Elizabeth Frohlich has joined Locke Lord’s San Francisco office as a Partner in the Firm’s Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. Frohlich, who most recently was a partner at Sheppard Mullin and previously a partner at Morgan Lewis for nearly 15 years, has represented U.S. and international companies in their most important commercial and financial services disputes nationwide.
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that corporate, M&A and securities partner Yan Zhang, who has extensive cross-border transactions experience, has joined its San Francisco office. Zhang arrives from the Palo Alto office of Baker Botts LLP.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Karen Lynn Prodromo to its San Francisco office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Prodromo was a litigation attorney at Morgan Lewis.
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We are pleased to announce that Michelle McCarthy has joined our newly formed Pensions, Benefits & Investments Group. The Group – formerly known as the Public Pensions & Investments Group – has rebranded itself to reflect the new line of services it offers clients with Michelle’s addition. She serves as a partner in the Los Angeles office and joins from McDermott Will & Emery.
Dechert LLP announced today that Saira Henry will be joining the firm’s antitrust/competition practice as a partner in London and Howard Ullman as counsel in San Francisco. This follows the recent arrivals of partners John A. (“Jay”) Jurata, Jr. (Washington, D.C.), Russell Cohen (San Francisco) and Douglas Lahnborg (London). Henry and Ullman both arrive at Dechert from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP.
San Francisco – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Michael Stortz as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He joins the firm’s San Francisco office from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
Further expanding its market-leading Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice, Pillsbury has recruited veteran startup lawyer Matt Kirmayer as partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Kirmayer was previously a partner at Perkins Coie.
Seyfarth has announced that Marc Fosse has joined the firm and will co-chair Seyfarth’s Executive & Equity Compensation practice in the firm’s Employee Benefits department. He comes to Seyfarth from Trucker Huss, where he headed the Executive Compensation practice. He will be based in San Francisco.
Tags: Seyfarth Shaw LLP | San FranciscoSeyfarth has announced that it has bolstered its Litigation group in San Francisco with the addition of veteran commercial litigators Jesse Miller and Jennifer Fearnow.
Miller and Fearnow are highly accomplished litigators who focus on complex commercial litigation and class action defense, with extensive experience handling trade secret, non-compete, and false claims litigation. They counsel clients in all phases of litigation with an eye towards resolving disputes outside the courtroom but with a successful track record when trials became necessary. They have effectively advocated to obtain emergency provisional relief for clients across California in trial courts and arbitral forums, oftentimes dual tracking.
“Jesse Miller and Jennifer Fearnow present a formidable team that further deepens Seyfarth’s litigation bench nationally,” said James McGrath, national chair of Seyfarth’s Litigation department. “Their vast commercial litigation experience and understanding fits us exceptionally well and will benefit our clients when they encounter complicated business disputes.”
Miller offers the very rare combination of more than three decades of significant leadership experience in the U.S. Army along with his deep experience as a lawyer, giving his clients a unique perspective and skill set. A decorated colonel, he remains active in military public service as a “Citizen Soldier” in the California Army National Guard. In 2022, he was singled out by general counsel and legal decision-makers as a BTI Client Service All-Star for his deep dedication to client service.
Miller has successfully led fast-paced cases concerning a variety of business disputes, including theft of trade secrets, non-competes, and unfair competition, under Section 17200 of the California Business and Professions Code and other statutes. Miller has also developed national proficiency handling Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) matters.
His outstanding commitment to public service also is exemplified through his extensive pro bono work, such as the work he has done on behalf of soldiers in need. Miller has appeared often in the press, including such prominent media as The New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Law, and CNN.
Miller holds four degrees: a JD from The George Washington University Law School, a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, an MA from the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and a BA from Bates College.
Fearnow has represented clients, including California’s largest school transportation company, in multiyear, highly contentious cases under California’s False Claims Act and USERRA, as well as in FINRA arbitrations. She also represented one of the Bay Area’s largest banks in a complex regulatory lawsuit filed against it by the California Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
Fearnow earned her JD from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and her BA from Stanford University where she was a member of Stanford’s NCAA Division 1 national championship volleyball team.
Patrick Ferguson joins Orrick as a partner in our Energy & Infrastructure practice in San Francisco, focused on helping clients in the energy transition space navigate the demanding regulatory environment in California and the Western U.S.With a deep background advising independent power producers, as well as utilities and community choice aggregators, Patrick’s wide-ranging practice covers regulatory policy and transactions involving renewable energy and capacity sales, energy storage, offshore wind and transmission projects, carbon trading and beyond. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Power Association of Northern California, and he previously worked as in house commercial and regulatory counsel with a wind developer. Patrick, who co-chaired Davis Wright Tremaine’s energy practice, is the 9th partner to join our global E&I team since the beginning of last year.
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