Sheppard Mullin Continues Strategic Growth in Bay Area

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>

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Reed Smith Welcomes Chief Compliance Officer of GE Digital to Its Global Regulatory Enforcement Group

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Reed Smith today announced the latest addition to its growing San Francisco office: Lewis Zirogiannis joins the firm as partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement practice. Zirogiannis comes to Reed Smith from longtime client GE, where he most recently served as Executive Counsel for Litigation & Investigations, and Chief Compliance Officer for GE Digital, GE’s Industrial Internet software business, which is at the forefront of the digital industrial era. Before moving to GE Digital, he served as Managing Director of Supervisory Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer for GE Energy Financial Services, and Global Head of Anti-Corruption for GE Capital. More >>

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McDermott Launches Employment Practice with Addition of 10 Partners

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is launching a stand-alone Employment Practice with the addition of 10 new partners and one counsel. The group will be led by partner Michael Sheehan and will bolster McDermott’s capabilities by positioning the Firm as an industry leader with a focus on high-stakes employment litigation and overall protection of brand reputation through compliance. Michael will serve as global head of the newly-formed Employment Practice after years of experience serving as Chair of the US Employment group at DLA Piper.  More >>

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Jeff Tsai joins DLA Piper’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations Practices in California

Monday, March 26, 2018

DLA Piper announced today that Jeff Tsai has joined the firm’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations practices as a partner in California, based out of the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. Tsai, who previously led Alston & Bird’s State Attorneys General team, represents companies in complex civil and criminal enforcement matters brought by state and federal agencies. More >>

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Prominent Trial Lawyers Join Latham on East and West Coasts

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Clubok and Elizabeth Deeley have joined the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. Both Clubok, who will practice in Washington, D.C. and New York, and Deeley, who will practice in San Francisco, are leading lawyers in complex commercial litigation matters with substantial trial experience. Their clients have included key players in the financial services and technology sectors, among others, and both regularly advise clients on disputes in the U.S. and overseas. Clubok and Deeley join Latham from Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

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