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Summary: The law firms of Seyfarth Shaw and Lowenstein Sandler announced major partner additions to their firms on Monday morning.
A couple of major moves were announced by two law firms on Monday morning as Lowenstein Sandler LLP 
and Seyfarth Shaw LLP added to their M&A and Litigation departments, according to press releases.
Lowenstein Sandler welcomes Jack Sidorov as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice. He will work in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Sidorov comes to the firm from the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he worked for 36 years.
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The chair and managing partner of Lowenstein Sandler, Gary M. Wingens, said, “This year has been exceptionally busy for our transactional practices. We’ve seen strong gains in our private equity, M&A, hedge fund and venture capital practices, and our recruiting strategy is aimed at deepening the comprehensive legal services we provide clients in these core areas. Jack is a fantastic addition to our team. His peerless knowledge of Hart-Scott-Rodino will be an invaluable asset to our many clients who must navigate antitrust review of their strategic transactions. And we are excited to add a member to our new Washington office, which is off to a very strong start.”
Sidorov added the following in the release: “I am thrilled to be joining such a talented group of attorneys. They have strong momentum driving the tremendous growth of their transactional practice over the last few years, and they represent a number of very impressive clients. I am looking forward to bringing my many years of HSR and antitrust experience at the Antitrust Division of the DOJ to such a wonderful practice to help serve their clients.”
Sidorov earned his law degree from Harvard Law School.
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The other major move announced today, by Seyfarth Shaw, involves the addition of a group of partners in the Litigation department. The partners join the firm in Boston.
The group includes John Skelton, William Berkowitz, Brandon Bigelow and James McGrath.
“We are delighted to have this exceptional group of commercial litigators join us. In addition to adding depth to our commercial litigation bench locally and nationally, they will greatly expand our distribution, franchise and antitrust capabilities,” said Katherine Perrelli, chair of Seyfarth’s Litigation department. “Their practices align very well with our Litigation department’s national footprint and we see many opportunities to grow client relationships across our platform.”
The managing partner of the firm’s Boston office, Russell B. Swapp, said, “Beyond enhancing our litigation platform, this group also shares our passion for innovation and analytics. We believe our SeyfarthLean service delivery model is unparalleled in the market and will immediately deliver an enhanced value proposition for their clients.”
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Berkowitz had the following to say about joining Seyfarth: “In addition to its outstanding talent pool, Seyfarth has developed a highly innovative, market-leading platform for the efficient delivery of legal services. The firm is way ahead of the curve technologically, and our clients will reap both immediate and long-term benefits from that.”
Associates joining this group of partners includes Katherine Moskop, Caleb Schlinger and staff attorney Ardrelle Bahar.
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