Morgan Lewis continues to strengthen its nationally recognized employee benefits and executive compensation practice with the addition of Marcus Wu as a partner in San Francisco. Joining from Pillsbury, where he led the Southern California executive compensation and benefits practice, Marcus advises public and private employers on a broad range of complex benefits and compensation matters.
King & Spalding announced today that Mike Rueckheim has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Litigation practice group. He is based in the San Francisco office. Rueckheim joins King & Spalding from Winston & Strawn, where he was a partner and the Chair of the Litigation Practice for the Silicon Valley office.
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Dechert LLP announced today the addition of J.J. Jones as a partner in its cyber, privacy and AI practice, further elevating the firm’s capabilities in incident response, AI counseling and litigation. Ms. Jones will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Before joining the firm, Jones was Microsoft’s Senior Director of Customer Incidents within the CISO’s Customer Security Management Office.
Paul Hastings today announced that leading securities litigation partners Daniel Laguardia and Patrick Hein have joined the firm in San Francisco. Laguardia, who also practices in New York, will serve as co-chair of Securities Litigation. Joining from A&O Shearman, where Laguardia previously held various leadership positions, the pair expands Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation team in Northern California and further enhances the firm’s broader capabilities for public company clients and financial institutions.
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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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Cooley has expanded its life sciences corporate partnering and licensing practice with the addition of partners Sarah Hogan and Jenna Ventorino in the Boston office and partner Stephen Abreu in the San Francisco office. The three new attorneys enhance Cooley’s established position as a leading strategic advisor across the life sciences industry. Hogan and Ventorino join from WilmerHale, and Abreu joins from Sidley Austin.
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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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