Mayer Brown announced today that George O’Brien has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice in Washington DC, where he will focus on a wide range of matters relating to the development, manufacture and marketing of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the firm’s clients in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. Mr. O’Brien joins from Hogan Lovells, where he was a partner.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its New York office with the addition of Christopher Lacaria as a partner. Lacaria joins White & Case’s Global Tax Practice, Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Private Wealth & Family Offices Group. He joins White & Case from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Christopher (Chris) Chiou has joined the firm’s litigation department as a partner in the Los Angeles office. He joins the firm’s expanding trial and commercial litigation practices after serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada.
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Holland & Knight has expanded its Data Strategy, Security & Privacy (DSSP) group with the addition of Bart Huffman and Wendell Bartnick as partners in its Houston office. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, both attorneys were partners at Reed Smith.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Jason Rabbitt-Tomita has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department in Palo Alto. He was previously a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice at Paul Hastings in Palo Alto.
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm has further bolstered its Health Care and Life Sciences Sector and Antitrust Practice Group with the addition of Partner Diane Hazel in Denver. Hazel joins Foley from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, where she served as the First Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Unit.
Mayer Brown announced today that senior structured finance lawyer Ronan Mellon has been appointed as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London. He joins from DLA Piper, where he has been a partner for eight years.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that seven lawyers, including partners John F. Young and Christine Fernandez Owen, and three paralegals have joined its real estate practice. The team previously comprised Clean Law PC, a Chicago-based boutique renewables real estate firm representing leading and emerging developers and operators of clean energy projects in the United States and globally.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces that Stefan A. Dann has joined the Firm’s Corporate Group as a Shareholder in the Pittsburgh office. Dann comes to the firm from McGuireWoods LLP.
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