Attorney Recruiter Placements and Legal Recruiter Placements and Lateral Attorney Moves for the Week of February 27, 2023

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Summary: Here are the attorney lateral moves and placements for the week of February 27, 2023.

Fernando Villa has joined Energy, Environmental, and Real Estate at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and comes from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks.

Chelsea Hilliard joined the Commercial Litigation, Environmental, Social & Governance Group at McGuireWoods and was previously at Foley & Lardner.

Melinda Riechert will practice Employment Law & Litigation Law at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and moves from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Hagit Muriel Elul moves to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe from Hughes Hubbard and will practice International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Complex Litigation Law.

Garth Bostic has joined Community Development Finance and Real Estate Finance at Nixon Peabody LLP and comes from Riemer & Braunstein LLP.

UrshaMagajne joined the Corporate and Transactional, M&A, Private Equity Group at Polsinelli and was previously at Baker & McKenzie.

Amanda Keller will practice Litigation and Reinsurance Law at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur and moves from Freeborn & Peters LLP.

Patrick Anzevino moves to Porter Wright Morris & Arthur from Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP and will practice Corporate Law.

Gregory Knopp has joined Labor & Employment, ERISA Litigation at Proskauer Rose, and comes from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Sarah Thompson Schick joined the Life Sciences, Health Group at Reed Smith and was previously at DLA Piper.

Mattias Luukkonen will practice Life Sciences, Health Law at Reed Smith and move from DLA Piper.

Will Davis will move to Reed Smith from Norton Rose Fulbright and practice Corporate Law.

Michael Gallub has joined Class Action and Complex Litigation, Automotive, and Product Liability at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and comes from Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Homer Ramsey joined the Class Action, Complex Litigation, Product Liability, and Automotive Group at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and was previously at Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Brian Carr will practice Class Action and Complex Litigation, Automotive Law at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and moves from Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Bryan Hogg moves to Shook, Hardy & Bacon from Herzfeld & Rubin, PC and will practice Class Action and Complex Litigation, Automotive Law.

Danny Robertson has joined Class Action, and Complex Litigation, and Automotive at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and comes from Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Joshua Weiner joined the Class Action and Complex Litigation and Automotive Group at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and was previously at Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Chris Picciano will practice Class Action and Complex Litigation, Automotive Law at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, and moves from Herzfeld & Rubin, PC.

Ann O’Brien moves to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton from Baker Hostetler and will practice Antitrust & Competition, White Collar Defense, and Corporate Law.

James C. Gavigan joined Land Use and Zoning at Shutts & Bowen from Jones Foster.

Nicholas Cassin joined the Investment Funds, Private Equity Group at Sidley Austin and was previously at Kirkland & Ellis.

Mark R.S. Foster will practice Securities Litigation Law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and moves from Morrison & Foerster.

Norma Izzo moves to Spencer Fane from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC, and will practice Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law.

Alexandra “Ali” LeClair has joined Litigation and Dispute Resolution at Spencer Fane and comes from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC.

Karen Wohlgemuth joined the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Spencer Fane and was previously at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC.

Kevin Kuhlman will practice Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law at Spencer Fane and moves from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC.

Katherine A. “Katy” Spicer moves to Squire Patton Boggs from Melaleuca: The Wellness Company and will practice Litigation, Government Investigations &White-Collar Law.

Jessica L. Hill has joined Real Estate, Land Use, Zoning, and Real Estate Finance at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and comes from Morris Manning & Martin.

Wayne Bradley joined the Corporate, Mergers + Acquisitions, Private Equity Group at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and was previously at Squire Patton Boggs.

Ann-Marie Notaro will practice Corporate, Mergers + Acquisitions, and Private Equity Law at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and moves from Squire Patton Boggs.

Joel M. Cohen moves to White & Case from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and will practice White Collar Law.

Sebastian Alsheimer has joined Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and comes from Olshan Frome Wolosky.

Robert Hilton joined the Intellectual Property Group at Barnes & Thornburg.

Gregory G. Plotko will practice Creditors’ Rights, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy Law at Barnes & Thornburg and moves from Crowell & Moring.

Rick Mueller moves to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith from Thompson Coburn and will practice Products Liability, Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation Law.

Heather F. Counts has joined Products Liability, Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and comes from Thompson Coburn.

Jordan Savitz joined the Business and Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and was previously at Offit Kurman, P.A.

Grant Wills will practice Labor & Employment Law at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and moves from Fisher Phillips.

Ed Poplawski moves to Baker & Hostetler from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and will practice Intellectual Property Law.

Olivia Kim has joined Intellectual Property at Baker & Hostetler and comes from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Doug Lane joined the Real Estate Group at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and was previously at Perkins Coie.

Curtis A. Vock will practice Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark & Brand Law at Cozen O’Connor and moves from Lathrop GPM.

Douglas W. Link moves to Cozen O’Connor from Lathrop GPM and will practice Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark & Brand Law.

X. Peter Chen, Ph.D., has joined Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark & Brand at Cozen O’Connor and comes from Lathrop GPM.

Steve K. Barton joined the Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademark & Brand Group at Cozen O’Connor and was previously at Lathrop GPM.

Nicole Fry will practice Real Estate Law at Benesch and moves from The Hirschel Group, PC.

Aslam A. Rawoof moves to Benesch from Kirkland & Ellis and will practice Corporate & Securities Law.

Eve L. Pferdehirt has joined Construction at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

Kristy Balsanek joined the Regulatory & Government Affairs Group at DLA Piper and was previously at Mayer Brown.

Steve Jensen will practice Intellectual Property Law at Fox Rothschild and moves from Mintz Levin.

Bennett Smith moves to Fredrikson & Byron and will practice Government Relations Law.

Daniel D. Balys has joined Real Estate, Banking & Finance at Greenspoon Marder and comes from Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Anthony C. Giletto joined the Workers’ Compensation Group at Goldberg Segalla and was previously at Quinn & Quinn.

Nayel B. Sayeh will practice Transportation Law at Goldberg Segalla and move from Renzulli Law Firm, LLP.

Keith M. Hayasaka moves to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani from Lewis Brisbois and will practice Product & General Liability, Commercial Litigation, Insurance, and Construction Law.

Graham Reynolds has joined Advertising & E-Commerce at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and comes from Faegre Drinker.

Elisa A. Nemiroff joined the Advertising & E-Commerce Group at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and was previously at Kelley Drye & Warren.

Noah Pollak will practice Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate, Project Finance & Development Law at Greenberg Traurig and moves from Norton Rose Fulbright US.

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