DLA Piper announced today that Tracy Shapiro has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in Northern California. She will be based in the San Francisco office. Shapiro, who joins from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, previously worked at the FTC in the Bureau of Consumer Protection’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Kenneth A. Kecskes as a real estate partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. He joins the firm from Fox Rothschild LLP. More >>
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San Francisco- Expanding its Private Fund and Securities Advisor team, Rimon Law welcomes Geoffrey Perusse as a Partner on their Financial Services team in the firm’s San Francisco and Lake Tahoe offices. Mr. Perusse joins Rimon from VLP Law Group, where he was a Partner. More >>
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Baker Botts L.P.P., a leading international law firm, today announced that Peter Huston has joined the firm’s Antitrust Practice as a Partner. Prior to entering private practice, Peter served as the Assistant Chief of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division San Francisco office and led multiple high-profile trial victories for the Antitrust Division. He will be based in Baker Botts’ San Francisco office and become the latest addition to an expanding West Coast presence of the firm’s award-winning global antitrust team. Mr. Huston joins Baker Botts from Sidley Austin. More >>
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William A. Bogdan has joined LeClairRyan as a partner of the firm’s construction litigation and employment litigation teams. He is resident in the national law firm’s San Francisco office. More >>
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that tax controversy lawyer Robert J. Kovacev has joined as a partner in its Washington, DC and San Francisco offices. He comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Steptoe & Johnson. More >>
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Darryl M. Woo, a veteran trial lawyer for the technology industry, has joined the firm as a partner in its award-winning Intellectual Property practice resident in the firm’s San Francisco office. More >>
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that R. Bruce Steinert, Jr. has joined the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. Bruce received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and his B.A., with honors, from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Bruce was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and a partner at Kirkland Ellis. More >>
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Morgan Lewis today welcomes Eric Hwang and Christopher Rose to its global corporate transactions team. Mr. Hwang will be resident in Silicon Valley and San Francisco; Mr. Rose will be resident in Century City and Silicon Valley. More >>
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Los Angeles | San Francisco | Silicon ValleyMorgan Lewis today welcomes a seven-partner intellectual property (IP) litigation team that enhances the firm’s trial and appellate capabilities, particularly in the life sciences and technology industries. Five of the new partners—Jeff Gargano, Krista Vink Venegas, Shon Lo, Hersh Mehta, and Kevin Shortsle—will be resident in Chicago; Natalie Bennett will be resident in Washington, DC; and Brent Hawkins will be resident in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. All arrive from another global law firm, along with several associates. More >>
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