Phillip Warren, former chief of the San Francisco office of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, has joined Covington & Burling as a partner. He will practice in the firm’s global antitrust and competition law practice and be resident in the San Francisco office. (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today it advised the underwriters in Zendesk, Inc.’s $115 million IPO. Zendesk is a San Francisco-based customer service platform designed to bring organizations and their customers closer together. The company now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ZEN.” (more…)
Pillsbury today welcomed Clark Thiel as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Section in San Francisco. With significant experience in construction disputes, Thiel bolsters Pillsbury’s capabilities in litigation, mediation, and domestic and international arbitration. Thiel also brings a unique perspective as a licensed contractor and registered architect. (more…)
Polsinelli adds three shareholders from Top 100 & 200 Am Law firms to the Los Angeles office to practice nationally. The firm welcomes highly experienced attorneys Noel S. Cohen, who focuses on commercial litigation; Richard C. Giller, who adds new insurance recovery capabilities; and Travis F. Jackson, who joins and complements the nation’s fourth largest Health Care Practice. All three are excited to join Polsinelli and enthusiastic about growing the Los Angeles office. (more…)
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is pleased to announce that Carol A. Gefis has joined the firm’s Irvine, California office as a partner. She brings 25 years of employment law knowledge, including significant litigation experience in state and federal court. (more…)
Hanson Bridgett LLP is pleased to announce Ray Sheen has joined the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Ray joins the firm’s insurance recovery practice group. Ray represents policyholders in complex insurance coverage disputes. He has obtained recoveries of over $100 million for a wide range of alleged liabilities and losses, including product liability/consumer class actions, data breach, patent and copyright infringement, antitrust injury, pollution, and securities claims. In addition, Ray has expertise in insurance for data breach and other cyber liabilities. He also has considerable experience in litigating class actions and other complex commercial disputes. (more…)
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to welcome Jonathan Bloch as a corporate partner in its Los Angeles office. Formerly of Manatt, Bloch’s law practice focuses on the needs of large institutional investors, including venture capital and private equity. He counsels clients in fund formation, operations, and legal and regulatory compliance. He has participated in raising capital for real estate, hospitality, technology and telecommunication companies, manufacturing facilities and Internet distribution centers. (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that it advised longtime client Norwest Venture Partners on the formation of its latest fund, Norwest Venture Partners XII, LP. The $1.2 billion fund targets early to late stage venture and growth equity investments across a wide range of sectors. The new fund brings NVP’s total capital and commitments to approximately $5 billion. (more…)
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, DC, represented reality television producer Leftfield Entertainment (“Leftfield”) in a transaction to sell an 80 percent stake of the company to ITV plc for $360 million. (more…)
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Peitzman Weg LLP, a nationally known and leading corporate restructuring and bankruptcy boutique, will join the firm with four partners who will reside in the Los Angeles office of the firm.
Peitzman Weg LLP, a boutique firm with a stellar reputation founded in 1999 by veteran attorneys from elite, global firms, has been recognized in Chambers USA and U.S. News & World Report as among the top-ranked national firms for business restructuring and bankruptcy. Partners Howard Weg, Scott F. Gautier, James P. Menton, Jr., and David B. Shemano have a collective experience that spans decades of practice in high-profile corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation matters in California and nationwide. Several associates are also expected to join. (more…)
Robert Claassen has joined Kaye Scholer as a Partner in its Corporate Department in Palo Alto. He arrives from Paul Hastings, where he served as chair of that firm’s Silicon Valley Corporate Practice. (more…)
Freeman Freeman & Smiley today announced the addition of three attorneys to their Los Angeles office, bankruptcy attorneys Theodore Stolman and Carol Chow and real estate attorney Mark Jackson, as well as the addition of international law attorney Eduardo A. G. Bolt to their Irvine office. (more…)
