Withers Grows California Real Estate team With Partner Loretta Thompson in LA

Worldwide law firm Withers has welcomed real estate partner Loretta Thompson to its Los Angeles office, adding significant experience and capabilities to its California property team. Loretta joins the firm from Greenspoon Marder LLP, and has previously worked at Eisner LLP and Loeb & Loeb LLP. She joins the firm with Diana Ozolins, a certified real estate paralegal.

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DWF Strengthens Insurance and Real Estate Global Teams With New Partners

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed two new Partners, Bruno Richard and Mike Renshaw to its Real Estate and Insurance sectors respectively. Bruno joins from Eversheds where his expertise in construction and administrative law saw him assist clients on transactional and litigation matters as well as assist the African practice. Renshaw arrives from Keoghs where he was a Partner and headed up their Southampton office.

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K&L Gates Further Strengthens Intellectual Property Practice with Addition of Seasoned Litigation Partner in Chicago

 Following the recent additions of its IP Agency in China, a team of intellectual property (IP) lawyers in Japan, and new IP partners in Melbourne, Portland, Orange County, Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago, global law firm K&L Gates LLP has now added Jeffrey R. Gargano as a partner in its intellectual property litigation practice. Gargano joins K&L Gates’ Chicago office from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Bolsters Corporate Practice in Germany With Double Partner Hires

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Jan Eltzschig and Heike Schmitz as corporate partners based in the firm’s Düsseldorf office in Germany. Jan and Heike join from DLA Piper in Cologne, where they were a partner and a counsel in the firm’s corporate group. Both partners will start on 1 October 2021. They will join together with Senior Associate Marjel Dema and Associate Janis Rentrop.

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