Perkins Coie has added three Partners and one Of Counsel in New York. John Squires joins as Partner in the Intellectual Property practice, Dennis Hopkins joins as Partner in the Patent Litigation practice and Richard Ross joins as Partner in the Business practice. Charles Fish also joins as Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property practice. All were previously with Chadbourne & Parke in New York.

Baker & McKenzie client Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced that Fresenius Medical Care North America has closed the acquisition of Liberty Dialysis Holdings, Inc., the holding company of Liberty Dialysis and Renal Advantage.  The closing follows the completion of the review of the transaction and issuance of a consent decree by the United States Federal Trade Commission.  In connection with the consent decree, Fresenius Medical Care intends to divest its interests in 62 dialysis clinics.  The acquisition of Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc. is expected to add annual revenues of around $700 million and 201 clinics to Fresenius Medical Care’s network for an investment, net of proceeds from the divestiture, of approximately $1.5 billion.