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Sarah Lynn named General Counsel and Secretary at Valiant

Valiant Integrated Services announced today that Sarah Lynn has been named General Counsel and Secretary, effective July 11, 2022. In this role, Lynn will lead the company’s global legal, compliance and ethics, and corporate secretary organizations. Lynn will report to Valiant Chief Executive Officer Dan Corbett.

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Senior Lawyer Chris Rosselli joins Corporate Practice at Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Christopher M. Rosselli has joined the firm as counsel in the Corporate Practice Group in the Atlanta office.

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Nailah Tatum Expands Real Estate Strength with Akerman in Tallahassee

Akerman LLP has announced the expansion of its Real Estate Practice Group with partner Nailah Tatum in Tallahassee. She brings experience handling complex commercial real estate transactions.

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KKR To Appoint Katie Sudol As General Counsel; David Sorkin To Become Chief Legal Officer

KKR & Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Kathryn King Sudol as General Counsel of KKR. She will succeed David Sorkin who has served as General Counsel since 2007 and will become Chief Legal Officer of KKR. Both appointments are effective September 6, 2022. At the end of the first quarter of 2023, Ms. Sudol will assume the role of Chief Legal Officer, and Mr. Sorkin will become an Advisory Partner of KKR.

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Ropes & Gray Opens New LA Office

Global law firm Ropes & Gray opened its new Los Angeles office in Century City. The office, the firm’s third in California and 12th worldwide, is focused on the private equity, asset management, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media & telecommunications industries—sectors in which Ropes & Gray is a leading player and trusted advisor to clients in California and around the world.

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Margaret Olek Esler Joins Nelson Mullins' Denver Office

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, a national law firm, is pleased to announce that Margaret Olek Esler has joined the firm as a partner in Denver.

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Peter Märkl Announced as New General Counsel of Valour Inc.

Mr. Märkl will join Valour's asset management team in early August 2022, taking the lead on all legal and regulatory matters, in particular in relation to exchange-traded products (ETPs) as General Counsel.

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ALF Urges Supreme Court To Decide Whether Climate-Change Damages Suits Belong In Federal, Not State, Courts

The Atlantic Legal Foundation, joined by the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to decide whether damages suits filed by state or local governments against fossil fuel energy companies for allegedly causing global climate change can be "removed" (i.e., transferred) from state to federal court.

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Energy and Renewables Partner Alex Harrison joins Akin Gump in London

Akin Gump announced that Alex Harrison has joined the firm as a partner in its energy and renewables team. Mr. Harrison joins the firm’s London office from Hogan Lovells, where he was head of its power, renewables and energy transition practice.

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TCDI Completes Acquisition of Aon’s eDiscovery Practice

Acquisition expands TCDI’s eDiscovery capabilities and geographic reach into the UK

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