The Washington, D.C., office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jeff M. Cohen as a partner in the energy and infrastructure projects and transactions practice. He joins K&L Gates from Troutman Sanders LLP. More >>
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | WashingtonThe New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Bruce MacLennan as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Holland & Knight LLP. More >>
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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Richard DeNatale has joined the Firm as a partner in its Insurance Recovery Practice and will be based in Jones Day’s San Francisco Office. Mr. DeNatale arrives from the San Francisco office of Orrick, where he was a partner in that firm’s Insurance Group and headed the Group’s cyber/data breach practice. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that Cisco Palao-Ricketts has joined the firm as a partner in the Employment practice in Northern California in the Silicon Valley office. More >>
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The Firm is representing Apax Partners, a major shareholder in King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING), in connection with Activision Blizzard, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ATVI) acquisition of all outstanding shares of King Digital for $18 in cash per share, for a total equity value of $5.9 billion. It has been reported that Apax Partners will make a return of 93 times its investment. The transaction is subject to approval by King Digital’s shareholders and the Irish High Court, clearances by the relevant antitrust authorities and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to be completed by spring 2016. More >>
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Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is pleased to announce the addition of five Members to its growing team of Dallas attorneys. An Am Law 200 firm with close to 500 attorneys across its footprint, FBT arrived in Texas earlier this year and moved into The Crescent this summer as a strategic initiative to complement the firm’s existing capabilities and serve local clients. Daniel Novakov, formerly with Greenberg Traurig, leads the team as Member-in-Charge, along with Edward (Eddy) Moore, also a long-time Dallas attorney. More >>
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John C. West and Robert M. Kort, attorneys with extensive experience in health care matters, have joined the litigation practice at Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP, one of the largest commercial law firms in the western United States. More >>
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Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. is proud to announce that it has opened a new office in Portland, Oregon to better meet the needs of its Oregon clients. Effective October 1st, the Portland office will be the firm’s second office and will house two of BPM newest attorneys, David P. Rossmiller and Elissa Meyrowitz Boyd. BPM’s newest office is located in the U.S. Bancorp Tower in downtown Portland. More >>
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Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that Richard Gilly has joined the firm as a Principal member of Offit Kurman’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Gilly will work out of the firm’s Philadelphia location, where he will assume his new role as head of Offit Kurman’s Patent Practice. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, today announced that Vladimir Maly has joined its London office as a partner in the corporate practice. Mr. Maly joins Morrison & Foerster from Latham & Watkins. The arrival of Mr. Maly is further evidence of Morrison & Foerster’s intent to continue to build its corporate practice in London following the appointment of Graeme Sloan as London corporate head and global M&A co-chair earlier this year. More >>
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