Akin Gump Adds Experienced Class Action Litigator Neal R. Marder in Los Angeles

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Akin Gump today announced that Neal R. Marder has joined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner, adding significant depth to its West Coast litigation team. Mr. Marder, whose practice focuses on class and mass actions, bet-the-company litigation, and complex business and commercial litigation, comes to Akin Gump from Winston & Strawn, where he helped launch that firm’s Los Angeles office and chaired its national consumer class actions practice. More >>

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Polsinelli Expands Public Policy Practice with Addition of Former U.S. Congressman John Shadegg

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes former U.S. Congressman John B. Shadegg as shareholder to its Phoenix and Washington, D.C. offices. Shadegg brings extensive experience to Polsinelli’s national Public Policy Practice, including eight terms in Congress where he demonstrated leadership and a passion for health care and energy issues. More >>

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Vinson & Elkins Adds Top Litigation Team to Global IP Practice

Monday, June 13, 2016

Vinson & Elkins continues to enhance its global Intellectual Property practice with the addition of five highly regarded partners in Austin and Dallas who have a broad range of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secrets and complex commercial litigation experience. The new partners arrive on the heels of the hiring of two IP partners on the West Coast and the recent opening of the firm’s Taipei office. More >>

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