Robert H. Sands has been named a partner in the toxic tort litigation practice at Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, Truce & Noce in Edwardsville.

Daniel R. Lynch has joined Amari & Locallo as an associate in its ad valorem real estate tax reduction practice in Cook and collar counties. The firm has offices in Chicago and Bloomingdale.

The newly named Chicago business service and commercial litigation firm of Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum & Nagelberg has moved into seven floors (39 to 45) at 200 W. Madison, from 333 W. Wacker.

Kimberly M. Collins has joined Clifford Law Offices in Chicago as an associate in personal injury litigation. During law school she interned with the Illinois attorney general's Criminal Enforcement Division.

David R. Melton has joined the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner as a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Formerly with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, he is a past president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers.

Name partners are Michael J. Freed, Steven A. Kanner, William H. London and Douglas A. Millen. The others are partner Michael E. Moskovitz and associate Robert J. Wozniak.

The Gloor Law Group in Chicago has formed a Litigation Management and Legal Audit Business Services Group. Co-chairs are Jeffrey R. Sandler, a member of the firm, and Miki F. Schroeder, a legal auditor for 20 years with Aetna and Travelers insurance firms.

John E. Newton and Bradley K. Hammond have joined the Joliet law firm of Michael W. Hansen as associates. Newton practices in corporate matters, civil litigation and real estate. Hammons is in probate and estate planning, business formation and real estate.

ISBA member Matthew A. Jacober has joined the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage as an associate in toxic tort litigation, primarily asbestos and benzene cases. He is a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Hal R. “Corky” Kessler has joined Levin Ginsburg, Chicago, as a partner in entertainment and corporate law. He was with Funkhouser, Vegosen, Liebman & Dunn.

The international firm of Lovell LLP, which has an office in Chicago, has opened an office in Dubai for its Global Islamic Finance Practice.

Maryann M. Bullion has joined Matuszewich, Kelly & McKeever, Crystal Lake, as an associate in civil litigation and criminal defense. She was an assistant Lake County public defender.

Yuan-Ying Hsu has joined the Chicago office of McGuireWoods as an associate in the Capital Markets Department, representing lenders and borrowers in commercial finance transactions. She was with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Jeremiah J. Posedel has joined McGuireWoods in Chicago as an associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation Department, focusing on business and technology issues.

Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago, has added three associates: Rebecca Burch, in use of trademarks on the Internet; Ashly Iacullo, in trademark litigation, and Alexis Payne, in counseling clients on advertising and promotions.

Nicole C. Larch has joined Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, Belleville and St. Louis, as an associate in representation of medical professionals and institutions, and defense of malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits. She was with Lashly & Baer.

Schopf & Weiss has sold its Chicago building and moved to the 28th floor at One S. Wacker Drive. Clients and colleagues attended a reception May 30 at the new location, which includes a conference center in a three-story atrium.

Joshua E. Becker has joined Sgro, Hanrahan & Durr, Springfield, as an associate in wills, trusts, estate planning, probate and real estate.

Davis S. Horwitch has joined Shaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin, Chicago, as a member of the Real Estate Department in representation of purchasers, owners, borrowers, lenders, developers, landlords and tenants for all types of property. He was a partner in Arnstein & Lehr.

Four associates have joined Stellato & Schwartz. In the Chicago office are David L. Heaton, formerly with Fisher Kanaris; Graham P. Miller, and Adam M. Tamburelli. Mark A. Huske, formerly with Schirott & Lubtkehans, will work out of the firm's Oakbrook Terrace office.