Perkins Coie Adds Environmental and Real Estate Litigator Ray Hartman to San Diego Office

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Ray Hartman has joined the firm’s Environment, Energy & Resources (EER) practice as a partner in the San Diego office. Ray is an experienced environmental litigator and has represented clients in complex cases involving such issues as groundwater contamination, toxic exposure, and real estate disputes. Hartman joins from the San Diego office of Cooley LLP.

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Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton Announce Plan to Combine

Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton have agreed to merge effective April 1, 2020. The new law firm, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, or “Troutman Pepper,” will have 1,100 attorneys in 23 offices across the country. Troutman Pepper will offer its clients greater resources and bench strength, enhanced practices and expanded geographical reach. The announcement follows a vote by both firms’ partnerships earlier this week.

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FordHarrison Adds Cory J. King as Partner

FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce Cory J. King joins as Partner. Cory comes to FordHarrison from Fine, Boggs & Perkins LLP. Cory is a seasoned litigator representing employers in private arbitration and litigation claims before state and federal courts, as well as administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies. His extensive litigation experience includes developing creative and efficient approaches to defending wage/hour (including class action and PAGA claims), harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, whistleblower, breach of contract, unfair competition, and trade secret disputes. More >>

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Eversheds Sutherland Continues US Expansion with New California Office

Eversheds Sutherland has opened a San Diego office with the addition of three leading Intellectual Property (IP) litigators: Nicola Pisano, Jose Patino and Christopher Bolten, who will join the Firm as partners in the next few weeks. The group brings highly sophisticated and established multinational practices focused on IP patent litigation, patent prosecution and IP due diligence. The trio joins from Foley & Lardner LLP. More >>

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Technology Transactions Practice

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that John Wehrli has joined the firm’s technology transactions practice as a partner in the San Diego office, where he will focus on representing life sciences clients. Prior to joining WSGR, Wehrli worked as a partner in the life sciences and intellectual property practices of Jones Day, which he joined in 2016. More >>

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Dinsmore Hires Commercial Litigation Partner Christopher Lyon in San Diego

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed Christopher Lyon, a new commercial litigation partner, in its San Diego location. He rounds out the office’s strong team of litigation attorneys and is the firm’s third litigation partner in the city. Lyon has specialized in defense of insurance companies in personal injury cases, which he predominantly worked on for the last 10 years as house counsel for Progressive Insurance. At Dinsmore, he’ll lead a team of attorneys working on product liability and breach of warranty claims. More >>

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