King & Spalding announced today that e-discovery lawyer Chris Costello has joined the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
Sidley Expands Regulatory and Enforcement and OSHA Capabilities With Partners Jason Mills and Alana Genderson
Sidley is pleased to announce that Jason Mills and Alana Genderson have joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement group as partners in the Environmental practice in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., respectively. Mr. Mills and Ms. Genderson join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where they were co-leaders of the firm’s workplace health and safety practice.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | Los Angeles | Washington Consumer Product Safety Partner Judith Shophet Sidkoff Joins Sidley’s Century City Office
Sidley is pleased to announce that Judith Shophet Sidkoff has joined as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice in Century City as a member of its Product Liability and Mass Torts practice. Ms. Sidkoff joins Sidley from Dentons, where she was a partner in both the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Consumer Products Representation and Services practice groups. She joins her colleague Sarah Carlson, who recently joined Sidley’s Litigation practice.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | Los AngelesFormer Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford Joins King & Spalding’s Los Angeles Office
King & Spalding announced today that Paul Watford, who served for 11 years as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as a partner. He is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Sidley Continues Building Global Finance Team With London Partner Tania Bedi
Sidley is pleased to announce that Natalie Karam has joined Sidley’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Century City and San Francisco. Karam joins from Cooley LLP.
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McDermott Continues IP Growth With West Coast Patent Litigator
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Dr. Timothy (Tim) Best as a partner in its Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group in Los Angeles. Tim is a trial lawyer whose patent litigation work focuses on biotechnology and life sciences and spans various technological fields, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, image processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and business methods. Best joins the firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he was Partner.
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Morgan Lewis Boosts West Coast IP Team With Trial and PTAB Litigator Sarah Guske
Morgan Lewis is pleased to welcome Sarah Guske as a partner resident in San Francisco, adding to the firm’s bench of intellectual property (IP) litigators with deep technical knowledge. Sarah arrives from Baker Botts, where she most recently chaired the California IP department and previously served as co-chair of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials Group.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Los AngelesSidley Strengthens Los Angeles Commercial Litigation Team With Partner Nima Mohebbi
Sidley is pleased to announce that Nima Mohebbi has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice in Greater Los Angeles. Prior to joining Sidley, he was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
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Private Equity M&A Partner Joins Paul, Weiss in Los Angeles
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bianca Levin-Soler has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity groups. Levin-Soler’s practice focuses on representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a wide range of transactions. Levin-Soler arrives at the firm from Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Clark Hill Adds Scott Koller to Cybersecurity Team
Clark Hill announced today that Scott Koller has joined the firm as a Member of its Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Privacy team. Koller arrives at the firm from Baker & Hostetler LLP.
