Ogletree Deakins Welcomes Attorney Maureen Bogue as Shareholder in San Francisco

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 Adds Prominent Royalty and IP Transactions Partner in Bay Area

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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Cooley Strengthens Life Sciences Capabilities with Key Additions on Both Coasts

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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Pillsbury Expands World-Class Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice with Addition of Scott Perlov in San Francisco

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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Experienced Intellectual Property Litigator Alice Ahn Joins WilmerHale

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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King & Spalding Continues Expansion of IP, Technology Litigation Capabilities with Addition of Partners Andrew Ong, Amadou Kilkenny Diaw

King & Spalding announced today that intellectual property and technology litigators Andrew Ong and Amadou Kilkenny Diaw have joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as partners. Ong is based in San Francisco, and Diaw is based in Washington, D.C. Ong and Diaw join from Goodwin Procter, where they were partners and practiced with Neel Chatterjee, who joined King & Spalding in July as partner and co-leader of the firm’s IP team.

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