Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mike Paisner, a seasoned litigator and corporate executive, has joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle office. Mike brings to Perkins Coie and its clients almost two decades of experience handling significant disputes, investigations, and other legal matters in private practice, government, and a series of senior in-house roles. Mike joins the firm from The Boeing Company, where he served most recently as Vice President for International Disputes, Insured Matters, and Bid Protests.

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Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Sarah D. Macklin to our Seattle office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox, Macklin was partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP.

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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Christine Jochim as a partner in its Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice. An associate with K&L Gates from 2011-2015, Jochim rejoins the firm in its Seattle office from Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., where she served as senior legal counsel.

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Kilpatrick announced today that John Pierce, one of the nation’s leading energy attorneys, has joined the firm’s Seattle office as a partner.  Mr. Pierce will be a member of the firm’s nationally recognized and expanding Energy Practice. He was previously a partner at Stroock.

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Jamie Evans joins Orrick from Fenwick & West, where he co-chaired the Capital Markets & Public Companies Group. Over the course of his 20-year career, he has advised on some of the highest-profile technology public offerings in history. Jamie joins an Orrick tech practice that is counsel to over 4,000 emerging growth companies, including over 700 new companies added in 2022, as well as many leading public tech companies. This hire is the latest in a string of 29 strategic growth hires in tech since the beginning of 2022, coupled with the firm’s combination with fintech regulatory firm Buckley in February.

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