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Michele St. Mary Appointed Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Amentum

Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, today announced the appointment of Michele St. Mary as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, effective immediately.

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Heather Burke, Antitrust Partner, Welcomed by Faegre Drinker's West Coast Litigation Team

Faegre Drinker announced today that Heather Burke has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. Burke joins from a global law firm where she was the Silicon Valley office executive partner and a member of the global competition and antitrust group.

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Rebecca Gemmel, Ben Rosenfeld, and Bill Jencks Internally Promoted at PMB

PMB, a leading, purpose-driven healthcare real estate developer across the continuum of care, continues to demonstrate its commitment to elevating the healthcare experience with the expansion of its leadership team to include three new internal Partner promotions.

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Appoints New COO, CFO, and General Counsel

Tropical Smoothie Cafe evolves its leadership team as it continues to drive operational excellence and expansion. The company announced the appointment of Jonathan Biggs as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the internal promotions of Chris Sasser to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Karen Wickliffe to General Counsel (GC).

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Melissa Palmisciano Named Vice President, General Counsel of White Castle

Palmisciano joined the company in 2018 after a distinguished military career and is the first female to hold the top legal position at White Castle.

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Paul Hastings Enhances Market-Leading Real Estate Practice With D.C. Partner Additions

In a move that enhances the corporate capabilities of its preeminent, full-service Real Estate practice, Paul Hastings LLP today announced that Brian Ashin and Alan Noskow have joined the firm as partners in its Washington, D.C. office.

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James M. Cretella and Ikhwan A. Rafeek, Finance Pros added as Blank Rome Partners in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that James “Jim” M. Cretella and Ikhwan A. Rafeek have joined the firm’s leading Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy group in New York. Jim and Ikhwan represent institutional and specialty lenders, banks, and commercial finance and factoring companies in a variety of asset-based lending (“ABL”), specialty finance, and corporate transactions. They join Blank Rome from Otterbourg P.C. where Jim served as chair of the firm’s banking and finance department.

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Evan Koster, Commodities and Emerging Markets Capital Markets and Sovereign Finance Expert, Joins Baker Botts

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm specializing in energy, technology, and life sciences, is pleased to announce that Evan Koster has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Practice and the Head of its Derivatives Practice based in New York.

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Loren Ponds, Tax Partner, Added to Skadden in Washington, D.C.

Skadden is pleased to announce that Loren Ponds has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax Group. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, Ms. Ponds provides strategic counsel to clients across industries on legislative, regulatory and other tax policy issues, as well as on technical matters related to international tax, including controversy and transfer pricing issues.

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Morgan Lewis Adds Five-Partner West Coast Intellectual Property Team

Deepening the firm’s intellectual property (IP) practice, Morgan Lewis welcomes a five-partner IP litigation team on the West Coast—Ali Razai, Benjamin Anger, Benjamin Everton, Brandon Smith, and Jacob Peterson.

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