Experienced Corporate Attorney Elizabeth Hester Joins Williams Mullen

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that Elizabeth “Bitsy” Hester has joined the firm as a Business & Corporate Partner in the Richmond office. Ms. Hester has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in corporate matters, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and corporate governance matters involving corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. More >>

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Intellectual Property Partner Chuck Ossola Rejoins Hunton & Williams Litigation Practice

Charles D. Ossola has joined Hunton & Williams LLP as a partner in its intellectual property group in Washington. Ossola focuses his international practice on IP litigation and counseling, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters, as well as pharmaceutical patent litigation and antitrust matters that intersect with intellectual property. He has counseled companies in the United States, Asia and Europe and served as lead counsel in more than 35 cases in courts across the nation and before the International Trade Commission. The sixth partner to join the firm since the beginning of the year, Ossola will work closely with partner Eric H. Weisblatt, who joined the IP practice group in June. More >>

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Dentons Strengthens UK Real Estate Practice With Hire of Five-Partner Team From Irwin Mitchell

Dentons has significantly enhanced its UK Real Estate sector capability with the hire of five partners from Irwin Mitchell:
•Rob Thomson, Head of London Real Estate, Rupert Dowdell and Lewis Myers – all of whom specialise in investment and development work;
•Head of Real Estate Finance Simon Tweedle; and
•Head of Corporate Real Estate Jayne Schnider. More >>

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