Goodwin Procter today announced that Terry D. Garnett and Vincent K. Yip have joined the firm’s Litigation Department in its Los Angeles office as partners in Goodwin’s Patent Litigation Practice. They will both focus on high-stakes patent litigation and licensing matters with an emphasis on the information technology industry.
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLP | Los Angeles Baker Donelson Expands Texas Presence with Second Houston Merger
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has merged with the Houston law firm of Drucker, Rutledge & Smith, L.L.P., marking Baker Donelson’s third merger, and its second one in Texas, in less than four months.
Tags: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC | Houston Salans Hires New Russian Competition Practice Head
Mallesons Acts on Permira’s US$1.5 Billion Acquisition of Genesys
Continuing to break new ground, Mallesons Stephen Jaques has acted on one of the first global leveraged finance transactions to be registered under Australia’s new personal property securities regime.
Tags: King & Wood Mallesons Davis Wright Tremaine’s Los Angeles Office Expands by Adding a Real Estate Practice Group
As part of its ongoing expansion, the Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has added three experienced real estate attorneys to DWT’s real estate practice group. The three new lawyers previously worked together at DLA Piper.
Tags: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | Los Angeles Veteran Bankruptcy Lawyer Steven Polard Joins Davis Wright Tremaine’s Los Angeles Office
Steven G. Polard, a bankruptcy and commercial litigator with more than three decades of experience, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in our Los Angeles office.
Tags: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | Los Angeles Abraham Shashy Jr. Re-joins King & Spalding as Leader of Global Tax Practice Group
Abraham N.M. “Hap” Shashy, Jr., former chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, is rejoining King & Spalding’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner and chair of the global tax practice group, the firm announced today. Shashy joins King & Spalding from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where he was Washington office managing partner and leader of the Washington tax practice.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP King & Spalding Continues Expansion of its Litigation Practice with the Addition of David Balser and Larry Slovensky in Atlanta
David L. Balser, one of the leading trial lawyers in the southeast United States, and Lawrence A. Slovensky, a prominent litigator, have joined the business litigation practice of King & Spalding as partners in the Atlanta, Ga., office, the firm announced today. Their arrival continues the strategic global expansion of the firm’s litigation practice, bringing the total number of lateral litigation partners who have joined the firm in the past 24 months to 21. The two lawyers join King & Spalding from McKenna Long & Aldridge, where they were partners.
Tags: King & Spalding LLP Veteran Litigator, William M. Barron, Joins Epstein Becker Green’s New York Office
The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) today announced that William M. Barron has joined the Litigation practice as a Member of the Firm in its New York office.
Tags: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. | New York Herbert Smith Advises Arkema on Two Strategic Chinese Acquisitions
Herbert Smith’s Shanghai office has advised Arkema, a French chemical company listed on Euronext Paris, on its US$365 million acquisition of two Chinese chemical companies, which significantly strengthen its position in the polyamide and sebacic acid markets.
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