Burner, Smith & Associates (Setauket, N.Y.): Alison Arden Besunder joins the firm as managing partner of the New York office. Besunder will focus on estate planning for foreign U.S. residents and same-sex and other nontraditional couples. Previously, Besunder was a partner at Arent Fox.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (New York): Meredith E. Kotler joins the firm’s litigation and arbitration practice as partner. Kotler will focus on commercial, securities and corporate governance litigation, as well as appellate matters. Previously, Kotler was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
