Constangy Expands Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice With 44-Member Team, Opens Six New Offices

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP is pleased to welcome a 44-member team, including 32 experienced attorneys, in a significant expansion of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. The attorneys who will be joining the Constangy Cyber Team are located across 17 cities in 12 states, and are driving the opening of new offices for Constangy in Baltimore, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. All are coming to Constangy from Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith. 

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Ogletree Deakins Establishes Immigration Practice in Northern California

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm has expanded its immigration footprint into Northern California with the addition of shareholder Yvonne Toy in the firm’s San Francisco office. Toy joins the firm from Corporate Immigration Partners, where she was a co-founder and partner. With Toy at the helm in San Francisco, the firm’s immigration practice is expected to grow quickly across northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

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Kilpatrick Townsend Adds Leading Litigator; Brings Bi-Coastal Practice to Firm

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Evan Nadel will be joining the firm as a partner and working from the New York and San Francisco offices as a member of the nationally recognized Complex Commercial Litigation Team. Mr. Nadel will be Co-Chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Class Action Practice Group. He joins the firm from Mintz where he was Co-Chair of the Class Action Practice Group. 

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Foley Continues Expansion of Corporate Team in Northern California with Tech-Focused Partner Lyman Thai

Monday, October 31, 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Lyman Thai has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group and Innovative Technology Sector and a member of its Venture & Growth Capital Team. Thai marks the 11th attorney added to Foley’s Bay Area corporate roster since February of last year, further enhancing the firm’s Northern California presence and demonstrating its commitment to delivering effective business solutions to clients in the region’s emerging companies and venture capital spaces. Thai joins Foley from Wilson Sonsini in San Francisco and is the latest in a series of corporate laterals who have joined Foley’s Northern California offices. 

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Cooley Enhances Intellectual Property Litigation Capabilities With Strategic West Coast Hire

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Cooley has expanded its market-leading intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of Christa Anderson as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Anderson joins the firm’s global litigation team from Keker, Van Nest & Peters, bringing extensive trial experience representing companies in intellectual property disputes across a wide range of industries and technologies.

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Holland & Knight Adds Top Lawyer from Bay Area Air Quality Management District Brian C. Bunger to West Coast Land Use & Environmental Group

Friday, October 14, 2022

Brian C. Bunger has joined Holland & Knight’s West Coast Land Use and Environmental Practice Group as a partner residing in the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Bunger is among the nation’s top legal air professional. He joins Holland & Knight after serving for 20 years as Chief Legal Officer to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Prior to leading the district’s legal office, Mr. Bunger represented clients in private practice.

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Norton Rose Fulbright’s Corporate / M&A Practice Growth Continues With San Francisco Partner

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that corporate, M&A and securities lawyer Kaylee Yang has joined its San Francisco office as a partner. Joining from Baker Botts, Yang represents public and private companies in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, investments and joint ventures as well as operational and corporate governance strategy. 

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