International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that it is expanding in China and has opened an office in Beijing. The Beijing office is located in Beijing’s central business district at Suite 1101A, West Tower, Twin Towers, B12, Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang district, Beijing 100022, Main Phone: +86 10 8513 5900 and Fax: +86 10 8513 5911. The establishment of the Beijing office will enable the Firm to serve its Beijing-based clients more effectively and will provide the Firm with a platform for further growth in the Greater China region. Dorsey has maintained an office in Hong Kong since 1995 and in Shanghai since 2001, and it serves a broad array of multinational clients doing business in China and Chinese clients doing business around the world. More >>
Tags: Dorsey & Whitney LLP | BeijingMichael Barta Joins Dechert Litigation Team
Dechert LLP announced today that Michael J. Barta has joined the firm in its Washington office as a partner in the litigation group. Barta was most recently a partner and Chair of the White-Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations group at Baker Botts LLP. More >>
Tags: Dechert LLP | WashingtonClyde & Co Strengthens Global Arbitration Group With New Partner Hire
Clyde & Co is one of the world’s leading dispute resolution law firms and has more than 1,000 legal professionals specialising in litigation and arbitration worldwide. Its Global Arbitration Group comprises of more than 200 lawyers and has a current caseload of over 400 live arbitrations globally. More >>
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | LondonLoeb & Loeb Expands Beijing Office with Addition of Venture Capital/Emerging Companies Partner Benjamin Qiu
Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Benjamin Qiu has joined the law firm as a partner in the Beijing, China, office. Qiu will be part of the firm’s Capital Markets and Corporate Department with a focus on venture capital financings for emerging companies, particularly software and Internet ventures. More >>
Tags: Loeb & Loeb LLP | BeijingLathrop & Gage Continues to Grow in Chicago with Addition of Three Experienced Partners
Lathrop & Gage today announced the addition of another three partners to its Chicago office. Robert F. Weber and David M. Pilotto joined Lathrop & Gage’s Corporate practice and John G. Bisbikis joined the IP Litigation team. The firm’s Chicago office also added a new director of communications, Doug MacDonald, in a key national administrative role. More >>
Tags: Lathrop GPM LLP | ChicagoDinsmore Adds Six Attorneys to Philadelphia Office
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to the Philadelphia office, including three Partners, two Partners Of Counsel and one associate. The attorneys specialize in banking and financial services and litigation and will enhance the service offerings to clients. Each of the new attorneys fits Philadelphia Managing Partner Richard O’Halloran’s strategic vision for growth. More >>
Tags: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | PhiladelphiaDavis Polk Advises Western Digital on $19B SanDisk Acquisition
Davis Polk is advising BofA Merrill Lynch as financial adviser to Western Digital Corporation in connection with its approximately $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk Corporation. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016, is subject to approval by shareholders, receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. More >>
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Silicon ValleyOrrick Adds Former Associate Solicitor from Department of Labor
Orrick announced today that Christopher Wilkinson, the former Associate Solicitor for Civil Rights and Labor Management at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C. More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | WashingtonTom Boer Joins Global Environmental Practice in San Francisco, Continuing Hunton’s West Coast Expansion
Hunton & Williams LLP continues its West Coast expansion with the arrival of J. Tom Boer in San Francisco as a partner with the firm’s environmental practice. Boer, whose practice focuses on complex environmental law and litigation, has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of environmental litigation, enforcement defense and counseling matters. More >>
Tags: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | San FranciscoGreenberg Traurig Adds Allan D. Reiss; Bolsters Capital Markets, Energy, MLP, and Restructuring Capabilities
International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Corporate, Energy, and Restructuring practices with the addition of Allan D. Reiss as shareholder in the New York City office. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Reiss was a partner at Morgan Lewis. More >>
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