Lathrop & Gage welcomes Scott M. Alter as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice in the firm’s Denver office. More >>
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Goodwin Procter Expands Technology & Life Sciences Group with Addition of Cindy McAdam in Silicon Valley
Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Cindy McAdam is joining the firm as a partner in its Technology & Life Sciences Group and will be resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. She comes to Goodwin from Bay Area technology company Xapo, where she served as President and General Counsel. More >>
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Arent Fox Adds Standout Patent Team to Growing Intellectual Property Practice
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to once again announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property practice with the addition of a four attorney patent team led by partners Robert M. Schulman and Jeff B. Vockrodt. Mr. Schulman and Mr. Vockrodt are joining the Washington, DC office and bringing their extensive patent law practices, which focus on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and chemical inventions, to one of the country’s largest intellectual property groups. Earlier this month, Arent Fox announced the addition of two intellectual property partners in New York. The firm has now added more than 20 lawyers and professionals to its internationally recognized Intellectual Property practice in 2015. More >>
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Sidley Austin LLP Represents PayPal, Inc. in $890 Million Acquisition
Sidley advised PayPal, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) in its acquisition of Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ: XOOM) for an enterprise value of approximately $890 million. In strategically guiding PayPal with the expansion of its international money transfer business, Sidley brought to bear its deep understanding of FinTech transactions and the payments industry. More >>
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Greenberg Traurig Austin Grows Again; Adds 3 to Real Estate Team
Continuing its strategic growth in Texas, the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added three real estate attorneys to its Austin office. Carey Gunn Venditti, a native Austinite and a graduate of The University of Texas, who has nearly 20 years of experience joined as a shareholder, and Emily Jung and Jennifer Cook Purcell joined as associates. All three lawyers were previously with Winstead. Venditti joins her former colleague, Joshua Bernstein, a real estate shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Austin office. More >>
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Former Federal Prosecutor Ryan S. Hedges Joins Vedder Price in Chicago
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that former Assistant United States Attorney Ryan S. Hedges has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Shareholder in the Government Enforcement & Special Investigations practice group. More >>
Tags: Vedder Price P.C. | ChicagoFormer President of the New York Tax Commission Glenn Newman Joins Greenberg Traurig
International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Tax Practice with the addition of Glenn Newman as shareholder in the New York City office. Newman previously served as president of the New York City Tax Commission. More >>
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Dentons expands Corporate practice in Berlin
K&L Gates Hires Another Leading IP Trial Lawyer in Palo Alto Office, Firm’s Second Such Addition in Recent Weeks
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues to bolster its leading intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of Brian Ankenbrandt as a partner in the Palo Alto office. He joins K&L Gates from Paul Hastings LLP in a move that reunites him with fellow IP trial lawyer Jeff Randall, whose addition to K&L Gates was announced earlier this month. Ankenbrandt began practicing with Randall nearly two decades ago, and together, they have represented many of the world’s most successful and recognizable technology companies as well as numerous other industry-leading enterprises. More >>
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | Palo AltoK&L Gates Adds to Investment Management Practice with Boston Partner Hire
The Boston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Richard Kerr as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Goodwin Procter LLP. More >>
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