Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Rich Kim has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Kim’s arrival further strengthens Duane Morris’ Intellectual Property Practice Group, in particular with respect to patent procurement and counseling, as well as IP litigation. Kim joins Duane Morris from Morrison Foerster LLP, where he was head of the Electronics, Software and Telecommunications Patent Group in that firm’s San Diego office (more…)
Hogan Lovells announced today that it advised News Corporation (News Corp) in connection with News Corp’s entry into a definitive agreement with ESPN to acquire ESPN’s fifty percent equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), giving News Corp full ownership of ESS. With the acquisition, News Corp furthers its commitment to deliver sports programming to consumers across the globe, particularly in Asian emerging markets (more…)
Venable LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel P. Hoffer, formerly with the boutique labor and employment law firm Kellman Hoffer LLP in Manhattan Beach (more…)
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions, in connection with its underwritten offering of 6,500,000 shares of common stock (more…)
LeClairRyan is pleased to announce the addition of four new employees to its San Francisco office. Joining the firm as shareholders in the corporate and tax practices are Bridget McInerney Harris and L. Randolph Harris. D. Karen Maready joins as an associate, along with legal assistant Georgina M. De Brito, in the same practices. All were formerly with Cooper, White & Cooper LLP (more…)
Arent Fox Los Angeles continues its dynamic growth with the addition of David C. Meyer, a corporate partner with a multidisciplinary practice representing international corporations, auto industry companies, high-tech start-ups, research and development companies, and high net worth individuals (more…)
Alston & Bird has continued the western expansion of its nationally recognized and ranked corporate practice with the addition of five new leading attorneys, each of whom brings with them a highly regarded reputation within the California and West Coast business and legal communities (more…)
Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as the initial purchasers on a Rule 144A offering by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior debentures due 2042 (more…)
Farella Braun + Martel announced today that its client Zep Solar has reached a confidential settlement in its multi-year patent infringement dispute with Westinghouse Solar (more…)
Ted M. Handel has joined Haight Brown & Bonesteel’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Business Solutions and Construction Law practice groups. He has more than twenty years of experience advising corporations, real estate developers, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Haight, Handel was a partner at Koletsky, Mancini, Feldman & Morrow (more…)
