Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Moorari K. Shah has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance & Bankruptcy practice group and as a member of the Fintech industry team. Shah, who will be co-located in Los Angeles and San Francisco, was most recently a partner at Buckley LLP. He is the seventh lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Desmond has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices. Desmond, who recently served as the Chief Counsel of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Assistant General Counsel in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will focus on tax controversy matters.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Matthew D. Taggart to its Los Angeles office as a partner in its Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, National Trial, Labor & Employment, Class Action, and Antitrust & Competition Practices. Mr. Taggart joins Lewis Brisbois from Haliburton International Foods, Inc., where he served as Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to his tenure with Haliburton, Mr. Taggart practiced with a prestigious Los Angeles-based national law firm and two Washington D.C.-based national firms.
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Jean A. Lee joined the firm’s Technology M&A practice as a partner, resident in the downtown Los Angeles office. Lee joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Gina Cavalier has joined Cooley in Los Angeles as a partner in the firm’s business litigation and healthcare regulatory practice groups. Cavalier arrives from King & Spalding with extensive experience in the life sciences industry advising clients on healthcare fraud, abuse and compliance matters.
Tags: Cooley LLP | Los Angeles
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen T. Kong as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office and as a member of the firm’s Corporate practice. Kong joins from Troutman Pepper in Los Angeles.
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Clark Hill today announced that Brian M. Hom has joined Clark Hill as a Member in the firm’s Litigation practice, resident in the Los Angeles office. He has represented clients from across the globe in disputes in federal and state courts, including appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in arbitration and governmental investigations, with an emphasis in commercial litigation, securities, and antitrust. Hom’s joinder follows on the arrival last month of Sander Zagzebski as a Member in the firm’s Corporate Law practice in Los Angeles. Hom joins the firm from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Los Angeles.
Clark Hill today announced that Brian M. Hom has joined Clark Hill as a Member in the firm’s Litigation practice, resident in the Los Angeles office. He has represented clients from across the globe in disputes in federal and state courts, including appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in arbitration and governmental investigations, with an emphasis in commercial litigation, securities, and antitrust. Hom’s joinder follows on the arrival last month of Sander Zagzebski as a Member in the firm’s Corporate Law practice in Los Angeles.
