McDermott Launches Employment Practice with Addition of 10 Partners

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is launching a stand-alone Employment Practice with the addition of 10 new partners and one counsel. The group will be led by partner Michael Sheehan and will bolster McDermott’s capabilities by positioning the Firm as an industry leader with a focus on high-stakes employment litigation and overall protection of brand reputation through compliance. Michael will serve as global head of the newly-formed Employment Practice after years of experience serving as Chair of the US Employment group at DLA Piper.  More >>

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Jeff Tsai joins DLA Piper’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations Practices in California

Monday, March 26, 2018

DLA Piper announced today that Jeff Tsai has joined the firm’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations practices as a partner in California, based out of the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. Tsai, who previously led Alston & Bird’s State Attorneys General team, represents companies in complex civil and criminal enforcement matters brought by state and federal agencies. More >>

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Prominent Trial Lawyers Join Latham on East and West Coasts

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Clubok and Elizabeth Deeley have joined the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. Both Clubok, who will practice in Washington, D.C. and New York, and Deeley, who will practice in San Francisco, are leading lawyers in complex commercial litigation matters with substantial trial experience. Their clients have included key players in the financial services and technology sectors, among others, and both regularly advise clients on disputes in the U.S. and overseas. Clubok and Deeley join Latham from Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands West Coast Land Use and Environment Practice with Addition of Marne Sussman

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Holland & Knight’s West Coast Land Use and Environment Group has added Marne S. Sussman as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Ms. Sussman focuses on a range of environmental issues, including climate change and air quality matters, permitting, land use projects and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Prior to joining Holland & Knight, she was a counsel with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in San Francisco. More >>

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Gordon & Rees to Add Second Practice Group from Sedgwick LLP

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani today announced the forthcoming addition of another practice group from Sedgwick LLP in its California offices. The new attorneys (who will be joining Gordon & Rees as of the first of the new year) will practice primarily in the firm’s Maritime Group, and will reunite with other former Sedgwick lawyers who had previously moved to join Gordon & Rees’s Commercial Litigation Group. More >>

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International Tax Attorney, Ajay Whittemore, Joins Rimon as Partner in its San Francisco Office

Friday, October 27, 2017

Ajay Whittemore joins Rimon Law as a Partner in its Tax and Trust and Estate groups. Mr. Whittemore’s practice focuses on international tax planning and controversies. In the planning area, Mr. Whittemore advises clients regarding both inbound and outbound matters, including tax treaty analysis, transfer pricing, tax deferral opportunities, and the architecture and implementation of tax-efficient business structures. He also advises private clients regarding pre-immigration planning, expatriation issues, foreign trust issues, investment in U.S. businesses and real estate, and global succession planning. More >>

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