Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli continues its strategic growth in California with the addition of transactional real estate attorney Herman Enayati. More >>
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With Addition of Partner Robert Sills, Pillsbury Expands International Arbitration Practice
Continuing a recent wave of high-profile lateral hires in support of clients around the globe, Pillsbury has recruited noted international arbitration practitioner Robert L. Sills to join its New York office as partner. Sills, who has more than four decades of experience litigating complex cross-border matters before arbitration tribunals and in state and federal courts, joins the firm from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. More >>
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Paul Hastings’ IP Growth Continues with Addition of Prominent IP and Trade Secrets Partner in Chicago
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Robert Unikel, a patent and trade secrets litigation lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice, based in Chicago. He joins from Arnold & Porter, where he was a partner. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster Hires New Tax Partner to Further Expand its REIT and Fund Formation Practices
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jay Blaivas has joined the firm as a tax partner in its New York office. Mr. Blaivas has over 20 years of experience and will become a member of the firm’s Federal Tax Group, providing key support to the firm’s REIT, Fund Formation, Real Estate, and Private Equity practices. Mr. Blaivas comes to Morrison & Foerster after spending the last six years at The Blackstone Group. More >>
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K&L Gates Hires Leading International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Partner in Dubai Office
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added arbitration and dispute resolution partner Jonathan Sutcliffe to its Dubai office. He has been based in Dubai for over eight years and joins K&L Gates from Baker Botts LLP. More >>
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Holman Fenwick Willan Continues to Expand Global Construction Practice With Hong Kong Partner Hire
Sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its global construction practice with the hire of partner Ben Bury. Bury, who joins the firm’s Hong Kong office from Jones Day, is the sixth construction partner to join HFW in the past 15 months. More >>
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Holland & Knight Grows in Charlotte with Group of 12 Real Estate Finance Attorneys
Holland & Knight has added a group of 12 lawyers to its Charlotte office. The team, which includes Partners Jeff Lee, David Iacuzio, Joseph Barnette, Mark Arinci and Christopher Boothe, focuses on real estate development and finance. The team also includes Senior Counsels Frank Coman and Mark Carlson; Associates Jill Bustamante, Sarah Hartsfield, Jesse Roisin and Mary Ritten; and contract attorney Craig Macauley. All of the lawyers were previously with Winstead PC. More >>
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Cooley Strengthens Global Tax Practice
Cooley is adding to its tax practice with the arrival of partner David Wilson. Wilson is based in London and was formerly at Davis Polk. More >>
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Jared Bobrow Joins Orrick to Co-Lead Global IP Practice
Nationally recognized patent trial lawyer Jared Bobrow has joined Orrick as partner and co-leader of our global IP practice. Jared, formerly co-chair of Weil Gotshal & Manges’ patent litigation practice, is based in our Silicon Valley office. In addition, Jason Lang has joined our IP practice from Weil as a partner in our Silicon Valley office. More >>
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Honigman Strengthens its IP Practice in Grand Rapids
Honigman announced today that Weber Hsiao has joined the firm as a senior attorney in its Intellectual Property department and Patent practice group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. His arrival follows the recent additions of IP partners Tim Flory and Peter Cummings, who joined the firm earlier this year.
Hsiao advises clients on a full range of IP matters, including IP protection and IP disputes, and counsels clients on IP due diligence in M&A transactions. He joins Honigman from Brown Rudnick LLP’s Boston office, where he focused his practice on medical and high-tech inventions.
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