By Caitlin Tremblay

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Miles Borden has left Troutman Sanders to join Seyfarth Shaw as a real estate partner in New York.

Withers Bergman has hired two immigration attorneys from Abrams Fensterman in New York. Reaz Jafri and Theda Fisher will spearhead Withers' U.S. immigration practice.

Former Pennsylvania attorney general Jerry Pappert has joined the commercial litigation group at Cozen O'Connor as a member. Pappert begin his career as a summer associate at the firm.

Tom McGonigle, the chief of staff for Delaware Governor Jack Markell, has been appointed head of Drinker Biddle & Reath's Wilmington office. He will resign from the governor's staff this month and join the firm on Dec. 10.

In Los Angeles, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp has added Adam Mehr as of counsel in its entertainment and new media and corporate and business transaction practices. Previously, Mehr was executive vice president, business affairs and general counsel at Gold Circle Films.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has hired litigator Jason Anderson as shareholder in its Newport, California, office. He moves over from Bingham McCutchen.

Richard Millard has left DLA Piper to join Arnold & Porter as senior counsel. He will work in the corporate and securities practice group and be based in both the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

Ogletree Deakins is opening offices in Berlin and London. The Berlin office will open Dec. 1 with a new group of three partners and four associates from Salans: Hendrik Muschal will be a managing shareholder and Marcus Longino and Carsten Brachmann shareholders. The London office will open next, led by Michael Webster, the founder and joint managing partner of Webster Dixon.

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