Orrick Adds Capital Markets Partner in San Francisco

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Andrew D. Thorpe has joined the firm as a partner in its Capital Markets Group, resident in San Francisco.  Mr. Thorpe served for almost six years at the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including serving as Special Counsel in the Office of Rulemaking within the Division of Corporation Finance, and was most recently a partner with Morrison & Foerster.

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BuckleySandler Expands Litigation Practices with Three New Lawyers

BuckleySandler LLP, a leading financial services and criminal and civil enforcement defense law firm, announced today that Richard E. Gottlieb, a highly regarded class action defense litigator with over 25 years of experience, has joined the firm as a Partner.  Fredrick S. Levin, a notable class action and securities litigator, and Brett J. Natarelli, a consumer financial services litigator, will be joining the firm as a Partner and an Associate respectively. Gottlieb and Levin will be co-located in BuckleySandler’s Los Angeles and soon-to-be-opened Chicago office and Natarelli will be resident in the firm’s Chicago office.

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Holland & Knight Advises Jabil Circuit on $655 Million Acquisition of Nypro

Holland & Knight represented electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL) in its acquisition of Nypro, Inc., a provider of manufactured precision plastic products for customers in the healthcare, packaging, and consumer electronics industries. The Massachusetts-based Nypro was principally owned by its chairman and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The $655 million acquisition was finalized on July 1, 2013.

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Skilled Insurance Attorney Michael W. Huddleston Joins Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt), a commercial law firm with more than 110 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, announce Michael W. Huddleston has joined as Shareholder, within the commercial litigation practice group. His addition to the Dallas office demonstrates the Firm’s continual commitment to attract top-level talent and offer clients expertise in a broad range of commercial legal areas.

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