By Caitlin Tremblay
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Susan Bastress, former managing partner
of Patton Boggs' office in Doha, Qatar, has rejoined the firm in
Washington and later this year will return to Qatar. Bastress,
who joins from Bastress & Associates, was, prior to that, a real
estate partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Intellectual property attorney Charles Ossola has left
Dickstein Shapiro to join Vinson & Elkins as partner in
Washington.
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is now with Mintz
Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo as a member in Boston. He
will also serve as principal in the firm's government relations
and consulting affiliate, ML Strategies, LLC.
In Chicago, Schiff Hardin has hired Ami Scott as partner in
its finance group. Scott moves over from Mayer Brown.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added patent litigator Michael
Valek, from Vinson & Elkins, as of counsel in its Dallas office.
Sandra Heller has joined Akerman Senterfitt as shareholder
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Coming over from Goldstein Law
Group, Heller will work in Akerman's litigation practice group.
In Seattle, Lane Powell has hired Sarah MacLeod, formerly of
Miller Nash, as an attorney in its trusts and estates practice
group.
Squire Sanders is opening an office in Sydney, Australia, on
Nov. 1 with four new hires. Campbell Davidson, a mergers and
acquisitions specialist, will be partner and moves over from
Allens. Joining as of counsel are Richard Pascoe, from Truman
Hoyle, and Louise Boyce from DLA Piper.
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