Fox Rothschild is pleased to announce that Mitch A. Reid has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. He will provide services to clients from both the Denver and Dallas offices. Prior to joining Fox, Reid was a partner at Spencer Fane LLP.
Tags: Fox Rothschild LLP | DallasSenior Criminal Antitrust Enforcer James Fredricks Joins Skadden
Skadden is pleased to announce that James Fredricks, most recently chief of the Washington Criminal II Section of the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the firm’s global Antitrust/Competition Group as a partner in our Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Fredricks will counsel and defend clients in all types of antitrust investigations and prosecutions, as well as other complex and multijurisdictional actions brought by government enforcers, including price fixing, bid rigging, market allocations, no-poach agreements, algorithmic pricing and criminal monopolization.
Littler Welcomes Shareholder John Nordlund in San Diego
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added John Nordlund as its newest shareholder in its San Diego office. Nordlund joins the firm from Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mintz Adds Top Trademark Practitioner to San Francisco Office
Mintz announces that Laura M. Franco has joined as a Member of the Intellectual Property practice group in the firm’s San Francisco office. Laura is an internationally recognized trademark practitioner specializing in trademark prosecution, brand enforcement and protection, and IP licensing. Prior to joining Mintz, Laura was a partner at Winston & Stawn LLP, where she managed the Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection group and co-chaired the firm’s Latino lawyers affinity group.
Akin Strengthens Position as Leading Firm for Private Capital Investors with Hire of Scott Colton in New York, Following Partner Bill Brady’s Arrival
Akin is pleased to announce that Scott Colton has joined the firm’s special situations & private credit practice as a partner in New York. He joins from Paul Hastings, closely following the firm’s recent addition of preeminent private credit partner Bill Brady, with whom Scott has worked for many years.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | New YorkProminent Commercial Litigation Paul Collier Joins Quinn Emanuel in Chicago
Continuing the growth of its Chicago office and strengthening its capabilities in patent and product liability litigation, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP today announced that Paul Collier has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Chicago. Collier joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | ChicagoLitigator Sarah Macklin Joins Fox Rothschild in Seattle
Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Sarah D. Macklin to our Seattle office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox, Macklin was partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP.
Tags: Fox Rothschild LLP | SeattleK&L Gates Deepens Environment, Land, and Natural Resources Practice With Seattle Partner Addition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Christine Jochim as a partner in its Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice. An associate with K&L Gates from 2011-2015, Jochim rejoins the firm in its Seattle office from Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., where she served as senior legal counsel.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | SeattleBlank Rome Continues Expansion in Chicago with Addition of Litigation Team
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that three attorneys have joined the firm’s Chicago office in its Corporate Litigation group: partners Daniel R. Saeedi and Rachel L. Schaller, as well as associate Gabrielle Ganze. Daniel will serve as team co-lead, Biometric Privacy. As litigators, Daniel, Rachel, and Gabrielle represent clients in disputes related to class action litigation, privacy and biometrics, trade secrets litigation, technology and information security, and employment law. They join Blank Rome from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | ChicagoK&L Gates Deepens Life Sciences, Technology Transactional Experience With California Partner Additions
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Mattias Luukkonen and Michael Gorback as partners in its Corporate practice. Luukkonen joins the firm’s Orange County office from Reed Smith LLP and Gorback arrives to the firm’s Palo Alto office from Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.