Jordan Jaffe Joins Wilson Sonsini’s Litigation Practice in San Francisco

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Jordan R. Jaffe has joined its litigation department as a partner in the San Francisco office. He joins the firm’s expanding patent litigation practice. Jaffe’s addition marks Wilson Sonsini’s latest effort to add trial experience to its litigation department. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Jaffe was a partner in the San Francisco office of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he was chair of the autonomous vehicle practice.

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Leading M&A Lawyer Jon-Paul Bernard Joins Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities Practice in New York

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Mayer Brown announced today that Jon-Paul (JP) Bernard has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Bernard joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he had been a partner since 2008. He focuses his practice on financial institutions groups (FIG) and Fintech M&A and related strategic transactions.

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Paul Hastings Welcomes Preeminent Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Partner Jeffrey Goldfarb in New York

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Jeffrey Goldfarb, a preeminent leveraged finance and private equity lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. He joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he was vice chair of the finance practice. His arrival adds further depth to Paul Hastings’ market-leading Leveraged Finance and Private Equity practices.

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Key Government Contracts Partner Joins Cooley

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

David Fletcher has joined Cooley as a partner to lead the firm’s government contracts practice group in Washington, DC. Fletcher returns to the firm after a tenure as a partner at Perkins Coie, before which he served for nearly a decade as a special counsel with Cooley. He brings 20 years of experience advising sophisticated technology, life sciences and investor clients in the regulatory issues that animate today’s business dealings with government customers.

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Gibson Dunn Adds a Private Equity M&A Team in London

Monday, October 18, 2021

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that a private equity team of three partners will join the London office. The team, all formerly with Vinson & Elkins LLP in London, will continue to focus on cross-border M&A, particularly infrastructure, ESG and real assets transactions for both private equity and corporate clients. The team is active in various sectors, including energy transition, transportation, telecoms, shipping, water and wastewater, EfW and building materials. The team is also very active on advising on global impact and climate change related investments. The team consists of Federico Fruhbeck, Robert Dixon, and Alice Brogi.

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Dentons Continues Rapid Expansion of US Venture Technology Group With Addition of Allison Bender in Washington, DC; Enhancing the Firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Strength

Monday, October 18, 2021

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the continued strategic growth of its Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice with the addition of Allison J. Bender as partner, resident in the Washington, DC, office. Bender was previously with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

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