Skadden is pleased to announce that David Fish has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Group of its New York office. Mr. Fish brings extensive experience managing complex disputes and significant insight into the commercial and regulatory issues confronting multinational companies operating in North America. Most recently, Mr. Fish served as the head of litigation for Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (Sumitomo), where he oversaw a broad portfolio of high-stakes matters.
Morgan Lewis welcomes Chad Davis, Ph.D. as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property (IP) practice, resident in Boston. Dr. Davis joins from Dechert, bringing extensive experience in global patent portfolio strategy, patent prosecution, IP due diligence, infringement and validity analyses, post-grant proceedings, and IP-related agreements. With a doctorate in chemistry, Dr. Davis is deeply embedded in the Boston life sciences community and counsels and implements patent strategies for biotech, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies, as well as their investors, on the development, protection, and commercialization of complex scientific innovations.
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Brian Klein has joined Cooley as a litigation partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations practice groups in Los Angeles. Brian has a broad civil and white collar criminal defense practice, with an emphasis on representing crypto and fintech companies in government investigations and commercial litigation. At Cooley, Brian will expand the litigation department’s representation of those clients and its broader litigation practice in Los Angeles.
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Baker McKenzie has announced the addition of Per Chilstrom and Michael Pilo to the Firm’s Capital Markets Practice in New York. Both bring considerable experience in the technology, healthcare and life sciences, and finance sectors. Their arrival bolsters Baker McKenzie’s ability to counsel clients on complex capital markets transactions, public and private offerings, and public mergers and acquisitions. The pair arrive from Fenwick & West LLP.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Graham Cronogue has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Graham brings extensive experience in high-stakes litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on the technology, life sciences, aerospace, government contracts, and energy industries. He joins Blank Rome from Baker McKenzie.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that restructuring attorney Allyson B. Smith has joined the Firm as a partner. She is based in Willkie’s New York office. Smith arrives at the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to welcome litigation and employment partner Carol C. Lumpkin and litigation partner Shawn Hogue, who have joined the firm in Miami. Lumpkin and Hogue arrive from K&L Gates, Miami, where they were partners in the firm’s litigation group.
A&O Shearman today announces the addition of partner Jan Sysel to lead and expand the firm’s U.S. fund finance practice, in New York. Jan’s arrival represents a major milestone in the strategic expansion of A&O Shearman’s global fund finance business with the addition of a dedicated U.S. fund finance expertise to complement the firm’s rapidly growing team in London, Continental Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. His deep expertise across the full range of fund finance products and strong market reputation will be instrumental in developing the practice. Sysel joins A&O Shearman from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.
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Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Maureen Bogue to the firm’s San Francisco office as a shareholder. Maureen joins Ogletree Deakins after working at multiple national and boutique law firms, and serving as in-house employment counsel for global company Bechtel.
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