Global law firm Goodwin announced today the addition of Sabrina Poulos as partner in the firm’s Life Sciences practice, resident in the San Francisco office. Poulos joins Goodwin from the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini.
Farella Expands Insurance Recovery Practice With Addition of Litigation Partner Amy Briggs
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to welcome insurance recovery litigator Amy B. Briggs to the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner. Briggs comes to the firm from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in San Francisco.
Goodwin Strengthens Global Life Sciences Platform with Partner Sabrina Poulos in San Francisco
Global law firm Goodwin announced today the addition of Sabrina Poulos as partner in the firm’s Life Sciences practice, resident in the San Francisco office. Poulos joins Goodwin from the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
Goodwin Adds Digital Currency and Blockchain Partner Karen Ubell in San Francisco
Global law firm Goodwin announced today the addition of Karen Ubell as partner in the firm’s Digital Currency + Blockchain Technology practice in the San Francisco office. Ubell represents investors and issuers in digital asset offerings, private financings and securities offerings, and advises startups and existing companies in the implementation and development of blockchain technologies and tokenization models. Ubell also advises digital currency and blockchain clients on regulatory compliance as well as direct interactions with regulators, offering a unique perspective from her experience in the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Prior to joining the firm, Ubell practiced with Cooley LLP in San Francisco.
Hogan Lovells Adds Environmental Litigator Tom Boer to the San Francisco Office
Global law firm Hogan Lovells announced today the addition of environmental litigator Tom Boer to the firm’s Environment and Natural Resources practice in San Francisco. Boer, who joins the firm from Hunton Andrews Kurth, spent nearly a decade prosecuting environmental cases for the government before entering private practice.
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Leading Private Equity Partner Joins Latham in the Bay Area
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Schwartzman has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices. He will practice from the firm’s Bay Area offices, advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, strategic corporate acquirers, and target companies on sophisticated transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, take-privates, carve-outs, restructurings, and joint ventures. Schwartzman rejoins Latham from Cooley in San Francisco.
Venable Adds Team of Leading Complex Commercial Litigators to Its San Francisco Office
Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of three leading complex commercial litigators to its growing national Commercial Litigation Practice in the San Francisco office. John S. Worden and Jean-Paul Cart, formerly of Schiff Hardin LLP, are joining the firm as partners. In addition, Steven E. Swaney is joining the firm as counsel.
Jones Day Welcomes Former FTC Trial Counsel Lin Kahn and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Huie to San Francisco, San Diego offices
The global law firm Jones Day announces the arrivals of former Federal Trade Commission attorney Lin Kahn as a partner in the Firm’s San Francisco Office, and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Huie as of counsel in its San Diego Office. Ms. Kahn is part of Jones Day’s Antitrust Practice and Mr. Huie will be part of the Firm’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice.
Kennedys’ Continued Expansion Reaches West Coast of US with Opening of California Office
Kennedys has continued its growth in the United States with the opening of its first West Coast office, in San Francisco, and the addition of a four-partner team. This latest opening responds to significant demand from both US and global clients for Kennedys to have a presence in California. A West Coast presence significantly strengthens the firm’s international insurance offering. The new office will open with four partners from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP: Forrest Booth, Erik Kowalewsky, Pamela Schultz and Jonathan Thames.
Cozen O’Connor Grows California Labor and Employment Practice with the Addition of Litigator Bethany A. Vasquez to its San Francisco Office
Cozen O’Connor announced management side employment litigator Bethany A. Vasquez, who previously served as employment counsel at San Francisco-based ride-sharing company Lyft Inc., has joined its growing West Coast Labor & Employment (L&E) practice. Vasquez, who reunites with Michele Ballard Miller, chair of the firm’s West Coast L&E practice, joins as a member and will work out of its San Francisco office.
