Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced today that Christian Mammen has joined the firm as a partner in the intellectual property practice, resident in the San Francisco office. Chris joins from Womble Bond Dickinson where he served as office managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices and co-founded its artificial intelligence practice.

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FBT Gibbons has added Geoff Beckham as a partner in its San Francisco office and Business & Commercial Litigation practice group, further advancing the firm’s strategic growth in California and expanding its ability to represent financial institutions in complex litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters. Beckham joins FBT Gibbons from Wells Fargo, where he served as a senior in-house litigator handling disputes involving the company’s brokerage and financial services businesses.

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BCLP announced that Rafi Azim-Khan will join its Global Technology, Commercial & Data practice as a partner and has also been appointed global co-leader of the firm’s Digital Transformation and Emerging Technology offering. Working regularly across Europe and Silicon Valley, Rafi will be based in both the London and San Francisco offices and will collaborate closely with the firm’s Intellectual Property practice and Sports, Media and Entertainment sector group. Prior to joining BCLP, Azin-Khan led the Digital Law practice at Crowell, handling AI, emerging tech, autonomous vehicles, data privacy and adtech matters, and was co-Chair of the firm’s Global Advertising & Media practice.

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Mintz welcomes Michael Torosian as a Corporate partner in its Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice. Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Michael expands Mintz’s capabilities serving founders, companies, and investors throughout the innovation economy. Torosian arrives at Mintz from Baker Botts.

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