Brette Simon joins Jones Day in the Los Angeles Office as a partner in the Private Equity Practice. Ms. Simon, a renowned transactional attorney, comes from the Los Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Ms. Simon is the 4th transactional attorney to join as partner in the West Coast offices of Jones Day in the past three months.

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James Wesley Kinnear has joined Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro as a partner in their San Francisco office. Kinnear will continue to center his work on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. His main focus is media and IP litigation.

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Charles Pak, former co-chairman of the private equity group at Seyfarth Shaw, joins Reed Smith’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its corporate and securities group. Pak is experienced in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance. In addition to Charles Pak, Reed Smith has hired four new partners to the Los Angeles office this month.

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Jones Day remains as one of the world’s largest law firms by a variety of tactics. One such tactic, is ensuring the possibility of promotions for its current members, which in turn aids in attracting those on the outside, specifically in its five California offices. In 2004, the San Diego office had one lawyer. Today it has more than 20. Along with various other lateral moves, Jones Day has had 9 associates climb the ladder to partner throughout the California offices. The California offices began 25 years ago, now with more than 250 lawyers cumulatively among the five offices, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego.

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Jones Day remains as one of the world’s largest law firms by a variety of tactics. One such tactic, is ensuring the possibility of promotions for its current members, which in turn aids in attracting those on the outside, specifically in its five California offices. In 2004, the San Diego office had one lawyer. Today it has more than 20. Along with various other lateral moves, Jones Day has had 9 associates climb the ladder to partner throughout the California offices. The California offices began 25 years ago, now with more than 250 lawyers cumulatively among the five offices, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego.

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California law firm Fenwick & West LLP has opened an office in Seattle. Corporate attorneys Stephen M. Graham, Roger M. Tolbert and Alan C. Smith will head the office, which will focus on life sciences. Representatives of the firm said that they had been eying the Seattle market for some time, adding that it is attractive because of its similarities to both the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

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Los Angeles law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has announced the completion of its merger with Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. Manatt’s San Francisco employees will move into Steefel’s offices, and will be managed by partner Christopher L. Wagner.

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Los Angeles law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has announced the completion of its merger with Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. Manatt’s San Francisco employees will move into Steefel’s offices, and will be managed by partner Christopher L. Wagner.

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Lisa Bonner, a Los Angeles entertainment attorney, has moved to Dreier’s New York office. Bonner previously founded and managed Bonner Law, which represented a wide range of entertainment and media clients. She remains outside counsel for Vibe magazine and Code Black Entertainment.

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