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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.