Agatha Kluk Joins Orrick’s New York Tech Companies Group

Orrick announced today that Agatha Kluk, a leading advisor to the technology ecosystem, has joined the firm as a partner in New York. Agatha joins Orrick from Perkins Coie, bringing extensive experience as a sought-after counselor to founders, operators, board members, and venture investors. HER arrival follows a significant period of growth for Orrick’s Technology Companies Group and underscores the firm’s commitment to the New York market.

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Weil Continues Banking & Finance Expansion with Addition of Borrower-Side Partner Lindsay Flora

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Lindsay Flora will join the Firm as a partner in its Banking & Finance practice, based in the New York office. Lindsay arrives from Dechert, where she was a partner in that firm’s Global Finance practice leading borrower-side representations across the private equity, M&A and liability management spectrum.

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Mintz Continues Strategic Growth of Its Patent Litigation Team with San Francisco Partner and Litigator for Life Sciences Innovators

Mintz is pleased to welcome Tung-On (T.O.) Kong, who has joined the firm as a Member in its Intellectual Property Division. A nationally recognized life sciences patent strategist, T.O. brings more than two decades of trial and appellate experience representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies in bet-the-company disputes.  Kong arrives at the firm from Wilson Sonsini.

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Blank Rome Expands in Pittsburgh with Addition of Leading Corporate and M&A Partners Bob Zinn and Megan Wotherspoon

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Robert P. “Bob” Zinn and Megan A. Wotherspoon have joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as partners in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and the Financial Services industry team. They join Blank Rome from K&L Gates, where Bob co-led its firm-wide corporate practice from 2007 to 2023 and was a founder of its manufacturing and FinTech industry groups.

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Leading Antitrust Practitioner and Former DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Juan Arteaga, Joins Sidley

Sidley is pleased to announce that Juan A. Arteaga, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, has joined the firm’s office in New York as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice. Mr. Arteaga joins from Crowell & Moring, where he was chair of the New York Antitrust practice.

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Morgan Lewis Strengthens Structured Transactions Practice with Addition of In-House and Private Practice Veteran Joseph Gatti

Morgan Lewis today announced that Joseph Gatti has joined the firm as a partner in its leading structured transactions practice, based in the Washington, DC office. Joe brings extensive experience in securitization as well as asset management and corporate finance. Most recently, Joe served as executive vice president and head of legal at Amherst Residential, a real estate investment, development, and operating platform, where he led legal strategy.

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