Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Jordan R. Jaffe has joined its litigation department as a partner in the San Francisco office. He joins the firm’s expanding patent litigation practice. Jaffe’s addition marks Wilson Sonsini’s latest effort to add trial experience to its litigation department. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Jaffe was a partner in the San Francisco office of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he was chair of the autonomous vehicle practice.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Rosemarie Ring has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. Ring, formerly a partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, will continue her litigation practice with an emphasis on representing technology companies in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters involving a range of issues, including privacy, consumer protection and intellectual property.

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As part of the continuing expansion of its technology practice in California, O’Melveny announced today that top Capital Markets lawyer E. Ryan Coombs will join the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office this month. Coombs, who comes to O’Melveny from Simpson Thacher’s Palo Alto office, specializes in capital markets transactions for technology companies. 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Amy Candido has joined its litigation department as a partner in the San Francisco office. She joins the firm’s trial and intellectual property litigation practices as high-profile legal disputes continue to center around patent, internet, social media, and IP-related controversies. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Candido was a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, in San Francisco.

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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the growth of its Tax practice with the addition of Linda Pfatteicher as partner. Pfatteicher focuses on large-scale international tax and operational structuring projects, including cross-border mergers, acquisitions and post-acquisition integration, as well as international tax controversies. She is resident in the San Francisco office and comes to the firm from Squire Patton Boggs.

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