Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues to bolster its leading intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of Brian Ankenbrandt as a partner in the Palo Alto office. He joins K&L Gates from Paul Hastings LLP in a move that reunites him with fellow IP trial lawyer Jeff Randall, whose addition to K&L Gates was announced earlier this month. Ankenbrandt began practicing with Randall nearly two decades ago, and together, they have represented many of the world’s most successful and recognizable technology companies as well as numerous other industry-leading enterprises. More >>

Preeminent intellectual property attorneys Christopher Kao and David Tsai have joined Vinson & Elkins as partners, bolstering the firm’s patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets litigation capabilities.  Kao and Tsai come to V&E from Perkins Coie LLP. Kao will serve as Managing Partner of V&E’s Palo Alto office while also working out of the firm’s San Francisco office, where Tsai will be based. In addition, Kao and Tsai have an extensive roster of clients in the Asia-Pacific region and will oversee V&E’s Taiwan practice. More >>

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Robert (Rob) Rosenblum and Susan Gault-Brown have joined the firm’s corporate and securities practice as partners. Based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, Rosenblum and Gault-Brown have extensive experience advising both financial services firms and operating companies with respect to sophisticated regulatory, transactional, and product development projects. Previously, they were partners at K&L Gates in that firm’s Washington, D.C., office. More >>

As part of the continuing expansion of its Intellectual Property practice group, Dr. William R. Lambert has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group, in the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Dr. Lambert is a registered patent attorney who focuses his practice on patent prosecution and client counseling. He has experience with a broad range of industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, mechanical and electrical. Lambert’s broad technical background and over 20 years of research and development experience enables him to work with a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, polymers, physical chemistry, semiconductor and optoelectronic materials, electronic and photonic devices and fabrication, electronic packaging, telecommunications and manufacturing. More >>

WilmerHale is pleased to welcome Samuel Coates as a partner in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Coates joins the firm as a member of the Corporate, Emerging Company and Life Sciences Practice Groups.

“Sam is a terrific addition to our team in Palo Alto, which is highly attuned to the technology and life sciences markets,” said Susan Murley, co-managing partner at WilmerHale. “His years of experience and proven ability are a great match for us as we continue our strategic growth in California.” More >>