Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Jose C. Villarreal has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Department in Austin. He joins Baker Botts from the Austin office of Perkins Coie, which he helped open in February 2020 and where he served as the founding office Managing Partner. Before that, he was a partner at Wilson Sonsini for over 15 years.
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Winstead PC, a leading national law firm, announced today that Evan McCurdy has joined the firm’s Real Estate Development & Investments Practice Group as a Shareholder based in the firm’s Dallas office. McCurdy joins Winstead from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that seven lawyers, including partners John F. Young and Christine Fernandez Owen, and three paralegals have joined its real estate practice. The team previously comprised Clean Law PC, a Chicago-based boutique renewables real estate firm representing leading and emerging developers and operators of clean energy projects in the United States and globally.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of four partners to our growing intellectual property (IP) practice. Charles (Chuck) Larsen (formerly White & Case) joins the Boston office, while Ryan Clark, Aashish Kapadia and Samoneh (Sammy) Schickel join McDermott in Austin. Clark and Kapadia join the firm from Baker Botts LLP.
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Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Stephanie E. Kaiser has joined the firm’s Austin office as a Member to the litigation team. Kaiser comes to the firm from Husch Blackwell.
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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dan Austin has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in the Austin office. Dan is the second new partner to join the ECVC practice in June, following the addition of Patrick Anding in Los Angeles and San Diego. Dan joins Perkins Coie from Dickinson Wright PLLC.
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Chris Drymalla, who represents a variety of technology and energy sector companies in patent prosecution and litigation matters, has joined Pillsbury’s Intellectual Property practice as a partner in Austin, Texas. He comes to the firm from Bracewell.
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Emily Westridge Black as a Litigation partner in Austin. Black joins Shearman from Haynes & Boone LLP.
Continuing the rapid expansion of its highly ranked Corporate practice, O’Melveny announced today that leading Capital Markets lawyer Michelle Earley has joined the firm as a partner in its Austin office.
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