Honigman Welcomes Two Patent Attorneys

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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 Names Poe Leggette Lead of National Energy Practice

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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 Lands Seven-Attorney Real Estate Group In New York

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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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Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills Office Adds Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Attorney Kenneth J. Sachs

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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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Seasoned entertainment and media attorneys Tom Ara and Robert Sherman join DLA Piper as co-chairs of Entertainment Finance practice, Ara to chair Entertainment Transactions practice

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

DLA Piper announced today that accomplished attorneys Tom Ara and Robert Sherman have joined the firm to lead the Entertainment Finance and Transactions practices based out of the firm’s Century City office in Los Angeles. Ara and Sherman will together serve as co-chairs of the Entertainment Finance practice, while Ara will chair the Entertainment Transactions practice. More >>

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