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Dentons US welcomes Schevon Salmon as partner in Health Care practice. * Author Cynthia Lydia Marbaniang * Published October 13, 2026 Dentons US announces today that Schevon Salmon has joined the Firm's Health Care practice as a partner. He advises pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory and corporate transactional matters throughout the product lifecycle. Salmon's practice focuses on FDA regulatory and corporate transactional matters, including product development, advertising and promotion; medical communications; good manufacturing practices for drugs and medical devices; and negotiation of quality and supply agreements. His experience expands Dentons' capabilities in advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on complex regulatory, compliance and transactional matters. Prior to joining Dentons, Salmon served as corporate counsel for a global pharmaceutical company, where he provided strategic and risk-informed guidance to senior leaders on legal, regulatory and compliance issues related to product development, manufacturing and promotion. Earlier in his career, he worked at a regulatory-focused boutique firm, guiding clients through regulatory classification, marketing, compliance and enforcement matters before federal agencies including the FDA, the Department of Agriculture, Customs and Border Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency. "Schevon brings extensive health care regulatory experience informed by in-house and outside counsel roles with pharmaceutical and medical device companies," said Chris Janney, co-leader of Dentons' Health Care practice. "As our clients navigate a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for health care and life sciences products, Schevon's experience advising emerging and established companies will further strengthen our ability to support clients at every stage of commercialization." Where the legal industry reads first. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. From Legal Desire Is your firm the one being cited, or the one being skipped? Legal Desire ran the test. On several everyday legal questions, software companies are answering and law firms are not. Legal Desire help firms fix that, and Legal Desire build the technology behind the practice. Lawyers and firms: get featured on Legal Desire. Share your deals, lateral moves, firm news and insights with 1M+ monthly readers: founders, law firm partners, general counsel and practising lawyers across the US, UK, EU and GCC.

ECIJA launches its Tax Innovation practice with the appointment of Carmen González de Luis. News 13 October 2026 The new director is joining ECIJA's Madrid office to lead the development of a new practice specialising in digital transformation, innovation and the technological optimisation of the tax functions of large corporations. ECIJA is expanding its capabilities in innovation and transformation with the launch of its Tax Innovation division, which forms part of Legal Innovation and is led by María del Carmen González de Luis, who joins the firm from PwC Tax & Legal. The new division, which will form part of the Legal Innovation practice, has been established with the aim of supporting large organisations in the comprehensive transformation of their tax functions, combining tax expertise, strategy, processes, technology, data and artificial intelligence. With this launch, ECIJA is extending its innovation and transformation model to the tax sphere, broadening an offering that bridges the Legal and Tax functions and responds to organisations' growing need to evolve towards models that are more efficient, technology-driven, data-oriented and closely integrated with the business. At the helm of this new capability will be María del Carmen González de Luis, a lawyer with over 12 years' experience advising major national and international groups, IBEX 35-listed companies and multinationals across various sectors on corporate tax, tax governance and tax function transformation projects. Coming from PwC Tax & Legal, González de Luis has extensive experience in advising on multidisciplinary projects related to tax strategy and governance, the transformation of operational models, digitalisation, TaxTech and the adoption of generative artificial intelligence. According to Alejandro Touriño, CEO of ECIJA, "we are building a firm in which innovation and artificial intelligence permeate all our areas of work and transform the way in which we support our clients. The launch of Tax Innovation represents a further step in that direction and enables us to extend to the tax sphere a transformation model that we are already driving forward through Legal Innovation. The appointment of Carmen, with her exceptional combination of tax expertise, business acumen and experience in technology and transformation, will enable us to develop a truly distinctive offering for tax departments". For her part, María del Carmen González de Luis notes: "The tax function is evolving towards an increasingly strategic model, in which good tax governance, technology and innovation play a key role. In this context, technology - and, in particular, artificial intelligence - is opening up new possibilities for redefining not only the way tax teams work, but also the value they can bring to organisations." The creation of Tax Innovation reinforces ECIJA's strategy of integrating innovation and artificial intelligence across the board into its service delivery model, developing new capabilities that combine legal and tax expertise, consultancy, technology and transformation to comprehensively address its clients' main challenges. González de Luis holds a double degree in Law and Business Administration and Management from Carlos III University in Madrid, a Master's degree in Corporate Taxation from Comillas Pontifical University, and has completed international training in International Business & Leadership at Aalto University - Helsinki School of Economics. González de Luis's appointment forms part of the firm's clear commitment to the tax practice, building on the recent recruitment of María Cortizas from Dentons. Read more in Expansión.

Dentons strengthens energy and infrastructure capabilities with appointment of Jack Brumpton. By: James Galvez - Managing Editor October 12, 2026 Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its national projects, energy and infrastructure capabilities with the appointment of Partner Jack Brumpton, expanding its expertise in sectors driving growth and transformation across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Brisbane, Brumpton will work closely with colleagues across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, bringing extensive experience advising clients in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors. His expertise covers energy and infrastructure project development, project acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures, commercial contracting, regulatory and approvals frameworks, energy transition initiatives and emerging energy technologies. Brumpton is recognised for his work on complex and first-of-their-kind projects. He has advised on major upstream oil and gas, liquefied natural gas, renewable energy, hydrogen, battery storage, energy transmission, offshore wind, carbon market and sustainable development projects across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. He previously served as in-house counsel at SunCable, advising on the Australia-Asia PowerLink project. Business Unit Leader and Partner Marcus Graham said Brumpton's appointment reflected Dentons' continued investment in sectors driving significant growth and transformation across Australia. His energy sector expertise, commercial approach and experience advising on major projects would further enhance the value the firm delivers to clients, Graham said. Australian Chair and Chief Executive Officer for Australasia Amber Warren said Brumpton was widely respected for his work across the region's energy, resources and major projects sectors. As governments, investors, developers and asset owners navigate opportunities arising from the energy transition and increasing infrastructure investment, Brumpton's experience would be valuable to clients pursuing their commercial objectives, Warren said. Brumpton said he was pleased to join Dentons at a time of significant change for the firm and the broader energy sector. The firm's energy, resources and infrastructure team brings together expertise spanning the full project lifecycle, and he looked forward to working with clients on opportunities and challenges shaping Australia's future, he said. The appointment further strengthens Dentons' capabilities in key growth sectors, including renewable energy, transmission and storage, resources, utilities and major project development. Dentons' national Infrastructure and Energy team advises clients across the project lifecycle, combining expertise in energy regulation, transmission and National Electricity Market connections with capabilities in project development, financing, delivery and the operation of critical infrastructure.