Lawyers On the MoveRobert Hotz Jr. Joins Latham & Watkins From Akin Gump
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
January 29, 2020 at 04:23 PM
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• Robert Hotz Jr. has joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firm's litigation & trial department and a member of its white collar defense & investigations practice. He joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
• Todd Wolynski has rejoined White & Case as a partner. He had served as an associate from 2006 to 2013 and returns to the firm as a member of its global asset finance practice. Prior to rejoining, he was general counsel and chief administrative officer of Waypoint Leasing, a global helicopter leasing company.
• Littler has elevated Sean Malley to shareholder.
• Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has added Justin Y.K. Chu as general counsel and partner. He was formerly with Steptoe & Johnson.
• Morrison Cohen has added Ryan Wilson as a partner in its white collar and regulatory enforcement practice group. He most recently was a partner at Lowenstein Sandler and is a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York.
• The Wilkes Law Group has merged with Herman Katz Cangemi & Clyne. The new firm is Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP, and will maintain offices in in midtown Manhattan, Long Island and Westchester.
• Hodgson Russ has added David Wilks as a partner in its immigration practice, resident in the firm's Albany office. He joins from Miller Mayer in Ithaca, NY.
• William Primps has joined Cullen and Dykman as of counsel in the firm's commercial litigation practice. He joins from Locke Lord.
• Fordham Law School has appointed Kimathi Gordon-Somers as assistant dean of student affairs and diversity. Prior to joining Fordham Law, he was the assistant dean for students at St. John's University School of Law. Previously, he spent 15 years of practice as a prosecutor and in the private sector.
• Jacqueline Rappel has joined Forchelli Deegan Terrana as a partner.
• Withers has hired Martin Auerbach as head of white collar defense and investigation in New York. Prior to joining, he was a sole practitioner.
• Blank Rome has hired Christopher Miskolczi as an associate in the firm's real estate group. He joins from Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti.
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