Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Susan Lee joined the firm’s Life Sciences practice as a partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Lee joins the from Hogan Lovells.
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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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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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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Chris Graff as a partner in the intellectual property (IP) procurement and portfolio management practice. Graff joins the firm’s Austin office from IP firm Pirkey Barber PLLC.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Corporate Practice with the addition of Tamara Rizkalla as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office. Rizkalla joins the firm from McGuireWoods.
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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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Robert Nield as a funds and investment management partner in London. Nield joins White & Case from Sidley Austin.
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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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