Buchalter is pleased to welcome Marcus Williams as a Corporate Shareholder in the Firm’s Los Angeles and Seattle offices. Mr. Williams joins from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.
Cozen O’Connor Continues its West Coast Expansion, Adding Three Veteran Southern California Litigators to its Los Angeles Office
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce three attorneys from one of southern California’s leading litigation boutiques, Lombardi & Donohue LLP, have joined its fast-growing Commercial Litigation practice. Thomas E. Lombardi, Devin A. Donohue, and Brett D. Watson — seasoned litigators who focus their practices on disputes involving securities, financial services, real estate, employment and intellectual property — have agreed to join the firm as members and will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Los Angeles office. The new hires reflect the ongoing growth of Cozen O’Connor’s nationally recognized Commercial Litigation practice, as well as the firm’s expanding footprint on the West Coast.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Litigation Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Victor Jih has joined the firm’s litigation department as partner in the Los Angeles office. He will be a member of the internet strategy and litigation practice. Jih most recently was a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella.
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Mass tort, product liability trial lawyer joins Norton Rose Fulbright in California
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Kevin C. Mayer has joined its Los Angeles and San Francisco offices as a partner. The mass torts and product liability litigator comes from Crowell & Moring, where he also practiced in California’s two largest legal markets.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Insurance and Litigation Practices; Adds Group of Three Attorneys
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Insurance and Litigation practices with the addition of Shareholder Jon T. Neumann and Of Counsel Aaron J. Lockwood in Phoenix, and Of Counsel Lisa M. Petrovsky in Los Angeles. The three are joining from the Phoenix office of Steptoe.
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Ogletree Deakins Deepens Wage and Hour Litigation Team, Adds Two Shareholders to Firm’s Southern California Offices
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Paloma Peracchio and Mitch Wrosch, formerly partners at Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP., join the firm as shareholders in its Los Angeles and Orange County offices, respectively. Peracchio and Wrosch focus their practices almost exclusively on private sector wage and hour class and representative actions. The two join more than 125 California-based lawyers across Ogletree Deakins’ six offices in the state who represent management in labor and employment law matters.
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Prominent Mergers and Acquisitions Partners Join Simpson Thacher in Los Angeles
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Gregory B. Klein and Michael W. Kaplan have joined its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice as Partners in Los Angeles. Greg and Mike join Simpson Thacher from Irell & Manella, where they were both Partners and where Greg served as co-chair of the firm’s Transactions Practice and a member of the Executive Committee.
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King & Spalding Hires Four-Partner Pharma & Healthcare Tort Trial Team in New York
King & Spalding announced that a four-partner pharma and healthcare mass tort team of Morton Dubin, John Ewald, Kristen Fournier and Kathy O’Connor is joining the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes practice group in New York. They were previously partners at Orrick.
Private Wealth Attorney Joins BakerHostetler in California
BakerHostetler announced today the addition of Cynthia D. Brittain to its national Private Wealth team, resident in its Costa Mesa office. She was previously a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Leading Corporate and Renewable Energy Partner Joins Sheppard Mullin in Century City
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Elliot Hinds has joined the firm’s Century City office as a partner in the Corporate practice and as a member of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team. Hinds has more than 24 years of experience in private practice with industry-leading law firms and was most recently a partner at Crowell Moring. He is the second partner to join Sheppard Mullin in Century City this month.
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