Wiley Rein LLP has acquired McBee Strategic Consulting LLC, a lobbying and communications firm.
McBee, with 40 professionals, will operate independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Wiley Rein, which has more than 270 attorneys.
“This transaction is about creating more value for the clients of both firms through an expanded collaborative network of attorneys, public-policy advisers and strategic communications professionals,” Peter D. Shields, Wiley Rein’s managing partner, said in a statement.
Shields and insurance practice partner Kim Melvin —- both members of Wiley Rein’s management committee —- will also serve on McBee Strategic’s executive committee.
Wiley Rein, best known for its telecommunications work, announced in November that it was shedding its eight-person bankruptcy practice.
Jackson Lewis Adds Chinese Employment Firm to Its Network
Jackson Lewis PC, which specializes in labor and employment issues on the management side, said that Chinese law firm Zhong Lun has joined L&E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide. L&E Global is an alliance of employment law boutique firms and practices in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific Region. Zhong Lun is the 19th firm to join the alliance since its creation in 2011.
Zhong Lun has more than 200 partners and 900 professionals in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and Hong Kong, plus several international offices, Jackson Lewis said in a statement.
“We cannot overestimate the importance of having a strong and reliable L&E Global affiliate member in China,” John Sander, a Jackson Lewis shareholder, said in the statement.
Day Pitney Adds Litigator Michael K. Furey in New Jersey
Michael K. Furey has joined the Parsippany, New Jersey, office of Day Pitney LLP as a partner in the commercial litigation department. Furey was previously a partner at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP.
Furey has focused his practice on commercial litigation and employment matters in federal and state courts with both jury trial and appellate experience. He also maintains a commercial-litigation practice specializing partnerships, corporations, the sale of businesses, trade secrets, restrictive covenants and attorneys.
Duane Morris Adds Partner Kristy Wagner to Its Energy Practice
Kristy Wagner has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the energy practice group in New York and Washington. She was previously counsel at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP.
Wagner represents project owners and developers, construction contractors and equipment suppliers, in addition to investors, lenders and borrowers, in domestic and international transactions.
Corporate Attorney Stark Joins Wilmington Office of K&L Gates
Lisa R. Stark has joined the Wilmington, Delaware, office of K&L Gates LLP as a partner in its corporate/M&A practice. She joined the firm from National Corporate Research Ltd., where she served as in-house counsel.
Stark advises boards of directors, board committees and significant stakeholders on their fiduciary and statutory obligations and corporate governance. She has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, venture capital investments, debt and equity financings, proxy contests, and initial public offerings.
Katten Muchin Adds Partner to Its Corporate Practice in New York
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has hired S. Ward Atterbury as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice in New York. Atterbury, who represented Visa Inc. in that company’s $17.9 billion initial public offering in 2008, focuses on mergers and acquisitions and related financings representing sellers and buyers in domestic and cross-border transactions.
In addition, he works on spin-offs and dispositions, joint ventures, recapitalizations and restructurings in the financial services, entertainment and telecommunications industries. He also represents private equity firms.
To contact the reporter on this story: Ellen Rosen in New York at erosen14@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Michael Hytha at mhytha@bloomberg.net Charles Carter, Peter Blumberg
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