Former Chief Counsel of Federal Railroad Administration, Juan Reyes, Rejoins Seyfarth
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
January 30, 2019 at 02:01 PM
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Lawyers On the Move
• Former chief counsel of the Federal Railroad Administration, Juan D. Reyes III, has rejoined Seyfarth Shaw as a partner in the firm's real estate department and public-private partnership practice.
• Rimon Law has added Ray Garcia as a partner in their entertainment, sports & recreational law team. He joins from BCM Entertainment Group, where he was founder and president.
• Joyce Smith has been promoted to executive assistant district attorney for Community Relations at the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. She was formerly deputy executive ADA for Community Relations.
• Joshua Soszynski has joined Goodwin as partner in its private equity. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis.
• Armstrong Teasdale has hired Andrew Brucker, Jeffery Dayon, Saul Mishaan, Charles Palella, Isaac Saufer, Howard Schechter, Julie Schechter and Phyllis Weisberg as partners in the firm's newly opened New York office.
• Michael Contos has joined Wilk Auslander as counsel in the firm's construction law, commercial real estate and litigation practices. He joins from Marcus Rosenberg & Diamond.
• Validity has hired William Marra as portfolio counsel. He joins from Washington, D.C.-based Cooper & Kirk following a judicial clerkships for Justice Samuel Alito of the U.S. Supreme Court. The firm has also added former federal Judge John Gleeson, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, as outside counsel to advise on investment opportunities
• Mintz & Gold has added four new partners: Charles (Chuck) Ross will join the firm's White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations practice; Andrew Gottesman will lead the firm's new bankruptcy and restructuring practice, and Kevin Goering will join the firm's media, intellectual property, and freedom of information laws group. Before joining, each had their own law firms. Roger Stavis, also joining the firm's white collar criminal defense and investigations practice as a partner, was formerly with Gallet, Dreyer & Berkley.
• Schiff Hardin has added Kayvan Sadeghi as a partner in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution practice group. He was formerly with Morrison Foerster.
• Greenspoon Marder has hired Jonathan Weiss and Robert Reichman as partners. Prior to joining the firm, they were both partners at Wilk Auslander. The firm has also added Kristin Jordan as senior counsel. She was previously of counsel and chair of the cannabis practice group at Newman Ferrara.
• Littler has added Margaret Watson as a shareholder. She joins from McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter.
• Binder & Schwartz has promoted Lindsay Bush to counsel and added two new associates—Gregory Pruden and Zachary Vaughan. In addition, the firm has chosen Robert Fratto, Jr. to serve as director and lead attorney for its eDiscovery practice.
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