Morgan Lewis today welcomes a seven-partner intellectual property (IP) litigation team that enhances the firm’s trial and appellate capabilities, particularly in the life sciences and technology industries. Five of the new partners—Jeff Gargano, Krista Vink Venegas, Shon Lo, Hersh Mehta, and Kevin Shortsle—will be resident in Chicago; Natalie Bennett will be resident in Washington, DC; and Brent Hawkins will be resident in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. All arrive from another global law firm, along with several associates. (more…)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that James F. Jensen has joined the firm’s fund services and emerging companies practices as a partner in the Palo Alto office. (more…)
Davis Polk advised the underwriters in connection with an initial public offering of 18,000,000 shares of common stock of Bloom Energy Corporation at $15.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $270 million. Bloom has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2,700,000 shares. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BE.” (more…)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner John Yslas to the Labor & Employment department in Los Angeles. Yslas joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was a partner in Los Angeles. (more…)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that it has expanded its Commercial Finance practice with the addition of Shana E. Ramirez as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles – Century City office. Ramirez previously was a senior associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. (more…)
Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partner Jordan E. Hamburger has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group in Century City. Hamburger was most recently a partner at Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was national co-head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 21 lateral partners, including 6 members to the Corporate practice group. (more…)
