Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Arman Oruc has joined the firm as partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice, resident in the Los Angeles office. His appointment follows the recent arrival of antitrust partner Andy Lacy in April. Mr. Oruc comes to Goodwin from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Michael Tu has joined Cooley as a partner in its securities litigation practice in Los Angeles. Arriving from Orrick, where he headed the firm’s Southern California securities practice, Tu brings more than two decades of litigation experience, including shareholder litigation, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and mergers acquisitions disputes under federal and state securities laws.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is proud to announce the arrival of Travis Jackson as partner in the Healthcare practice based in Los Angeles. Travis strengthens the Firm’s leading Hospitals and Health Systems team with experience representing healthcare providers on transactions and regulatory matters. Prior to joining McDermott, Travis was a partner at King & Spalding.
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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.
Tags: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | Los AngelesGlobal 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.
