Prominent Data & Technology Transactions Partner Joins Latham in the Bay Area

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Michelle Ontiveros Gross has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Data & Technology Transactions Practice. She advises clients on a wide range of technology-related matters, and counsels companies in connection with the development and protection of their technology assets, drawing on her breadth of experience in the industry. Her practice spans a variety of transactional, intellectual property, and privacy and data security matters, with a particular focus on complex technology transactions, cloud, SaaS, and outsourcing transactions, and large-scale M&A deals and capital markets offerings. Ms. Gross joins from Mayer Brown LLP in the Bay Area. 

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Ashlie Beringer, Former Deputy Counsel at Facebook, Rejoins Gibson Dunn in Palo Alto

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that S. Ashlie Beringer has rejoined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner and will serve as co-chair of the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group. Beringer, formerly Deputy General Counsel at Facebook Inc., will focus on advising technology companies on global regulatory enforcement matters and investigations and business strategies, particularly pertaining to disruptive technologies, data management, privacy and security.

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Dechert Welcomes IP Litigation Duo in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley

Monday, January 11, 2021

Dechert LLP announced today that Howard Levine and Jennifer Swan have joined the firm in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, respectively, as partners in the Intellectual Property group, further expanding Dechert’s global life sciences capabilities. They both come to the firm from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

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Sidley Continues Expansion in Northern California With Addition of Partners Idan Netser and Andrew Harper

Friday, January 8, 2021

Sidley is pleased to announce that Idan Netser and Andrew Harper have joined the firm as transactional partners in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Netser will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and Tax practices while Mr. Harper will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Both Mr. Netser and Mr. Harper join Sidley from Fenwick & West LLP.

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FisherBroyles Welcomes David Mesa in Palo Alto.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce David Mesa has joined the firm in Palo Alto as a partner. David joins the firm from Steptoe & Johnson where he spent the past three years in the Products Liability, Commercial Litigation and Retail & E-Commerce Groups defending many of the largest manufacturers and retailers in the United States.

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Latham Adds Prominent Capital Markets Partners in Bay Area

Monday, November 30, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rick Kline and Sarah Axtell have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate Department and members of the Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. Kline and Axtell will practice from the firm’s Bay Area offices, advising clients in all areas of corporate and securities law with a primary focus on capital markets transactions and public company representation. Kline and Axtell join Latham from Goodwin Procter LLP.
 

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O’Melveny Welcomes Leading Securities Litigator in Silicon Valley

Monday, August 17, 2020

O’Melveny announced today that leading Silicon Valley securities litigator Amy S. Park has joined the firm as a partner in the Securities Litigation Practice. Park was previously a partner in the Securities Litigation and Complex Litigation and Trials practices of a top 5 AmLaw firm. Park comes to the firm from the Palo Alto office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.

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