The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Celeste M. Brecht has joined the Firm as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice and is based in the Los Angeles Office. Brecht joins Jones Day from Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Paul Hastings Continues Growth of M&A and Entertainment and Media Practices with Addition of Prominent Corporate Partner in Century City
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that prominent M&A and entertainment and media transactional lawyer Sean Monroe has joined the firm as a partner, based in Century City. He joins from O’Melveny & Myers. Mr. Monroe’s arrival adds further momentum to the growth of the firm’s Entertainment and Media practice, and bolsters the firm’s strategic depth in M&A and corporate transactional capabilities.
Blank Rome Expands Privacy, Security & Data Protection Practice with Leading Team in California
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome three new attorneys to the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, notably enhancing the firm’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice: partners Sharon R. Klein, who will serve as chair of the Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice, and Alex C. Nisenbaum, as well as associate Karen H. Shin. The prominent team will also establish a new office for Blank Rome in Orange County, California. They join Blank Rome from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP where Sharon led compliance for the Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy practice group.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Four LA Litigators, Including Partners Turken and Calkins
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that four commercial litigation lawyers, including partners James Turken and Rebecca Lawlor Calkins, have joined its Los Angeles office from Greenspoon Marder. Associates Kelly Doyle Dahan and Neil Thakor complete the arriving team of litigators.
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Cozen O’Connor Continues Class Actions Practice Group Expansion with the Addition of Litigator Becky A. Girolamo
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Becky A. Girolamo will be the newest member of the Class Actions Practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She brings deep experience defending businesses across industries in class actions, including cases involving privacy, data breach, and consumer protection claims in the California courts. Girolamo has also defended financial services companies in class actions and derivative suits arising from alleged violations of securities laws. Girolamo’s joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and will focus on defending consumer class actions and advising clients on related compliance issues.
Sander Zagzebski Joins Clark Hill as Member in Los Angeles
Clark Hill today announced that Sander Zagzebski has joined Clark Hill as a Member in the firm’s Corporate Law practice, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Zagzebski has broad experience as both a transactional and corporate/securities lawyer representing clients across a range of industries. Zagzebski joins the firm from Greenspoon Marder.
Norton Rose Fulbright Strengthens Litigation and Investigations Teams with Brian Sun
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that prominent litigation lawyer Brian Sun has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner. Sun, who joins from Jones Day, is a seasoned trial lawyer experienced in complex business litigation, white collar criminal defense and investigation matters.
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Squire Patton Boggs Strengthens Data Practice Leadership with Addition of Alan L. Friel
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that partner Alan L. Friel has joined the Firm as Deputy Chair of its Global Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice (Data Practice), resident in Los Angeles. Mr. Friel arrives from BakerHostetler, where he led the US Consumer Privacy practice, co-chaired the retail, restaurant and e-commerce industry initiative, and served as the California Digital Assets and Data Management Leader.
Sheppard Mullin Expands Corporate Practice In Los Angeles
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel H. Peters has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Corporate practice group. Peters was most recently a partner at Winston & Strawn.
Faegre Drinker Strengthens Growing Restructuring Practice on Both Coasts with Additions of Richard Bernard and Scott Gautier
Faegre Drinker announced today that Richard Bernard and Scott Gautier have joined the firm as partners in the finance and restructuring practice group in New York and Los Angeles, respectively. Bernard comes to the firm from Foley & Lardner LLP. Gautier moves to the firm from Robins Kaplan LLP, where he was chair of the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy practice group.
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