Polsinelli Continues Corporate Growth Momentum With Two New Shareholders in St. Louis

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed two new shareholders to the firm’s St. Louis office and its Business Department – J. Powell Carman and C. Brendan Johnson. Joining Polsinelli from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, both are experienced corporate attorneys who guide clients through transformative and complex transactions, securities financing, corporate matters, strategic alliances and venture capital investments. Their addition comes on the heels of the recent hiring of Raymond Jacobi and Matthew Weill, further demonstrating Polsinelli’s exceptional growth momentum in the corporate space.

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Orrick Adds Rising Star Tech & Life Sciences IP Litigator

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Orrick welcomes Raghav Krishnapriyan to join our IP litigation practice, bringing a strong record advising clients in the tech and life sciences sectors. Raghav has litigated all kinds of IP related matters, from pharmaceutical patent cases to founder disputes to privacy class actions, as well as cases involving organic chemistry, computer software and video games. He joins from Morrison & Foerster and previously practiced with Durie Tangri. He will be based in San Francisco. This hire follows the firm’s addition last year of a 4-partner team focused on life sciences IP from Milbank in Southern California.

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Kilpatrick Townsend’s Leading Trademark & Copyright Team Adds Litigation Partner in New York

Monday, September 18, 2023

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Jonathan W. Thomas, recognized for his track record of success in trademark, false advertising, and class action litigation, has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner. Mr. Thomas will be a member of the firm’s internationally recognized Trademark & Copyright Team and will work with its expanding Advertising & Marketing Group. He was previously a partner at Mayer Brown.

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Former FTC Deputy Assistant Director Joshua Goodman Joins Morgan Lewis in DC

Monday, September 18, 2023

Morgan Lewis welcomes Joshua Goodman, a longtime antitrust lawyer who most recently served as deputy assistant director of the Mergers II Division of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Josh joins as a partner resident in Washington, DC, where he will focus on merger review and government investigations, antitrust litigation, and counseling.

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Cozen O’Connor Hires Kurt Konrad Lunkenheimer, Expanding its White Collar Practice to South Florida

Monday, September 18, 2023

Cozen O’Connor today announced Kurt Konrad Lunkenheimer, a trial lawyer turned federal prosecutor in Miami, has joined its White Collar Defense & Investigations group. The firm’s first White Collar Defense & Investigations lawyer to be based in Florida, Lunkenheimer joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will work out of the Miami, Fla. office.  Lunkenheimer joins from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in the Southern District of Florida.

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Clifford Chance Grows US Real Estate Practice With Appointment of Partners Kris Ferranti and Jonathan Newman

Monday, September 18, 2023

International law firm Clifford Chance today announced the arrival of real estate partners Kris Ferranti and Jonathan Y. Newman in its US Real Estate practice. Ferranti and Newman bolster the firm’s US and global Real Estate offering comprising 600 attorneys, including 193 partners, across five continents. The pair arrive at the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP.

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