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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McCarter & English has attracted two intellectual property partners – patent litigator John Gutkoski, who tries cases in the life sciences and high tech sectors, and Jonathan Lovely who represents large medical device companies and emerging growth companies in patent prosecution and related strategies – to its Boston office. More >>
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Global law firm Mayer Brown announced today that Ashley McDermott has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London as a partner. He will advise on a range of lending transactions, particularly those involving emerging markets. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that leading intellectual property attorney Nicola Dagg joined the Firm’s London office today. In addition, a talented group of IP lawyers that includes partners Daniel Lim and Katie Coltart and associates Jin Ooi and Steven Baldwin will also join Kirkland in London. More >>
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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Kenneth J. Sachs to its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group as a Member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Sachs joins Dykema after practicing in the Troy, Mich., office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., for more than a decade. More >>
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