McDermott Adds Digital Health Partner Alya Sulaiman in Los Angeles

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Alya Sulaiman to the Healthcare Practice Group in Los Angeles. Alya brings expansive digital health and health tech experience to the Firm. She works with clients to navigate complex healthcare regulatory, privacy and transactional matters, with a focus on digital health, interoperability and data use strategy. Prior to joining McDermott, Alya worked at the intersection of healthcare and technology as corporate counsel and the director of health policy and regulatory affairs for Epic Systems Corporation, a leading global healthcare software company. 

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Wilson Sonsini Adds Former Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou to Fast-Growing Litigation Department

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Christopher (Chris) Chiou has joined the firm’s litigation department as a partner in the Los Angeles office. He joins the firm’s expanding trial and commercial litigation practices after serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Team in New York and Los Angeles

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced the arrival of a four-person insurance corporate regulatory team, comprised of partner Robert Romano, counsel Jonathan Bank and insurance specialists Al Bottalico and Stewart Keir. Joining from Locke Lord, Romano and Keir will practice in Norton Rose Fulbright’s New York office, and Bank and Bottalico will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

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Perkins Coie Adds Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Partners Chris Grogan in Los Angeles and Steve Davis in Portland

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Chris Grogan and Steve Davis have joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as partners in Los Angeles and Portland respectively. Four new partners have now joined the expanding ECVC practice in recent weeks, following the additions of Dan Austin and Patrick Anding in Texas and California. Steve joins Perkins Coie from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, where he was a partner and had established his practice for 15 years. A former counsel with Perkins Coie, Chris returns to the firm after working as a general counsel for startup Stealth Fintech.

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Greenspoon Marder Expands Bankruptcy Practice Group With The Addition of Nine New Attorneys in Downtown Los Angeles

Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Reorganization practice group with the addition of a dedicated team of bankruptcy professionals that comprises nine attorneys and eight staff members from SulmeyerKupetz – one of the premier business, financial restructuring and litigation firms in California. Howard Ehrenberg, Mark Horoupian, Daniel Lev, Elissa D. Miller, Victor Sahn, and Alan Tippie join as partners, Asa S. Hami and Steven F. Werth join as senior counsel, and Steve Burnell joins as an associate.

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King & Spalding Broadens FDA and Life Sciences Team with Addition of Three Partners

King & Spalding today announced that Dale Giali, Keri Borders and Michael Resch have joined as partners on its FDA and Life Sciences team. Giali and Borders will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, and Resch will be resident in the San Francisco office. Giali and Borders join from Mayer Brown, where they co-led the food and beverage practice, and they are reuniting with Resch, a former Mayer Brown partner who most recently served as general counsel at Amy’s Kitchen, a leader in the frozen food and soup categories. 

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Blank Rome Welcomes Corporate Partner in Los Angeles

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that David E. Parsly has joined the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities practice group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. David advises clients on a full range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, emerging growth and venture capital financings, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and corporate governance. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.

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