Michael Tu has joined Cooley as a partner in its securities litigation practice in Los Angeles. Arriving from Orrick, where he headed the firm’s Southern California securities practice, Tu brings more than two decades of litigation experience, including shareholder litigation, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and mergers acquisitions disputes under federal and state securities laws.
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Orrick announced today that energy tax authority Scott Cockerham has joined the firm as a partner, based in Washington, D.C. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Mayer Brown announced today that Michelle Jewett has joined the firm’s Tax Transactions & Consulting practice as a partner in New York. Ms. Jewett was previously at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
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Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Stephanie Pantelidaki as Head of Financial Services Transfer Pricing in the firm’s tax practice. Stephanie joins from PwC, where she has worked in both the firm’s UK and Switzerland offices.
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Melissa Nelson has joined the Firm’s top-ranked Hotels and Leisure practice as partner, resident in the Washington, DC, office. Nelson has most recently focused on advising clients on all stages and facets of commercial real estate. Nelson, who joins from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, currently focuses on real estate, serving as a first-chair lawyer on her clients’ matters.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Jason Loden has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Executive Compensation and Benefits Section of the Tax Department. Jason Loden joins Baker Botts from Thompson & Knight, where he was a partner for 11 years.
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Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin C. Hsing has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation – Life Sciences Group in the New York office. Mr. Hsing is an accomplished trial lawyer with significant experience litigating patents across a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceutical compounds and formulations, telecommunication cables, treatment methods, genetically engineered seeds, medical devices, memory chips, light switches, imaging devices, and pet products. Hsing joins from McGuireWoods LLP.
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce it is growing its labor law presence in Europe with the addition of Stéphane Bloch as partner in the firm’s Paris office. Stéphane joins Ogletree Deakins from Flichy-Grangé Avocats, where he was a partner.
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