Perkins Coie Adds Seasoned Trademark Litigator in Palo Alto

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Britt Anderson has joined the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, Media & Brand Protection practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office. This is the firm’s latest lateral partner addition in Palo Alto, following the arrival of recent laterals including Matt Oshinsky, Adrian Rich and Wendy Moore. Britt was previously a partner at K&L Gates. More >>

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Morgan Lewis Boosts US Disputes Capabilities with 7-Partner Life Sciences, Tech IP Team

Morgan Lewis today welcomes a seven-partner intellectual property (IP) litigation team that enhances the firm’s trial and appellate capabilities, particularly in the life sciences and technology industries. Five of the new partners—Jeff Gargano, Krista Vink Venegas, Shon Lo, Hersh Mehta, and Kevin Shortsle—will be resident in Chicago; Natalie Bennett will be resident in Washington, DC; and Brent Hawkins will be resident in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. All arrive from another global law firm, along with several associates. More >>

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Sheppard Mullin Continues Strategic Growth in Bay Area

Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>

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Acclaimed Corporate Partner Joins Cooley

Cooley is adding to its flagship corporate practice with the arrival of partner David Segre from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has represented a broad range of public and private companies across all aspects of the corporate life cycle. More >>

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