Fox Rothschild (Philadelphia): Partners Nicholas Casiello Jr. and Michael G. Menkowitz were elected to the firm’s executive committee. Casiello, who resides in the Atlantic City, N.J., office, leads the firm’s gaming practice and focuses on all aspects of gaming law, including licensing, acquisitions, compliance plans and investigations, and financing. Menkowitz, who resides in the Philadelphia office, heads the firm’s financial restructuring and bankruptcy practice, and is co-chair of the automotive practice. Menkowitz focuses on representing clients in workout and bankruptcy matters, including secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees and debtors.

NEW ARRIVALS

Akerman Senterfitt: James A. Marx and Michael M. Benchetrit join the firm’s corporate group as of counsel to the Miami office. Marx will focus in the areas of corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, financings, change of control transactions, real estate acquisitions, real estate financings, commercial leasing and development. Previously, Marx practiced at his own firm in Miami. Before that, he was an associate in the Miami offices of a predecessor to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis and in Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Benchetrit will co-chair the immigration practice group and will focus on immigration matters for national and multinational companies in the financial services, real estate development, manufacturing, engineering and information services industries. Previously, Benchetrit was chairman of the immigration law practice group at Robert Allen Law in Miami.

LATERALS

Russell Hamilton III

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