Morgan Lewis Continues Growth of West Coast Litigation and White Collar Capabilities with SEC Enforcement Partner in San Francisco

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Morgan Lewis today announced that Susan Resley—a  securities litigator with nearly 20 years of experience, including government service in the Pacific Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation practice, resident in San Francisco. Her arrival continues the firm’s recent growth in Northern California and builds on the West Coast capabilities Morgan Lewis strengthened last year with a team of lawyers in Southern California led by the former co-chair of the Securities Litigation, White Collar and Government Enforcement practice at another AmLaw 100 firm.

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Two Prominent Securities Litigators Join McDermott’s Boston Office

Thursday, February 23, 2012
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that high-profile securities litigators John A. Sten and Jason C. Moreau have joined the Firm as partners in the Boston office. Mr. Sten was previously a Shareholder with an AmLaw 10 law firm where he was chair of the Boston office’s Securities and Broker-Dealer Groups. Mr. Moreau was previously a Shareholder with the same firm.

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McDermott Expands West Coast Intellectual Property Teams

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Dr. Bhanu K. Sadasivan has joined the Firm as an IP Litigation partner, based in its Silicon Valley office. Additionally, the Firm named Nathan Smith and Dane C. Butzer as counsel in its Intellectual Property Prosecution, Transactions & Strategy Practice Group in its Orange County office.

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Litigator and Former Commerce Department Official John J. Sullivan Rejoins Mayer Brown as Partner in DC

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that John J. Sullivan has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Washington, DC.  Mr. Sullivan was a partner in that office and practice before beginning five years of government service that culminated with his appointment in 2007 as Deputy Secretary of Commerce.  Since returning to private practice in 2009, he has been a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

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Prominent Chicago Litigation Attorney Joins Polsinelli Shughart

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Polsinelli Shugart’s Chicago office continues to grow with the addition of Mark A. Brand as a shareholder practicing in the Product Liability and Business Litigation groups. Highly respected in his field, Brand will continue to advise clients in all stages of litigation. He has represented some of the world’s leading industrial companies, consumer goods manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and financial institutions, in class actions, multidistrict litigation, injunction actions and matters before federal agencies.

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