Locke Lord Adds Recognized Employment and Privacy Lawyer and Community Advocate Michele Whitham as Boston Partner

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Established Boston employment and privacy lawyer and community leader Michele Whitham joins Locke Lord LLP as a Partner in the Boston office and a member of the Firm-wide Labor and Employment and Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups. She is a former Co-Managing Partner of Foley Hoag LLP and a well-known employment lawyer who has been recognized nationally for her accomplishments. Among her areas of practice is a particular focus on workplace and corporate data security and privacy. More >>

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Joseph A. Fazioli Joins Dechert’s Litigation Practice in Silicon Valley

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Dechert LLP, a global specialist law firm, announced today that Joseph A. Fazioli has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation department. He was most recently an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. Fazioli will be resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office where his practice will include representation of clients across a wide range of complex business disputes, including white collar defense, internal investigations, SEC enforcement proceedings, securities litigation, trade secrets disputes, and other commercial litigation. More >>

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Thirteen Partners Join Orrick’s New Houston Office

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe today named 13 partners who have joined the firm’s new Houston office. Orrick announced the opening of its Houston office – its 25th worldwide – on January 19 to focus on four areas that complement Orrick’s global strengths: Energy & Infrastructure, Latin America, Litigation and Intellectual Property, and Public Finance. The founding lawyers, all native Texan practitioners, hail from six prominent law firms. The office will serve clients in the energy & infrastructure, technology and finance sectors – the sectors for which Orrick is a leading global advisor. More >>

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K&L Gates Welcomes High-Stakes Commercial Litigator as Partner in Palo Alto and Pittsburgh Offices

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added trial and appellate lawyer John M. Pierce as a partner in its Palo Alto and Pittsburgh offices. In addition to his practice responsibilities, Pierce will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global litigation and dispute resolution practice area and a member of K&L Gates’ Management Committee. Pierce joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP. More >>

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Jones Walker LLP Expands Construction Practice with Team in Atlanta

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Jones Walker LLP announced today the expansion of its national construction practice with the addition of six new attorneys. Partners Joseph P. Henner, Neal J. Sweeney, and Chad V. Theriot together with Special Counsel attorneys Karen E. Bain, Jennifer S. Lowndes, and Tyler P. Scarbrough join the firm’s Atlanta office as members of the Construction Practice Team. More >>

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