Norton Rose Fulbright Bolsters Chicago Litigation Team with Addition of High-Profile Partners Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere

CHICAGO — Norton Rose Fulbright, a leading global law firm, today announced the appointment of Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere as partners in its Chicago office. Both will lead the Chicago office’s Litigation and Disputes division, focusing on areas including product liability, consumer disputes, and environmental and mass tort litigation. Lee and Casmere, who previously co-founded Chicago-based litigation firm Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, bring extensive experience in high-stakes litigation across a multitude of sectors such as pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, and chemical exposure. Their careers span over two decades of collaboration on a diverse range … Read more

Litigation Expert Justin VandenBout Joins Norton Rose Fulbright’s Houston Team, Bolstering Their National Practice

Houston, Texas – Norton Rose Fulbright, a prominent global law firm, has strengthened its Houston team by welcoming litigation expert Justin VandenBout as a partner. VandenBout joins the firm from Chamberlain Hrdlicka, bringing a comprehensive background in commercial, product liability, and mass tort litigation. Specializing in a variety of dispute resolutions and litigations across the United States, VandenBout has accrued substantial experience in federal and state courts. His broad litigation practice encompasses environmental issues, catastrophic personal injuries, intellectual property disputes, construction conflicts, and extensive breach of contract cases across multiple industries. Justin VandenBout has frequently … Read more

Proskauer Rose Enhances Paris Office with Strategic Acquisition of Simmons & Simmons’ Eight-Lawyer Team

Paris, France – In a significant move within the legal sector, Proskauer Rose’s Paris office has enhanced its team by acquiring an eight-member lawyer group specializing in fund formation and secondaries from Simmons & Simmons. The team is led by seasoned partners Agnès Rossi and Marcela Moraru, who bring a wealth of experience, having collaborated for over two decades on major international fundraising and transactional operations for private investment funds across France, the U.K., and Luxembourg. Rossi and Moraru’s joint expertise spans the structuring and establishment of various types of investment funds, including mid-market and … Read more

Top Litigators Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere Join Norton Rose Fulbright, Bolstering Chicago’s Legal Expertise in High-Stakes Litigation

Chicago, IL – In a significant expansion of its litigation team, Norton Rose Fulbright has welcomed Joshua Lee and Edward Casmere as partners in its Chicago office, where they will also serve as Co-Heads of Litigation and Disputes. Their hiring marks a significant move for the firm, noted for their expertise in product liability, consumer disputes, and environmental mass tort litigation. Lee and Casmere, distinguished for their roles in shaping legal strategies in complex and high-stakes cases, come from Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, a litigation firm they helped establish in Chicago. Their cumulative decades … Read more