—JAMS announced that Steven S. Reed, Esq., has joined JAMS. Mr. Reed joins JAMS following over 20 years in corporate leadership positions in health care. Mr. Reed is located in Louisville, KY and will serve as an arbitrator and mediator, handling business and commercial, employment, health care, insurance, and wrongful death and personal injury matters.
May 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jerrob Duffy, who previously served as the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Chief of the Litigation Unit for the Criminal Fraud Section, has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the Investigations, White Collar, and Fraud (IWCF) practice in the Washington, D.C. office. Duffy joins from Squire Patton Boggs, where he has cultivated a significant practice around financial services regulatory defense that reflects the macroeconomic trends in the commercial lending sector.
May 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Honigman LLP announced today that Brian Brookey is joining the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation Practice Group of the IP Department in its Washington, D.C. office. Brookey, who joins Honigman from Tucker Ellis, is the third partner to join the firm’s D.C. office this year.
Brookey focuses his practice on IP litigation, regularly representing clients in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters.
May 12, 2025
SOUTH PALM BEACH, FL—Jennifer Fulton has been selected to serve as Board Member at Large for the South Palm Beach County Bar Association’s (SPBCBA) 2025-2026 Board of Directors. Fulton, an attorney in Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas’ Boca Raton office, was installed during the SPBCBA’s 63rd Annual Installation Gala on May 3, 2025. At SSRGA, Fulton focuses her practice on probate, trust and estate administration, estate planning, and litigation support.
