Alston & Bird continues to grow its San Francisco office with the hiring of litigation veteran Stuart Plunkett as partner. Arriving from Baker Botts LLP, he was one of the founding partners of the firm’s San Francisco office and also its hiring partner.
Foley & Lardner announced today that Lewis Zirogiannis has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department and Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group. Zirogiannis is resident in the firm’s San Francisco and New York City offices.
Zirogiannis comes to Foley from Reed Smith, where he was a member of the complex litigation and global regulatory enforcement practice groups. He began his legal career as a staff attorney in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as a federal judicial law clerk in the Southern District of New York before entering private practice.
SAN FRANCISCO (January 22, 2020) – Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jessica Grant has joined the firm in its San Francisco office as a partner in its Class Actions + Mass Torts Practice Group. Ms. Grant’s practice focuses on a variety of commercial litigation matters including class actions and product liability. She also has extensive IP litigation experience in complex matters involving patent, copyright infringement, and trademark issues.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that it has expanded its corporate finance practice in San Francisco with the addition of Bill Veatch and Catherine Hagerty, who join as partners from Reed Smith.
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Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have agreed to merge effective April 1, 2020. The new law firm, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, or “Troutman Pepper,” will have 1,100 attorneys in 23 offices across the country. Troutman Pepper will offer its clients greater resources and bench strength, enhanced practices and expanded geographical reach. The announcement follows a vote by both firms’ partnerships earlier this week.
Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of Rob Neale as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Immigration Law practice in the San Francisco office. Neale’s practice will focus on representing clients in California, the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States on immigration matters. Neale was formerly the Partner-in-charge of the Immigration practice at Garvey Schubert Barer in Seattle. More >>
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Robert M. Bodzin as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group in the firm’s San Francisco office. Bodzin has moved his practice from Burnham Brown in Oakland where he had been a partner since 2003. More >>
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today the arrival of Michael Torosian. He joins Baker Botts’ Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) Practice as a member of the Corporate Department. Mr. Torosian, who is the fifth lateral partner to join Baker Botts’ Bay Area offices since early October, will work out of the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices. He joins Baker Botts from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he was a corporate partner in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. More >>
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International law firm Squire Patton Boggs has strengthened its cross-border Corporate and Real Estate practices with the addition of Charlotte Westfall and Victor M. Marquez, who join the firm’s San Francisco office from CKR Law LLP. More >>
Tags: Squire Patton Boggs | San FranciscoBaker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology and energy law firm, announced today the addition of Jonathan Patchen, a commercial and business trial lawyer who focuses on trade secrets and technology disputes, as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Patchen comes to Baker Botts from acclaimed Bay Area litigation boutique Taylor & Patchen. More >>
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