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  1. WilmerHale Announces 2025 Partner Elevations
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WilmerHale Announces 2025 Partner Elevations

  • 12.17.2024

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that 14 counsel and special counsel have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2025.

Matthew Beville, Washington DC
Securities Enforcement and Futures and Derivatives

Christopher Bouchoux, New York
Financial Services and Litigation

Elizabeth D'Aunno, Washington DC
National Security and Government Contracts

Jeffrey A. Dennhardt, New York
Intellectual Property Litigation

Arianna Evers, Washington DC
Cybersecurity and Privacy

Lloyd Firth, London
White Collar Defense and Investigation

Dr. Oliver Fleischmann, LL.M., Berlin
Antitrust and Competition

Steven Horn, Washington DC
Intellectual Property Litigation

Michael E. Kaplan, Denver
Real Estate

Laura Macro, Ph.D., New York
Intellectual Property Counseling and Prosecution and Intellectual Property Litigation

Daniel J. Martin, Washington DC
Broker-Dealer Compliance and Regulation

Whitney Russell, Washington DC
White Collar Defense and Investigations

Andrew Stauber, Boston
Labor and Employment

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