Christopher Foster has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Labor & Employment Practice. Foster will be based in the Firm’s San Francisco Office and joins the firm from McDermott, Will & Schulte.
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Leading Authority on Youth Online Safety Policy and Litigation Nicole Lopez Joins Orrick
Orrick announced today the addition of Nicole Lopez, a preeminent authority on youth online safety policy and litigation, as a partner in San Francisco. Nicole joins the firm from Meta Platforms, where she served as Global Director of Youth Safety Policy and leader of Global Youth Litigation Strategy.
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Morgan Lewis Expands Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice with Addition of Marcus Wu in San Francisco
Morgan Lewis continues to strengthen its nationally recognized employee benefits and executive compensation practice with the addition of Marcus Wu as a partner in San Francisco. Joining from Pillsbury, where he led the Southern California executive compensation and benefits practice, Marcus advises public and private employers on a broad range of complex benefits and compensation matters.
Patent Litigator Mike Rueckheim Joins King & Spalding in San Francisco
King & Spalding announced today that Mike Rueckheim has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Litigation practice group. He is based in the San Francisco office. Rueckheim joins King & Spalding from Winston & Strawn, where he was a partner and the Chair of the Litigation Practice for the Silicon Valley office.
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Dechert Continues Lateral Hiring Momentum with Addition of Cybersecurity, Privacy and AI Expert J.J. Jones
Dechert LLP announced today the addition of J.J. Jones as a partner in its cyber, privacy and AI practice, further elevating the firm’s capabilities in incident response, AI counseling and litigation. Ms. Jones will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Before joining the firm, Jones was Microsoft’s Senior Director of Customer Incidents within the CISO’s Customer Security Management Office.
Paul Hastings Welcomes Leading Securities Litigators in San Francisco and New York
Paul Hastings today announced that leading securities litigation partners Daniel Laguardia and Patrick Hein have joined the firm in San Francisco. Laguardia, who also practices in New York, will serve as co-chair of Securities Litigation. Joining from A&O Shearman, where Laguardia previously held various leadership positions, the pair expands Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation team in Northern California and further enhances the firm’s broader capabilities for public company clients and financial institutions.
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Mintz Continues Strategic Growth of Its Patent Litigation Team with San Francisco Partner and Litigator for Life Sciences Innovators
Mintz is pleased to welcome Tung-On (T.O.) Kong, who has joined the firm as a Member in its Intellectual Property Division. A nationally recognized life sciences patent strategist, T.O. brings more than two decades of trial and appellate experience representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies in bet-the-company disputes. Kong arrives at the firm from Wilson Sonsini.
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Ogletree Deakins Welcomes Attorney Maureen Bogue as Shareholder in San Francisco
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Maureen Bogue to the firm’s San Francisco office as a shareholder. Maureen joins Ogletree Deakins after working at multiple national and boutique law firms, and serving as in-house employment counsel for global company Bechtel.
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Latham & Watkins Adds Prominent Royalty and IP Transactions Partner in Bay Area
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Todd Trattner has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. Trattner’s practice focuses on representing both investors and financiers, as well as sponsors and companies, in royalty financings and monetizations, licensing and collaborations, and other strategic partnerships within the life sciences and technology sectors. Trattner joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Baker Botts Accelerates West Coast Growth with Team Hire in San Francisco
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced it has expanded its San Francisco office with the addition of a prominent team from Venable, led by Friedemann Thomma, the former co-chair of its Transactional Tax Group. He is joined by fellow partner Becca Chappell.
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