McDermott Bolsters Health Transactions, Regulatory Capabilities

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointments of two leading healthcare lawyers, Dale Van Demark and Jason B. Caron, as partners in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. The two partners, who join from a leading health law firm, add further strength to McDermott’s top-ranked Health Industry Advisory Practice Group.

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Weil Secures Dismissal of Shareholder Class Action Against Satyam’s Former Directors

On January 2, 2013, Weil obtained a significant victory on behalf of its clients, former independent directors of Satyam Computer Services Ltd., when the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims against them in the shareholder class action In re Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Securities Litigation. Weil represents five of the seven former directors and has acted as lead counsel for all of the defendant directors named in the suit.

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Southern District of New York Federal Prosecutor Joins Crowell & Moring

Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of federal prosecutor Glen G. McGorty to its New York office. Most recently, McGorty served as a senior assistant United States attorney (AUSA) in the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), and senior trial counsel in the SDNY’s Public Corruption Unit. He joins Crowell & Moring’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group. A proven trial lawyer, McGorty has been lead counsel in 15 federal jury trials, and he has briefed and argued over a dozen cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Experienced Life Sciences Lawyer Rejoins WilmerHale’s Boston Office

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Richard Hoffman will rejoin its Boston office as a partner in the Transactional Department and Corporate and Life Sciences Groups. He has more than 25 years of corporate, legal and business development experience in the life sciences industry. Mr. Hoffman has significant expertise in establishing new companies and advising existing companies on corporate, financial and business development strategies.

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DLA Piper Opens Korea Office

DLA Piper has announced that the firm’s application to practice international law in the Republic of Korea had been approved by the Ministry of Justice in Korea, and the firm will open its new office in Seoul on 8 January 2013.

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