Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce Kevin Heneghan, experienced political and election law attorney, joins the firm as partner in the firm’s Government Group. Kevin specializes in advising business entities, candidates, elected officials, labor unions, trade associations, and independent expenditure committees on a wide range of campaign finance, lobbying and governmental ethics law issues. He will be based in San Francisco and will head up the firm’s Political and Election Law team (more…)
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Charles E. Schwenck has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office, working with the Energy Practice Group and Energy Industry Team, as well as the Transactional & Securities and Finance & Financial Institutions Practices. Previously, Schwenck was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP where he served as co-chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Practice (more…)
Bingham McCutchen LLP is expanding its renowned structured transactions practice to California with the addition of Dan Passage in the Los Angeles office (more…)
Sheppard Mullin represented New Wave Media Inc., the owner of the AdoTube™ online video advertising network and provider of proprietary in-stream video ad solutions, including Polite Pre-Roll®, In-Stream Skins and Takeovers and Branded and Interactive Overlays, in its completed merger with Exponential Interactive, Inc., the owner of global online advertising provider Tribal Fusion and engagement video solution Firefly Video (more…)
Morrison & Foerster announced that Bernie Pistillo has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax Department, resident in the San Francisco office. Mr. Pistillo’s practice is focused on the federal tax aspects of international M&A transactions and representation of private equity funds (more…)
Joseph T. Lynyak, III, a prominent financial services lawyer with an extensive career advising domestic and foreign banks, savings associations, mortgage lenders and other financial services organizations, has joined Pillsbury’s Finance practice section as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices. Previously a partner at Venable LLP, Lynyak’s experience representing clients before agencies including the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, the OCC, the CFPB, the FTC and others will help Pillsbury clients address the rapidly evolving regulatory challenges facing the financial services industry (more…)
International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded its Government Investigations and White Collar Defense practice in Los Angeles with the arrival of new counsel Jason P. Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez spent eight years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, two of which were as deputy chief of general crimes. He joins Nixon Peabody from Stroz Friedberg, an international digital risk management and investigations firm in Los Angeles, where he was managing director (more…)
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of attorney Athena Johns to the firm’s expanding San Francisco office. Ms. Johns joins the firm as an associate on the Electronics and Software Team in the internationally recognized Intellectual Property Department (more…)
Edward A. “Eddie” Woods and Susan K. Leader have joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as partners in the firm’s commercial litigation practice in Los Angeles. Both were previously partners in a boutique Los Angeles-based litigation firm (more…)
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, continues to add depth and experience to the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice Group in welcoming Benjamin Delancy as a shareholder. Delancy will be based in the firm’s Washington and San Francisco offices (more…)
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Corporate Partner Carole Bellis to its nationally-recognized Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Team. The addition of Ms. Bellis is part of the firm’s strategy to grow its transactional practices in the Bay Area. She will be based in Kilpatrick Townsend’s expanding Silicon Valley office (more…)
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Christopher Celentino, Mikel R. Bistrow and Kathryn M.S. Catherwood have joined the firm as partners in the San Diego office, working in the Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice. Prior to joining Foley, all three were members of the Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring group at Duane Morris LLP (more…)
