Nossaman LLP today announced the expansion of its real estate practice in Southern California with the addition of Daniel J. Katz as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.  Mr. Katz joins Nossaman’s Real Estate Practice Group, where he will build on the Firm’s strength in a variety of real estate transactions, and will further enhance Nossaman’s focus on the healthcare industry.  Mr. Katz’s representation of healthcare clients includes facility purchases and sales, operating leases and management agreements, construction and renovation projects, as well as contracts with service providers.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Krause has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. Previously at Stutman, Treister & Glatt, he will join the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice as a partner.

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Morris Polich & Purdy LLP (MPP) is pleased to announce that Steven L. Hoch has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Partner.

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Dayan R. Rosen has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Leveraged Finance Practice. Mr. Rosen comes to Manatt from Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.

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Munger, Tolles & Olson represented HealthCare Partners in a significant transaction for the healthcare industry. DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services, agreed on May 20, 2012 to acquire Healthcare Partners, the nation’s largest operator of medical groups and physician networks, for $4.42 billion.

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Members of Nossaman’s Healthcare and Corporate Practice Groups successfully represented HealthCare Partners, the country’s largest operator of medical groups and physician networks, in their merger agreement with DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. The $4.42 billion purchase price consists of $3.66 billion in cash and approximately 9.38 million shares of DaVita common stock, which was valued at $758 million based on the closing price on May 18, 2012.

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International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of Health Services partner Jill H. Gordon, who previously served as vice chair of Davis Wright Tremaine’s Health Law practice. Ms. Gordon’s health care practice complements Nixon Peabody’s existing Health Services practice and builds on its West Coast Life Sciences practice.

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is pleased to announce that Loryn Dunn Arkow, a real estate transactional attorney, has joined the firm as a partner, resident in the Los Angeles office.  She was formerly a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson in Los Angeles.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has enhanced its technology practice with the addition of two leading lawyers principally serving the technology and consumer electronics industries. Paul C. Lin and Kevin G. McBride are joining the Los Angeles office of the firm as partners in the corporate and IP litigation practices, respectively. Both lawyers come to Akin Gump from Jones Day.

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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four attorneys have joined its Business Restructuring & Reorganization (BRR) practice. in California. The group were all formerly practicing at Dewey & LeBoeuf.

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