Former Southern District Prosecutor Sarah Krissoff Joins Day Pitney's White Collar Practice
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
October 15, 2021 at 09:00 AM
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- Sarah Krissoff has joined Day Pitney as a partner in the firm's government enforcement and white collar criminal defense practice. Previously, she served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. She will be based in the firm's New York office.
- Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc., a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, has named T. Andrew Brown, founder and managing partner of Brown Hutchinson, as its president.
- Sidley Austin has added Anthony Grossi as a partner in the firm's global restructuring group based in their New York and Washington D.C. offices. Previously, he was a partner in the restructuring practice group at Kirkland & Ellis.
- Justice Sherry Klein Heitler (Ret.) has joined JAMS as a neutral in their New York Resolution Center. She joins after 28 years on the bench serving New York, including serving as chief of policy and planning for the New York State Unified Court System.
- Arent Fox has added Brett Goodman as a partner in the firm's bankruptcy & financial restructuring practice. He was formerly with Troutman Pepper.
- Goodwin has added two partners, Gregory Cage and Zachary Lupu, to its private equity practice in New York, both join from Kramer Levin.
- Caroline Geiger has joined Debevoise & Plimpton as counsel in the firm's corporate intellectual property group. She was formerly with Weil Gotshal.
- Sonia Kaur Bain as joined Blank Rome as a partner in the firm's real estate practice group. Prior to joining, she was a real estate partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
- Duval & Stachenfeld has named partner Ilya Leyvi as co-chair of the firm's real estate finance practice group.
- Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has promoted Sean Scuderi to partner in its construction practice.
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