Rob Parr Rejoins Wilson Sonsini in Boston as the Firm Continues to Expand its Technology Transactions Department

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Rob Parr has rejoined the firm’s technology transactions department as a partner in the Boston office. His return reflects Wilson Sonsini’s continued growth in Boston and the ongoing demand for tech-driven deal experience. Prior to rejoining the firm, Parr was a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

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Taylor Wessing Strengthens its Venture Capital Practice with Salary Partner Armin Bartsch

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Taylor Wessing strengthens its venture capital practice with Dr Armin Bartsch (42) as Salary Partner as of October 1, 2022. The venture capital and M&A expert will move to the international law firm’s Berlin office and join the team of Norman Röchert, Co-Head of the international industry group Technology, Media & Communications, and Jens Wolf, Head of the firm’s German venture capital practice. Armin Bartsch joins Taylor Wessing from the business law firm Noerr, where he worked as lawyer since 2013 and as Associated Partner since 2019 in the areas of venture capital and M&A. 

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Blank Rome Expands Intellectual Property Litigation Group with Addition of Partner Paul Zeineddin in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Zeineddin has joined the firm as partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group in the Washington, D.C., office. A trial attorney with over 20 years of experience, Paul focuses his practice on patent litigation as well as the interplay between intellectual property and antitrust issues. Paul has handled more than 60 patent infringement disputes before U.S. District Courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”). Before joining Blank Rome, Paul was a partner in the Intellectual Property practice at Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP.

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Squire Patton Boggs Expands Private Equity Capability in Germany

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed private equity lawyer Sascha Konwalski as partner in its Corporate Practice in Frankfurt. Mr. Konwalski, who joins from Linklaters in Frankfurt, is the eighth private equity related senior appointment at Squire Patton Boggs in Europe since summer 2021 and his arrival marks a significant commitment to expand private equity and corporate work in Germany.

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Renowned Trial Lawyer Mark Kirsch Joins King & Spalding’s Trial and Global Disputes Practice in New York

Monday, October 3, 2022

King & Spalding announced today that leading trial lawyer and litigator Mark Kirsch has joined the firm as a partner in the Trial and Global Disputes practice group in New York. Kirsch joins the firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he served previously as Global Co-Chair of Litigation and Partner-In-Charge of the New York office. 

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Akerman Expands Atlanta and Winston-Salem Offices with Corporate Partners Jonathan Beckham and Michael Fulks

Monday, October 3, 2022

Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP has expanded its national Corporate Practice Group with partners Jonathan Beckham in Atlanta and Michael Fulks in Winston-Salem. They are the fifth and sixth partners to join Akerman’s national corporate team this year after New York partner Cristina Gonzalez, Atlanta partner Bryan Reese, Winston-Salem partner Steven “Will” Walker, and Los Angeles partner Peter Hurm. Beckham comes to the firm from Greenberg Traurig while Fulks previously practiced with MIchael Best & Friedrich.

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Herbert Smith Freehills continues to expand its global Financial Services Regulatory practice with the hire of Kelesi Blundell

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Leading law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Kelesi Blundell as a partner in its global Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) practices based in the firm’s London office. Kelesi joins from Allen & Overy where she was a senior associate in the financial services regulation practice.

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