Former FINRA Counsel Ellen Sheridan-Cona Joins Eversheds
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
July 16, 2021 at 03:20 PM
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- Eversheds Sutherland has added Ellen Sheridan-Cona as counsel in the firm's litigation practice group. She joins from the FINRA, where she was senior regional counsel in the Department of Enforcement.
- Gregory Baker has joined Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as a partner in the firm's white collar defense and investigations group and chair of the firm's securities litigation practice. Prior to joining, he was most recently a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in its white collar criminal defense and securities litigation practices.
- Virginia K. Trunkes has joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in the firm's construction group. She was formerly with Robinson + Cole.
- Loeb & Loeb has hired Brent Babcock as a partner in its patent litigation & counseling department and chair of the firm's patent trial and appeal board trials practice group. He joins from Womble Bond Dickinson.
- Seth Merl has joined Reed Smith as a partner in its global corporate group. He was formerly with Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
- Holland & Knight has added securities and corporate litigator Martin Seidel as a partner. He was previously a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
- Kennedys has added Judith Selby as a partner in the firm's cyber and privacy practice. She was previously with Hinshaw, where she was also a partner.
- Dianna McCarthy has joined Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan as a partner in the firm's employment practices litigation group. Prior to joining, she was a partner at Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg.
- Robert Augusto Riva has joined Cole Schotz as a member of the firm's real estate practice. He was formerly at Shapiro & Gellert, where he served as head of the real estate finance practice.
- Ballard Spahr has promoted Judy Mok to partner in New York.
- Yankwitt has promoted partner Dina Hamerman to executive director. She has been with the firm for over 10 years and will maintain her litigation docket.
- Tim Kirby has joined Katten Muchin Rosenman as a partner in the firm's capital markets practice. He was formerly with Milbank in that firm's global capital markets group.
- Lester Bleckner & Shaw has added Rebecca Clareman as a senior associate. She was most recently general counsel and sole legal officer at RedSky Capital. The firm has also hired Jonathan Pizzaro-Ross and Corey Trail as associates. Pizzaro-Ross joins from McCarter & English. Trail was most recently assistant corporation counsel at the New York City Law Department, economic development division.
- Christos Papapetrou has joined Haynes and Boone as a partner. He joins from Levine Lee where he was also a partner.
- JAMS has added N. Damali Peterman to its panel. Prior to joining, she founded Breakthrough ADR, a global conflict resolution firm.
- Greenspoon Marder has added Aliya Nelson and Roberto Rando as partners, Jerry Juste as of counsel, and Katie Heron as associate to the firm's entertainment, media & technology industry group. They all join from Taylor English Duma.
- Alison Borochoff-Porte has joined Pollock Cohen as an associate. She was previously at the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental nonprofit.
- Nixon Peabody has added Mauricio Cuellar, Steve Fantuzzo, and Matthew King as associates in the firm's affordable housing & real estate practice.
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- Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
- Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard
- Greenspoon Marder
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Milbank LLP
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
- Holland & Knight LLP
- Loeb & Loeb
- McCarter & English
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Womble Bond Dickinson
- Ballard Spahr
- Taylor English
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Nixon Peabody
- Katten Muchin Rosenman
- Kaufman Borgeest Ryan
- Reed Smith
- Haynes and Boone
- Gordon & Rees
- Winget Spadafora Schwartzberg
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