Skilled Technology Transactions Lawyer Joins O’Melveny’s Life Sciences Team

Continuing the expansion of its Corporate Department, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of veteran life sciences transactions lawyer Geoffrey Kuziemko, who has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. He will be based in O’Melveny’s San Francisco office and spend significant time working out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office. More >>

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Attorney Rock Wood Joins Dickinson Wright’s Grand Rapids Office

Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Rock Wood has joined the firm’s Grand Rapids office as Of Counsel.

Mr. Wood has over 30 years of litigation experience as lead counsel in a wide range of business related trials, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, construction and real estate. He has also successfully handled numerous disputes under non-competition agreements employment issues, insurance and UCC utilized in a wide variety of industries and employment positions.
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Scott Ellis Joins GT’s Dallas Office and Furthers Transactional Strength in Texas

Corporate attorney Scott Ellis has joined the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder. Greenberg Traurig has more than 125 attorneys in Texas and is tactically expanding their presence in the state; serving clients from offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston. Previously, Ellis was with Winstead as a shareholder. More >>

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Pillsbury Continues Financial Services Industry Push, Adding Prominent Leveraged Finance Partners Mike Michetti and Joel Simon in New York

n what is a significant move for the firm’s global finance practice, Pillsbury has recruited respected leveraged finance lawyers Michael E. Michetti and Joel M. Simon as partners in New York. The pair is joining from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where they were active members of the leveraged finance practice. More >>

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Leading Litigation Team Joins BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler announced today that Howard E. Cotton and Michael S. Gordon, both seasoned trial attorneys with decades of success in high-stakes commercial litigation, have joined the firm as partners based in New York. Cotton and Gordon come to BakerHostetler to continue their more than 20 years of working together as a successful litigation team. They arrive from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where Cotton previously held many leadership positions, including serving as a national co-chair of commercial litigation and on the national executive committee, compensation committee and board of directors. More >>

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