Arent Fox is pleased to announce that Halbert B. (Bert) Rasmussen has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its growing Automotive group and nationally recognized Complex Litigation practice. Mr. Rasmussen has extensive experience representing car, truck, bus, and motorcycle dealers on issues that range from managing regulatory compliance programs and negotiating dealer agreements, to mergers and acquisitions, and business, franchise, and consumer litigation. Mr. Rasmussen joins the Los Angeles office two weeks after the firm announced the addition of auto litigation partner Russell P. McRory to the New York office. (more…)
Hogan Lovells announced today that Albert W. Stemp has joined its Los Angeles office as a Partner in the Real Estate practice.
Stemp’s arrival complements Hogan Lovells’ global Real Estate practice. He has represented borrowers and financial institutions, private equity funds, developers, institutional investors, and REITs. Additionally, Stemp has advised U.S. investors in international real estate assets and international investors in U.S. real estate assets and debt. (more…)
Hunton & Williams LLP announces Robert M. Johnson has joined the real estate practice as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Johnson, who comes to the firm from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, focuses his practice on commercial real estate development and finance. He has represented owners and investors in all aspects of acquiring, leasing and developing office, retail and industrial property throughout the Western United States. His arrival follows that of Washington partner Rori Malech earlier this year and of Jerome Dano and Valerie Kitay as counsel in New York last month. Chris Hasbrouck, also from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, will join the firm as an associate to work alongside Johnson. (more…)
Loeb & Loeb LLP partner Adam Streisand, chair of the firm’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice, secured a major victory today on behalf of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, when the Los Angeles Superior Court confirmed the authority of Shelly Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise to Ballmer over the objections of her estranged husband, longtime team owner Donald Sterling. The record $2 billion sale was finalized shortly after the court order was signed and Ballmer is now the new owner of the NBA franchise. (more…)
Jenner & Block LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel A. Rozansky has joined the firm’s nationally acclaimed Content, Media & Entertainment (CME) practice as a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office. An accomplished entertainment attorney, Mr. Rozansky will focus on disputes in areas including entertainment finance, profit participation, partnership disputes, trade secrets, reality television, anti-SLAPP, rights of privacy and publicity and First Amendment issues. (more…)
Pepper Hamilton LLP announced today that Ted R. Gropman has joined the firm as a partner in the Construction Practice Group, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Gropman is Pepper Hamilton’s first construction attorney in its LA office. His hiring furthers Pepper’s strategic initiative to build out its well-regarded Construction Practice, as well as its newly formed Los Angeles office.
For more than 33 years, Gropman has devoted his practice exclusively to construction law, focusing on the representation of contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and institutional owners on both private and public works projects. His practice focuses on litigation and arbitration of disputes involving delay and impact claims, scope of work disputes, mechanic’s liens and stop notices, bid protests, construction defects and contract drafting and review. (more…)
BakerHostetler is proud to announce that leading trademark practitioner Miriam Beezy has joined as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group and member of the Trademark and Copyright teams. Beezy’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright matters, including U.S. and global procurement, prosecution, transactions, enforcement, and disputes. Her client experience ranges from high-profile entertainment and hospitality industry clients to biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry clients. She joins BakerHostetler from Foley & Lardner LLP, where she served as chair of the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practice and co-chair of the Entertainment and Media Industry team. (more…)
Greenberg Glusker today announced that Peter A. Nyquist has joined the Firm as a partner in its Environmental Group.
“Pete is one of California’s most highly regarded environmental lawyers and has expertise in a broad range of environmental issues,” said David E. Cranston, partner at Greenberg Glusker and chair of the Firm’s Environmental Group. “Pete will be a tremendous addition to our team. We are thrilled to have him.” (more…)
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its intellectual property group with the addition of patent prosecution partner Jonathan Jaech and intellectual property litigation counsel Glenn Trost to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Along with patent prosecutor Grant Langton, who joined the firm earlier this month, Jaech and Trost were previously with the law firm Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP.
“We continually look for strategic growth opportunities that make sense to our clients and the firm,” said Cary Jones, administrative partner of Snell & Wilmer’s Los Angeles office. “Jonathan, Glenn and Grant are outstanding attorneys with exceptional reputations in the legal community. They will be invaluable additions to our Southern California intellectual property practice and the firm as a whole.” (more…)
Nossaman LLP has augmented its globally recognized infrastructure practice by welcoming back Washington, DC-based attorney Ann-Therese Schmid as a partner. She was previously a member of Nossaman’s Infrastructure practice in the firm’s Austin office from 2005 through 2006.
Schmid possesses national expertise in a number of innovative project delivery methods including design-build, construction management at risk, privatization, and integrated project delivery. She is also well versed in federal policy and federal regulatory compliance and FTA procurements, particularly the Buy America and New Starts programs for surface transportation infrastructure projects. Adding to Nossaman’s considerable East Coast strength and capacity, Schmid will help further enhance the firm’s infrastructure depth and breadth in a variety of ways. (more…)
Foley announced today that Chris Laukenmann has joined the firm’s Finance & Financial Institutions, Transactional & Securities, and Private Equity & Venture Capital Practices as a partner in the Los Angeles office.
For more than two decades, Laukenmann has advised Fortune 500, middle market and emerging growth companies on capital, investment, structure, governance, corporate strategy, treasury, risk management, reorganization and regulatory matters. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, private equity, venture capital, general corporate, restructuring and regulatory compliance across industries. (more…)
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Joshua Briones and Ana Tagvoryan joined the Firm as partners in the Corporate Litigation practice. Together they bring more than 20 years of complex commercial litigation experience to the Firm, with an emphasis on consumer class action defense. Both are based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.
“We are thrilled to welcome Joshua and Ana to Blank Rome,” said Alan J. Hoffman, Chairman and Managing Partner. “Class action lawsuits are on the rise in any industry that collects consumer data, from call recording matters to data breach suits. Over the past year, we have seen a significant rise in plaintiffs’ counsel filing class actions across the country that allege violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Joshua and Ana’s deep knowledge and experience in this area will further strengthen our litigation capabilities in defending clients against such actions.” (more…)
