Beth Rauer Goodykoontz has joined the litigation team of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. She will focus her practice in the areas of toxic torts and products liability from the firm’s Charleston, W.Va. office. Goodykoontz has more than two decades of experience representing clients from small manufacturers to Fortune 500 corporations. More >>
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Polsinelli announced today distinguished intellectual property attorney Dr. David W. Clough joined as shareholder in its Chicago office, along with a team that includes another shareholder and an associate. Clough brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm’s growing Intellectual Property Department, which is comprised of more than 120 attorneys, patent agents and scientists coast to coast, and strengthens the firm’s position as a market-leader in providing legal services to the biotech and life sciences communities. More >>
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan M. Harris has joined the Firm as Partner and David M. Wilson as Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property and Technology group in Houston. Both join from intellectual property boutique Conley Rose, P.C. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling announced today the appointment of Li Chen as an M&A partner in Beijing. Chen was previously a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she had a particular focus on China outbound transactions. More >>
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In a marked expansion of Pillsbury’s global Finance practice and London office, the firm announced today the addition of highly respected finance law practitioners Chris Harrison and Trevor Wood as partners. Wood starts today and comes to the firm from Mayer Brown. Harrison, the former Co-Managing Partner and Head of Morgan Lewis’s Business and Finance practice in London, will join later this month. More >>
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The Milan office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Giovanni Meschia as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds, and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Jones Day. More >>
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Kelly Eberspecher as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group. He will reside in the firm’s Chicago office, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017. Mr. Eberspecher Joins Steptoe from Husch Blackwell. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs continues the expansion of its global hospitality practice with the addition of Elias J. Hayek, former Vice President, Legal – EMEA Division, at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Hayek, who joins the firm as a partner, will be working out of the Dubai and London offices, and will lead the firm’s global Hospitality & Leisure Practice Group, with a particular focus on its development in EMEA. More >>
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Kenneth E. Noble, who has advised leading banks and other senior lenders in bankruptcy and restructuring matters for more than 25 years, has joined McGuireWoods’ Restructuring and Insolvency Department as a partner in New York as the firm continues its expansion of New York-based talent focused on meeting the needs of financial institutions. Mr. Noble Joins from Holland & Knight, LLP. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that Paul Wassgren has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Los Angeles. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Wassgren was a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP in Los Angeles, where he counseled clients doing business around the world, including China, Australia, Mexico, Belize and India, in a range of corporate matters. He also previously worked in business development for a biotechnology research and development company. More >>
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