• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has promoted to partner Joseph Giminaro, who manages the firm’s tax certiorari practice. The firm promoted to special counsel Alex Cota, commercial finance; Brian Greene, private funds; Elizabeth Lorton, real estate; and Beth Norton, employment law.

Doug Jacobs has joined entertainment legal boutique Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard as a partner, focusing on the cable television industry and the digital media universe. Jacobs was executive vice president and senior counsel of A+E Television Networks.