Mintz is pleased to welcome Tung-On (T.O.) Kong, who has joined the firm as a Member in its Intellectual Property Division. A nationally recognized life sciences patent strategist, T.O. brings more than two decades of trial and appellate experience representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics companies in bet-the-company disputes.  Kong arrives at the firm from Wilson Sonsini.

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Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Maureen Bogue to the firm’s San Francisco office as a shareholder. Maureen joins Ogletree Deakins after working at multiple national and boutique law firms, and serving as in-house employment counsel for global company Bechtel.

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Todd Trattner has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. Trattner’s practice focuses on representing both investors and financiers, as well as sponsors and companies, in royalty financings and monetizations, licensing and collaborations, and other strategic partnerships within the life sciences and technology sectors. Trattner joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced it has expanded its San Francisco office with the addition of a prominent team from Venable, led by Friedemann Thomma, the former co-chair of its Transactional Tax Group. He is joined by fellow partner Becca Chappell.

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Further expanding its market-leading Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, which is recognized as one of the six most active in VC financings globally, Pillsbury has welcomed Corporate lawyer Scott Perlov back as a partner in its San Francisco office. Perlov began his legal career as an associate with Pillsbury in Los Angeles and rejoins the firm from Polsinelli PC.

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Alice Ahn, a leading intellectual property litigator, has joined WilmerHale as a Partner in its San Francisco office. Ms. Ahn brings significant expertise in computer science, electrical engineering, and complex intellectual property matters, further enhancing WilmerHale’s capacity to serve leading technology clients and advance its strategic growth on the West Coast. Ahn joins the firm from Covington & Burling LLP in San Francisco.

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Fox Rothschild welcomes Evan D. Winet to the San Franciso office as a Partner in the Taxation & Wealth Planning Department. Prior to joining Fox, Winet was of counsel at Weintraub Tobin.

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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to strategically expand its market-leading Real Estate Practice with the addition of Ann (Seung-Eun) Lee as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. She joins the firm from Goodwin Procter LLP.

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