Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, has welcomed Katie Chung as a partner in its Litigation Department in Singapore, advancing the Firm’s strategy to build a premier international arbitration practice anchored in London, New York, Washington D.C, Houston, Dubai and Singapore. Chung arrives from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Global law firm Reed Smith today announced the opening of a Boston office, the firm’s 34th global office and its 21st in the United States. The launch of the Boston office follows Reed Smith’s recent openings in Atlanta, Denver, and Riyadh and aligns with the firm’s strategic plan to accelerate growth in its private equity, M&A, finance, and fund formation practices. The firm’s opening includes top talent from Boston mainstays, including White & Case, Goodwin, McDermott Will & Schulte, Morrison Foerster, Kirkland & Ellis, and K&L Gates.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that David Shaw has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Shaw is a first-chair trial lawyer who focuses on high-stakes patent litigation across the technology and life sciences sectors in federal district courts and Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Shaw joins Latham from Desmarais LLP in Washington, D.C.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Simon Barrett and Olivia Matsushita have joined the firm as partners in its Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure practice in Tokyo. Mr. Barrett joins Sidley from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he was Pillsbury’s Senior Partner in Japan and head of the firm’s Finance and Energy & Infrastructure practice in Japan. Ms. Matsushita also joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where she was Managing Partner of the firm’s Tokyo office and a partner in their Finance and Energy & Infrastructure practice.
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Goodwin today announced that a market-leading team of three cybersecurity, privacy, and technology litigation partners, Richard Grabowski, John Vogt, and Ryan Ball, have joined the firm to establish its new office in Newport Beach, California. Collectively, the trio brings highly regarded litigation practices focused on cybersecurity, privacy, technology, trade secrets, and consumer financial services. The trio arrives at the firm from Jones Day.
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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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Sheppard is pleased to announce that partner Jonathan D. Moss is rejoining the firm’s Business Trial practice group in Los Angeles. Moss returns after serving as president and general counsel of boutique family office Point Break Capital LLC (PBC), where he oversaw investments in technology, entertainment and real estate.
Tags: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | Los AngelesGlobal law firm Reed Smith is pleased to announce the expansion of its Entertainment & Media Industry Group in Paris with the addition of partner Agathe Malphettes. This strategic move further strengthens Reed Smith’s ability to support media, digital, and industry clients across both advisory and litigation matters. Malphettes joins Reed Smith from White & Case.
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | ParisLatham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer Yoo has rejoined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. Yoo advises healthcare, life sciences, and technology clients on regulatory, transactional, and day-to-day compliance matters, with a particular focus on digital health, AI-enabled healthcare solutions, and emerging health data privacy regimes. Yoo rejoins Latham from Fenwick & West LLP.
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Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Kenneth K. Suh has joined the firm as a principal in its Chicago office. He has more than a decade of experience in data privacy and cybersecurity, with a focus on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, regulatory compliance and high-stakes litigation. Suh comes to the Firm from McDonald Hopkins LLC.
