Baker Botts, L.L.P., a leading international law firm, today announced that Jeffrey M. Kayes and Adam Griffin have joined the firm’s Global Projects Department as Partners. Mr. Kayes will be based in San Francisco and Mr. Griffin in New York. More >>
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Continuing the expansion of its Corporate Department, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of veteran life sciences transactions lawyer Geoffrey Kuziemko, who has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. He will be based in O’Melveny’s San Francisco office and spend significant time working out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office. More >>
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Norton Rose Fulbright today bolstered its Global Cyber Risk Group with the addition of three prominent privacy and cybersecurity lawyers: Chris Cwalina in Washington, DC, Jeewon Serrato in San Francisco and Steven Roosa in New York. Cwalina joins as the firm’s Global Co-Head of Cyber Risk and Serrato as its Head of Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity in the United States. Roosa will head up the firm’s data lab, enhancing Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Risk Advisory offering. More >>
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Leading intellectual property litigators Chris Kao and David Tsai have joined Pillsbury as partners. They come to the firm from Vinson & Elkins and will be primarily based in the San Francisco office. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Ken W. Muller has joined the Firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Investment Funds Group. He joins Kirkland from Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he served as co-chair of the private equity fund group. More >>
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Robyn Leonard as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Leonard joins the firm’s Maritime law practice group. Leonard was previously with Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. More >>
Tags: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP | San FranciscoSheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>
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Dentons, the leading global law firm, announces the arrival of Michael E. Sandgren as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Resident in the Firm’s Oakland office, he will focus on representing manufacturers and distributors of industrial products in personal injury defense. More >>
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kahlil T. Yearwood has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner. Yearwood, formerly with Dechert LLP, continues his real estate finance practice at Gibson Dunn. More >>
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Reed Smith today announced the latest addition to its growing San Francisco office: Lewis Zirogiannis joins the firm as partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement practice. Zirogiannis comes to Reed Smith from longtime client GE, where he most recently served as Executive Counsel for Litigation & Investigations, and Chief Compliance Officer for GE Digital, GE’s Industrial Internet software business, which is at the forefront of the digital industrial era. Before moving to GE Digital, he served as Managing Director of Supervisory Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer for GE Energy Financial Services, and Global Head of Anti-Corruption for GE Capital. More >>
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