Baker Botts Expands New York Corporate TMT Practice with Experienced M&A Partner Nicole Perez

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today the arrival of Nicole Perez as a partner in the Corporate Department in New York, to bolster the firm’s service to clients in the telecommunications, media & technology (TMT) sector. Ms. Perez is the fourth lateral partner to join Baker Botts’ New York office since early August. She joins Baker Botts from Greenberg Traurig, where she was a corporate partner in the New York office.

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Cooley Strengthens IP Litigation Team With DC Duo

Cooley is growing its market-leading intellectual property litigation practice group with the addition of partners Sanya Sukduang and Jonathan Davies, who will be based in Washington, DC. Arriving from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Sukduang’s and Davies’ practices focus on life sciences with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals litigation, including HatchWaxman Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation.

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Perkins Coie Adds Environmental and Real Estate Litigator Ray Hartman to San Diego Office

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Ray Hartman has joined the firm’s Environment, Energy & Resources (EER) practice as a partner in the San Diego office. Ray is an experienced environmental litigator and has represented clients in complex cases involving such issues as groundwater contamination, toxic exposure, and real estate disputes. Hartman joins from the San Diego office of Cooley LLP.

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Leading Litigation Partner Brian P. Kavanaugh Joins Sidley in Chicago

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Brian P. Kavanaugh has joined the firm in Chicago as a partner in its global Litigation group. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a litigation partner and one of the leaders of its Data Security & Privacy practice. Mr. Kavanaugh will split his time between the firm’s Chicago and Dallas offices.

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Akerman Grows Texas Presence with Labor and Employment Litigators Cary Farris and John Linker

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the growth of its Labor and Employment Practice Group in Texas with Cary Farris and John Linker. The team, who joins from Winstead PC, where Farris served as chair of the Labor, Employment and Immigration Practice Group, will practice in the firm’s Houston office. Farris and Linker, both Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization, are experienced in resolving complex employment matters and class action cases.

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