Pillsbury Expands in Structured Finance with New York Partners

Pillsbury today announced that Anthony Schouten and Jeffrey Stern have joined its Finance group as partners in New York. Formerly with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, the highly-regarded partners’ experience includes securitization, derivatives, commodities and cross-border structured financings. Their addition continues Pillsbury’s strategic expansion of its New York office and further strengthens the firm’s capabilities for advising commercial and investment banks, asset managers, private equity funds and global businesses in structured finance.

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Eric Simonson Joins Blank Rome and Enhances the Firm’s Corporate and Securities Experience

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Eric Simonson has joined the Firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity group. Mr. Simonson has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate finance, technology transactions, general business and corporate law. Mr. Simonson is based in the Firm’s New York office.

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Crowell & Moring’s IP Litigation Practice Expands on Both Coasts with Four Pharmaceutical Attorneys

Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to the firm’s Intellectual Property Group to grow its work in the generic pharmaceutical patent arena. The team includes partner Mark T. Jansen of San Francisco and partner Cedric C.Y. Tan, senior counsel Neil M. McCarthy, and counsel Kristin M. Cooklin of Washington, D.C. The highly esteemed team of litigators and IP counselors join from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, with the exception of McCarthy, who joins from private practice. All were formerly attorneys at Townsend and Townsend and Crew.

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Munsch Hardt Welcomes Jon B. Hyland

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of intellectual property litigation lawyer Jon Hyland who joins the Dallas office of Munsch Hardt as a shareholder. Jon brings with him extensive experience in the field of intellectual property litigation, having represented both domestic and international companies in a variety of intellectual property matters encompassing a wide range of technologies.

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