Blank Rome Welcomes Commercial Litigation Associate in Los Angeles

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Erica R. Graves has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation group as an associate in the Los Angeles office. Her addition further expands the firm’s West Coast presence, which has strategically grown this year with the recent additions of a prominent Privacy, Security & Data Protection team in Orange County as well as partners Arash Beral and Anthony R. Callobre and associates Katie Pandolfini, Allen Ho, and Saam Takaloo in Los Angeles. Erica joins Blank Rome from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP. 

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Polsinelli Expands Health Care Litigation Capabilities with Seasoned Attorney Gregory R. Jones in Los Angeles

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes health care litigator Gregory R. Jones as Principal in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Jones joins Polsinelli’s national Health Care Litigation Practice, bringing over 16 years of experience defending clients in a variety of health care litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm, Jones practiced in the Los Angeles office of McDermott, Will & Emery.

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Pillsbury Expands Tax Practice with Addition of Brett Willis as Partner

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Brett Willis, a seasoned tax lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the private equity space, has joined Pillsbury as a partner in firm’s Los Angeles office. Willis, who advises on a broad spectrum of transactions, including the tax aspects of private equity funds, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships, joins from Oaktree Capital Management, where he was Senior Vice President.

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Latham Grows Insurance Litigation Team in Los Angeles

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kirsten Jackson has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and as a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Jackson brings significant experience litigating a variety of business and contractual disputes, with a focus on insurance matters. Jackson joins Latham from Kasowitz Benson Torres in Los Angeles. 

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Cooley Continues to Strengthen Securities Litigation Bench With Los Angeles Partner

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Michael Tu has joined Cooley as a partner in its securities litigation practice in Los Angeles. Arriving from Orrick, where he headed the firm’s Southern California securities practice, Tu brings more than two decades of litigation experience, including shareholder litigation, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and mergers acquisitions disputes under federal and state securities laws.

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