Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Branch Chief Valerie Dahiya has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. She joins as a member of the firm’s Blockchain Technology & Digital Currency industry group and the Investment Management practice. More >>
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The Charlotte office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Michael T. Cecka as a partner in its banking and asset finance practice. He joins the firm from Alston & Bird LLP. More >>
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Tax attorney Mark Melton has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. He was previously an attorney with Hunton Andrews Kurth. Earlier in his career, Mr. Melton was a fund tax manager for a multi-billion dollar international private equity group. More >>
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Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance is strengthening its German Finance practice with the hire of acquisition finance partner, Steffen Schellschmidt. The experienced finance specialist has joined Clifford Chance as a partner and works from the firm’s Frankfurt office. More >>
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Honigman welcomes Li Gao, Ph.D. and James K. Leonard, Ph.D. as associates in its Intellectual Property department and Patent practice group. To date, Honigman has hired 12 IP attorneys this year. Dr. Gao practices in the firm’s Lansing office, and Dr. Leonard practices in the Grand Rapids office.
Dr. Gao focuses her practice on preparing and prosecuting patent applications related to pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical device related technologies. She joins Honigman from Brinks Gilson & Lione. Dr. Gao previously served as director of research and development at AFID Therapeutics, Inc.
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BakerHostetler is proud to announce that Poe Leggette has been named leader of its award winning national energy practice and will relocate to the firm’s Houston office. Leggette joined the firm in 2014 and has served as co-leader of the firm’s 80-member multidisciplinary energy team, as well as being Partner-in-Charge of the Denver office. More >>
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce seven attorneys have joined the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group in New York from Venable LLP. Among the group joining are partners Peter G. Koffler, formerly chair of Venable’s New York Real Estate practice group and vice chair of the firm’s national practice, Brian N. Gurtman and Ross A. Honig; special counsel Julia Geykhman, Robert J. Gorzelany and Lee Weiss; and associate Jared Wachtler. More >>
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Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, continues to see strong growth as it welcomes Shareholder Katherine Mathews to its Seattle office where she will join the firm’s national Capital Markets and Commercial Lending practice. More >>
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Miller Thomson is pleased to announce that Gib van Ert, former Executive Legal Officer for the Supreme Court of Canada, has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Group, practising civil and public law litigation from our offices in British Columbia and Ontario. More >>
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