Mass tort and product liability litigator Dawn Wright has joined Thompson Coburn’s Dallas office as a partner. Dawn was previously a partner at Thompson & Knight, where she served as the chair of the firm’s industry group for torts, products liability, transportation, chemicals, and manufacturing.
Pillsbury is pleased to announce the arrival of Ronald Brody, Kenneth Suh and Jin Kim to the firm’s New York Finance and Corporate & Securities practices. Brody, Suh and Kim were previously members of the leveraged finance and capital markets practices of White & Case LLP.
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Jennette E. DePonte has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a Principal. Ms. DePonte has more than 20 years of litigation and trial experience in employment-related matters.
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that leading labor and employment lawyer Jeffrey Webb has joined the firm as a partner, based in Los Angeles. His arrival further bolsters the firm’s top-ranked Labor and Employment practice that is ranked Band 1 in Chambers USA, and continues Paul Hastings’ strong lateral growth in key practices across the firm’s global platform. Webb comes to the firm from the Boston office of Ropes & Gray LLP.
International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Stephan Hennrich in its corporate team in Frankfurt.
Stephan joins from Hengeler Mueller and specialises in advising national and international corporate and private equity clients on M&A transactions and public takeovers as well as complex contracts. Stephan has particular focus on the energy and telecommunications industries, as well as other regulated industries.
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Securities litigators Roger Lane and Courtney Worcester have joined Holland & Knight as partners in the firm’s Boston office. They specialize in representing venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, often in the technology industry. They previously were partners at Foley & Lardner.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic growth of its real estate practice, with the addition of Jon S. Robins as a shareholder. Robins is well-known and respected for his handling of complex finance, equity investments and real estate activities. Robins joins Greenberg Traurig following a 16-year tenure at Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP.
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has added leading IP transactional lawyer Marcela Robledo as a Partner in its Northern California offices, as the Firm continues to expand its high-end transactional capabilities in the Bay Area. She joins the Firm from Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, where she led the IP aspects of some of their largest technology M&A transactions. More >>
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Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce nine attorneys from Baer Crossey McDemus LLC — a nationally known tech and corporate law boutique that counsels startups, emerging growth companies, and a wide range of corporate clients on venture, private equity, M&A and technology-related transactions — have joined its Philadelphia office. The new hires, which include managing partners Andrew Baer, Michael Crossey, and Christopher McDemus, will stretch the firm’s reach within the global technology, and emerging growth business communities.
