Akerman (Chicago): David Blum joins the tax practice group as partner and will focus on local, multistate and international tax planning and structuring, and tax litigation. Blum was a partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
Foley & Lardner (Tokyo): Philippe Riesen joins the intellectual property department and chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice as partner and will focus on intellectual property matters, including U.S. and multidistrict litigation and dispute resolution. Riesen was a partner at Hogan Lovells.
