Perkins Coie Adds Partners Ngai Zhang and Drew Schulte to Growing IP Practice

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that partners Ngai Zhang and Drew Schulte have joined the firm’s expanding Intellectual Property (IP) practice in the Washington, D.C., and New York offices, respectively. Ngai and Drew counsel on strategic patent prosecution with a focus on the software and financial technology sectors. Ngai and Drew join from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where they were members of the Intellectual Property, Patent Counseling, Prosecution & Litigation, IP Audits & Strategic Planning, and Post-Grant Proceedings groups.

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Womble Extends Its Higher Ed Bench With New DC Partner

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

 Womble Bond Dickinson has bolstered its highly regarded practice representing colleges and universities with the addition of D.C.-based attorney Stephen J. Vaughan. Vaughan, who joins the firm as a partner in the Education and Employment teams in the Business Litigation Practice Group, represents colleges, universities, and related organizations throughout the country on a variety of legal and compliance issues. In addition to his focus on higher education, Vaughan continues his more than 20 years of experience representing businesses, including international franchisors, in litigation, employment counseling and litigation, and internal investigations. Vaughan joins Womble from Lathrop GPM. 

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Alexander L. Reid Joins BakerHostetler’s Tax Practice Group in Washington, D.C.

Monday, July 12, 2021

BakerHostetler is pleased to announce that Alexander L. Reid has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Reid will be a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group and serve as the national team leader for BakerHostetler’s Tax-Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving team. Reid joins the firm from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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Orrick Expands Cyber & Privacy Team with a Health Tech Focus

Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Orrick announced today that Thora Johnson has joined our Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation practice as a partner in Washington, DC. Thora is an authority on health data-related privacy and cybersecurity and is the tenth partner to join the firm’s Life Sciences platform since 2019. Thora’s arrival follows the firm’s addition last week of corporate advisor Mike O’Donnell.

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William Levi, Former DOJ Chief of Staff, Rejoins Sidley’s Litigation Practice in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Sidley is pleased to announce that William Levi, who previously served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Senate, has rejoined Sidley’s Litigation practice as a partner in Washington, D.C., where he will represent clients in a broad range of complex litigation, enforcement actions, regulatory disputes, and appellate matters.

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Squire Patton Boggs Continues Expansion of Commodities and Shipping Capabilities with International Trade Hire

Monday, June 28, 2021

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the appointment of D. Michael Kaye as a partner into the firm’s International Trade Practice and Commodities and Shipping Industry Group. He joins from Baker McKenzie, where he spent two years as the Global Director of Business Management, and prior to that from Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the world’s largest food processing and commodity trading corporations, where he was the Chief Counsel of ADM’s largest business unit.

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Litigator Joshua S. Levy Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Premier Class Actions Practice

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Joshua S. Levy will join the firm’s Class Actions Practice as a member in Washington, D.C. Levy is a skilled litigator with deep class actions experience. He represents businesses in a variety of industries in their most significant class actions and complex commercial disputes. Joining from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, he has over a decade of experience litigating high-profile class action lawsuits, including securities, consumer, employment, and ERISA cases. He is a trusted adviser to some of the world’s most prominent corporations and financial institutions.

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Former FDA Chief Counsel Stacy Cline Amin Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Leading Life Sciences + Healthcare Practice in Washington, D.C.; Will Co-Lead FDA Regulatory and Compliance Practice

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Stacy Cline Amin as a partner in its Life Sciences + Healthcare practice. Ms. Amin will be based in Washington, D.C. and will co-lead the FDA Regulatory and Compliance practice. She joins Morrison & Foerster after a decade serving at the highest levels of government, where she most recently served in a dual role as Chief Counsel of the Food and Drug Administration and Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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