BakerHostetler Further Strengthens its Globally Recognized Privacy and Data Protection Team

BakerHostetler is further strengthening its privacy and data protection team with the arrival of Sarah (Xiaohua) Zhao as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. The team has added nearly 20 lawyers in the past year to meet evolving client demands. Zhao’s practice focuses on cross-border data transfer issues, privacy and cybersecurity. She joins BakerHostetler from Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. More >>

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Latham & Watkins Adds Further Heft to Transactional Capability in Madrid

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rafael Molina has joined the Madrid office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Molina specializes in high-end real estate transactions, restructurings, and distressed transactions for private equity and international investment funds, often with a focus on real estate as an asset class, and related big-ticket finance work. More >>

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White & Case Strengthens Its Global Real Estate Capabilities with a New Team of Lawyers in Chicago

Global law firm White & Case LLP has dramatically grown its Chicago office with a team of 13 real estate lawyers, including six partners: Eugene “Gene” Leone, Marc Benjamin, Michael McKeever, David Pezza, Aaron Potter and Ruth Schoenmeyer, as well as five associates and two counsels. This new group joins the Firm as part of its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Real Estate Industry Group. The group joins White & Case from Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a top boutique law firm specializing in real estate. More >>

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O’Melveny Welcomes Life Sciences Litigator in New York

O’Melveny announced today that Dr. Hassen A. Sayeed has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group. Sayeed is an experienced litigator who counsels life sciences companies in all aspects of complex patent litigation. He is one of the few intellectual property lawyers in the United States to hold a medical degree. More >>

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