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Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Nasser Alrubayyi
Nasser Alrubayyi of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP won a dismissal for Raza Co. in its dispute with Azmeel Contracting over a $450 million construction contract, along with other big courtroom victories, earning him a spot among the construction law practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Skadden's Evan R. Kreiner
Evan R. Kreiner of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP played a key role in Sabre Holdings Corp.'s win against US Airways聽in the first antitrust case tried to a jury verdict related to a two-sided transaction platform, landing him among the competition attorneys under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Banks Increasingly Help New Partners With BigLaw Buy-Ins
Most lawyers may not think about a bank when they're approaching the transition from associate to partner, but according to Lisa Kohut, head of the Citi Wealth Law Firm Group, her team has become increasingly involved in the process in recent years.
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Troutman Adds Former Fannie Mae Associate GC In DC
The former associate general counsel at the Federal National Mortgage Association, who spent the past decade as a tax partner with Morris Manning & Martin LLP, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke LLP in the nation's capital, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Norton Rose Adds Public Finance Pro From Orrick In Texas
Norton Rose Fulbright has added a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney to its Austin and Dallas rosters who deepens the firm's public finance offerings.
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Fear Of 'Pilot Purgatory' Shouldn't Derail Legal Tech Testing
Long pilots for artificial intelligence tools often get a bad rap, with critics in legal technology arguing they slow adoption and waste resources.
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Quinn Emanuel Rehires UK Litigator As General Counsel
One of Quinn Emanuel's first lateral hires in London is rejoining the firm to serve as general counsel and partner, the litigation specialist said Wednesday.
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Crowell Lands 16 Reed Smith Health Partners Across 4 Cities
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Wednesday that it is expanding its healthcare practice with dozens of attorneys from Reed Smith LLP, including 16 healthcare litigation partners based in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas, where the firm is launching a new shop with a former Reed Smith lawyer at the helm.
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Law, Medical School Orgs Face Application Fee Antitrust Suits
The Law School Admission Council and the Association of American Medical Colleges have each been hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania and D.C. federal courts, respectively, by candidates who said the nonprofits conspired with their member schools to charge excessive application fees that have been fixed at the same price regardless of the school.
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Sterlington Opens In Philly With Morgan Lewis Wealth Team
Sterlington PLLC has recruited a three-person private wealth team from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP for its new office聽in Philadelphia, the latest move by the law firm to boost its services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and closely held businesses.
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McGuireWoods Adds Loeb & Loeb Tax Pro In Los Angeles
McGuireWoods LLP is enhancing its corporate team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Loeb & Loeb LLP tax expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office in Century City.
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Quintairos Prieto Adds Nearly 60 Attys From Midwest Firm
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA has announced the largest expansion in the firm's history, with the addition of nearly 60 attorneys from Midwest firm Kopka Pinkus Dolin and four new offices in Michigan and Indiana.
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Simpson Thacher Adds Tax, Funds Pro From Dechert
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has continued its growth in the tax and registered funds spaces, welcoming a partner from Dechert LLP to its New York office.
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Covington Hires Top Biden Commerce Dept. Int'l Trade Atty
Covington & Burling LLP has hired the former assistant secretary of commerce for global markets, who simultaneously served as director general of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service at the International Trade Administration, to its Washington, D.C., team, the firm recently announced.
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White & Case Lands Baker Botts Benefits Chair
The firmwide executive compensation and employee benefits chair at Baker Botts LLP became the 20th U.S. lateral partner to join White & Case LLP this year, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Rising Star: Dunn Isaacson's Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith of Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP helped Uber Technologies fend off a New York City rule that would have limited the time ride-share drivers could spend on Manhattan streets without passengers, earning him a spot among the technology law practitioners under 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Covington's Robert Gianchetti
Robert Gianchetti, special counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, has helped several National Football League teams navigate the legal ramifications of relocating and guided exercise equipment company Peloton in fighting off a lawsuit by its investors, earning him a spot among the sports and betting practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Proskauer's Justin S. Alex
Proskauer Rose LLP partner Justin S. Alex has tackled the benefits aspects of a slew of major sports industry deals over the past 15 years, including the sales of three NFL teams, earning him a spot among the benefits law practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Weil's Sarah Borden
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's Sarah Borden has helped a Genstar Capital fund secure $12.6 billion and guided Crow Holdings with one of the biggest real estate private equity funds in recent years, landing her a spot among the fund formation law practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Clifford Chance's Danielle Morello
Danielle Morello of Clifford Chance LLP helped Caterpillar defeat long-running antitrust claims seeking $2 billion and assisted UScellular on a $4.4 billion acquisition by T-Mobile, earning her a spot among the competition practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Christine Reynolds
Hogan Lovells' Christine Reynolds' work on high-stakes bid protests, including one with a tight turnaround time that challenged a NASA award worth about $1 billion, has earned her a spot among the government contracts attorneys under 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Julianne Jaquith
Julianne Jaquith of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has secured major wins for clients in high-stakes cross-border disputes, including a group of U.S. casino investors who won a more than $130 million award against Mexico, earning her a spot among the international arbitration practitioners under age 40 honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: Baker McKenzie's Piotr Korzynski
Piotr "Pete" Korzynski, a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP and a go-to attorney for complex, international life sciences mergers and acquisitions, is recognized for his technical skill and client dedication,聽notably leading Olink's $3.1 billion acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific and Lundbeck's $2.6 billion acquisition of Longboard Pharmaceuticals and doing significant pro bono work, earning him a spot among the mergers and acquisitions attorneys honored by 蓝莓视频 as Rising Stars.
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Duane Morris Grows Trial Team With Construction Litigator
Duane Morris LLP is continuing to grow its trial practice group, announcing Tuesday that it has hired a former Harris Winick Harris LLP attorney who specializes in construction litigation.
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Husch Blackwell Hires First Business Development Chief
Husch Blackwell LLP has hired a C-suite executive with more than 20 years of experience in legal marketing as its first chief business development officer.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.