Akerman Adds Littler L&E Partner
Mishell Parreno Taylor is a former managing shareholder of Littler's San Diego office and was a member of its Diversity and Inclusion Council.
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Mishell Parreno Taylor is a former managing shareholder of Littler's San Diego office and was a member of its Diversity and Inclusion Council.
The Katten senior associate is in the midst of one of the busiest seasons of his young career. He shared highlights and described what kinds of deals he is seeing so far in 2022 in an interview with The Lawbook.
The former federal prosecutor and Jones Day partner discusses his first months at Schwab, important developments in cybersecurity and data privacy and how he keeps winding up working with Shamoil Shipchandler.
Camille Avant, the fifth partner to join CWL, said there is no better way for her to take the next step in her career than to join the "up-and-coming" Dallas litigation boutique.
John Bakht has previously served as general counsel at BJ Services and CARBO Ceramics and spent more than a decade at Baker Hughes.
Justin Mapes brings a decade of experience handling real estate transactions.
With the move to McGuireWoods, Katie Hull is making partner.

The Detroit-based firm added a "critical" piece to its Texas expansion with the opening of its fifth office in the state.
The three-person team includes Jeff Ansley and Arianna Goodman. The former Bell Nunnally attorneys were recently involved in the high-profile UDF trial.
Firm managing partner John Shackelford said the firm committed to growing its IP practice in 2020.
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