Lateral Moves for the Week of June 15, 2015

Amanda Smith has joined Holland & Hart's Salt Lake City office from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Smith will focus on environmental and energy law issues, and has previously worked for the State of Utah, the Office of the Governor, and The Nature Conservancy.


Gary Heimburg will move from McKenna Long to Covington & Burling. Heimburg's practice will center on food and drug and intellectual property related issues, and his practice will be located in the Washington, D.C. office.

John Gonway will join Dickinson Wright's Troy office as a member. Gonway, previously of Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, will practice primarily in the corporate law and real estate departments.

Eley Thompson has been hired at Foley & Lardner as a partner in the firm's office in the greater Chicago area. Thompson's practice centers on intellectual property issues. He joins from Leydig, Voit & Mayer.

Carlos Gutierrez will join the energy practice of Davis Wright Tremaine in its New York office. Gutierrez previously practiced with Blank Rome.

Nicholas Giannasca has also been hired as a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine's energy practice. Giannasca joins from Blank Rome, and will practice in the New York location.

David Broderick will practice corporate law and real estate law with DLA Piper. Broderick, who transfers from Latham & Watkins, will work as a partner in the New York office.

Andrew Baluch has joined Strain & Strain as a partner in the firm's intellectual property practice. Baluch has previously worked at Foley & Lardner, George Washington University School of Law, and as the White House Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.

Stephen Duffy joins Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle from Krayton Polymers. Duffy joins the firm as senior counsel, and will practice primarily in corporate law and energy issues.

Stelios Coutsavlis joins the energy practice of Clyde & Co. Coutsavlis previously practiced for Squire Patton Boggs

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Scott Welkis joins the corporate law department of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

Rob McBride has transferred from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson to Watson, Farley & Williams. McBride will practice in the London office and will focus on debt securities and structured finance.

Linda D'Onofrio will practice tax law at Greenberg Traurig's New York office. D'Onofrio joins the firm as a shareholder from Squire Patton Boggs.

Carolyn Sng will practice in the corporate law department of K&L Gates. Sng joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Sng will be located in the firm's Hong Kong office.

Paul Calli will focus on litigation at Calli Law in Miami. Calli previously practiced with Carlton Fields Jorden Burt.

Jeffrey Wexler will focus on intellectual property and litigation issues at Pillsbury. Wexler transfers from McKenna Long.

Brent Maller, previously of Pillsbury, joins Winston & Strawn's New York office. Maller joins the firm in an of counsel capacity.

Solomon Wifa will center his practice on corporate law issues at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Wifa joins from O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and will work in the London office.

Jonathan Hudis will practice intellectual property law at Quarles & Brady. Hudis joins from Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt.

Carol Weld King will practice real estate law for Morris, Manning & Martin. King joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, and will be located in the Washington, D.C. office.

Edward Grieff joins Mintz Levin in its intellectual property practice. Grieff joins the firm's office in the greater San Diego area.

Ingrid Graff will focus on products liability issues at McCarter & English. Graff joins from the O'Brien Firm, and will be working out of the firm's Philadelphia office.

Carolina Wirth will focus on government and litigation issues at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Wirth joins from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will practice in the Washington, D.C. location.

Sian Withey moves from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson to Watson, Farley & Williams, where she will focus on debt securities and structured finance. Withey joins the London office.

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