Gibson Dunn announced today that Nicholas (Nick) Mathews and Erik Fountain have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as partners in Dallas. The addition of Nick and Erik to Gibson Dunn unites one of the country’s leading Texas patent trial teams with the nation’s premier IP litigation practice. The pair join the firm from McKool Smith.
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Cooley today announced that Nicholas Caselli has joined the firm as a partner in its securities litigation + enforcement practice and global litigation department in New York. Caselli defends securities class actions, as well as shareholder derivative and M&A-related claims, including on behalf of technology and life sciences clients. Caselli joins Cooley from Freshfields, where he served as Partner in their securities and shareholder litigation group.
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Buchalter, a national law firm with offices in 10 states and 17 cities, today announced a significant expansion of its presence in Texas, growing its existing Dallas office and opening new offices in Fort Worth, Austin and Houston. The expansion is propelled by the addition of Griffith Davison, a Texas construction, real estate, and commercial litigation firm founded more than 30 years ago, whose founders Scott Griffith and Kimber Davison join Buchalter along with partners Jason L. Cagle, Tyler Frankel, James Hicks, Ryan W. Lione, J.P. Neyland and Brian J. O’Toole.
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Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce the arrival of Nathan S. Smith as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Orange County. Smith brings more than two decades of experience advising clients, from startups to large-cap companies, on intellectual property due diligence, as well as the acquisition, protection, and enforcement of IP assets in the life sciences and technology sectors. He joins from Morgan Lewis, where he was partner and co-leader of the IP MedTech Working Group.
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Gibson Dunn announced today that Dr. Raymond Azar has joined the firm’s New York office, where he will serve as a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group and as Co-Chair of the Power and Renewables Practice Group. A leading project finance lawyer, Ray advises developers, borrowers, and lenders on transactions spanning every phase of a power project. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ray was a partner at White & Case.
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Taryn Frideres has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Global Public Policy Practice. She returns following more than a decade of senior public service, most recently serving as Chief of Staff to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
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Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Claudia Carvajal Lopez has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Finance and Securities Group. Ms. Carvajal Lopez joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where she was a member of the Capital Markets practice.
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Vinson & Elkins today announced that Kirsten Harmon has joined the firm as a New York-based partner in its Corporate practice. Harmon arrives at the firm from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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