K&L Gates Welcomes High-Stakes Commercial Litigator as Partner in Palo Alto and Pittsburgh Offices

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added trial and appellate lawyer John M. Pierce as a partner in its Palo Alto and Pittsburgh offices. In addition to his practice responsibilities, Pierce will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global litigation and dispute resolution practice area and a member of K&L Gates’ Management Committee. Pierce joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP. More >>

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K&L Gates Adds to Pittsburgh Office with Investment Management, Corporate Partner Hires

The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Brian Vargo and Michelle Repp as partners in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and corporate/M&A practices, respectively. Vargo joins the firm from Dechert LLP, while Repp returns to K&L Gates from II-VI Incorporated, where she served as Corporate Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs. More >>

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Karen Baillie joins Schnader’s Pittsburgh Office

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP is pleased to announce that Karen Baillie has joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office as partner. Ms. Baillie is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, as well as the Higher Education and Labor & Employment practice groups.

“We are very excited to have Karen joining Schnader here in Pittsburgh,” said Office Managing Partner George McGrann. “Her keen legal acumen and understanding of how institutions of higher learning operate will enhance the services we provide to clients.” More >>

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Cohen & Grigsby Adds New Depth and Experience to Business Services Group

Business law firm Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. is pleased to announce the appointment of two experienced director attorneys to the Business Services Group in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.

Matthew H. Clark brings extensive corporate and transactional experience providing advice on a myriad of legal issues, including drafting and negotiating acquisition, disposition and debt and equity financing documents; providing assistance with commercial agreements concerning intellectual property, information technology, and business development; providing advice regarding federal regulations related to health care; and handling general corporate legal matters. Prior to his new role, Clark was senior counsel of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC where he was responsible for information technology, sourcing, technology licensing agreements and a wide variety of commercial contracts.

Steven M. Taibl has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of business transactions, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and other private equity transactions. He routinely advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies, institutional and individual investors and public and private companies operating in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Taibl was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Bingham McCutchen LLP in Boston. Earlier in his career, he was an associate at Jones Day in Chicago and in Frankfurt, Germany. More >>

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