Dechert Welcomes IP Litigation Duo in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley

Dechert LLP announced today that Howard Levine and Jennifer Swan have joined the firm in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, respectively, as partners in the Intellectual Property group, further expanding Dechert’s global life sciences capabilities. They both come to the firm from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

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Sidley Continues Expansion in Northern California With Addition of Partners Idan Netser and Andrew Harper

Sidley is pleased to announce that Idan Netser and Andrew Harper have joined the firm as transactional partners in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Netser will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, and Tax practices while Mr. Harper will be a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Both Mr. Netser and Mr. Harper join Sidley from Fenwick & West LLP.

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FisherBroyles Welcomes David Mesa in Palo Alto.

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce David Mesa has joined the firm in Palo Alto as a partner. David joins the firm from Steptoe & Johnson where he spent the past three years in the Products Liability, Commercial Litigation and Retail & E-Commerce Groups defending many of the largest manufacturers and retailers in the United States.

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Latham Adds Prominent Capital Markets Partners in Bay Area

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rick Kline and Sarah Axtell have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate Department and members of the Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. Kline and Axtell will practice from the firm’s Bay Area offices, advising clients in all areas of corporate and securities law with a primary focus on capital markets transactions and public company representation. Kline and Axtell join Latham from Goodwin Procter LLP.
 

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O’Melveny Welcomes Leading Securities Litigator in Silicon Valley

O’Melveny announced today that leading Silicon Valley securities litigator Amy S. Park has joined the firm as a partner in the Securities Litigation Practice. Park was previously a partner in the Securities Litigation and Complex Litigation and Trials practices of a top 5 AmLaw firm. Park comes to the firm from the Palo Alto office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.

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Leading Transactional Tax Partner Joins Latham in the Bay Area

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Katharine Moir has joined the firm in the Bay Area as a partner in the Tax Department and member of the Transactional Tax Practice. Moir has extensive experience advising private equity firms and leading companies on tax matters in connection with a range of sophisticated transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, formation of private investment funds, and securities offerings. Moir joins Latham & Watkins from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Palo Alto.
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Baker Botts Continues Bay Area Growth With Addition of IP Partner in Palo Alto

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that leading Silicon Valley lawyer Christopher J. Palermo has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Palermo joins from the IP boutique Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham L.L.P., where he was a founding and named partner.

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