Troutman Sanders LLP announced today plans to open an office in San Francisco, the firm’s fourth office on the West Coast since it first expanded into California in 2009. The office will officially open on April 1 in the Financial District at 580 California Street, where the firm has leased the entire eleventh floor.

“Our office in San Francisco will support our successful growth on the West Coast, and it will expand the robust work that we are already performing there for clients in our core practices of energy, finance, insurance, and intellectual property,” said Robert W. Webb, Jr., Chairman of Troutman Sanders. “In addition, as the United States business gateway to China, San Francisco will provide a unique and valuable link to our thriving offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong to support and enhance the rapid growth of inbound and outbound work for our clients between our U.S. and China offices.” More >>

Oceanwide Holdings Co, Ltd., a publicly traded real estate company headquartered in China, is announcing the acquisition of the two-tower First & Mission development site in San Francisco’s TransBay. This is Oceanwide’s second major transaction since first entering the U.S. real estate market in December 2013 with the purchase of a 4.6-acre downtown Los Angeles parcel of land across from Staples Center and the L.A. Live entertainment complex. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN), a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions, in connection with its underwritten public offering of 9,775,000 shares of common stock. BioMarin estimated the offering would raise gross proceeds of $911.5 million before costs. More >>

Farella Braun + Martel LLP welcomes James L. Day as a partner and Winston Liaw as an associate to its Intellectual Property Litigation Department. Both attorneys have an emphasis in patent litigation and further enhance Farella’s bench of IP attorneys with deep technology backgrounds. More >>

Douglas Sprague, former chief of the San Francisco U.S. Attorney’s Office Economic Crimes and Securities Fraud section, has joined Covington & Burling’s litigation group as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s highly regarded white collar practice. He will be resident in Covington’s San Francisco office. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Jonathan Axelrad has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as a partner in the San Francisco office.

Axelrad represents emerging growth companies throughout their life cycle. He also represents venture capital and private equity funds that invest in early-stage companies, assisting in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance issues. More >>