DLA Piper announced today that it has brought in Beni Surpin as a partner in its San Diego office. Surpin is joining DLA Piper’s Technology, Sourcing and Commercial group, and the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology and Corporate practices. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Surpin was a partner at Sheppard Mullin where he led the Intellectual Property, Technology and Commercial Transactions group, and the firm’s China IP team (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…)
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Michael L. Lipman has joined the firm’s White-Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Investigations and Regulatory Compliance Practice Group as a partner in its San Diego office. Lipman, who will also practice out of Duane Morris Los Angeles office, brings extensive experience in the area of white-collar criminal defense, and his addition strengthens the firm’s growing national white-collar practice. He joins Duane Morris from Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman LLP (more…)
Jessica “Jessie” L. Mackaness has joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, one of California’s leading litigation law firms, as an associate in the Firm’s San Diego office. Mackaness will join Luce Forward’s Insurance Litigation practice group (more…)
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today it has advised Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd. (EWP) in its acquisition of Marubeni Sustainable Energy, Inc., a leading U.S. integrated energy company focused on renewable energy production, based in San Diego, California
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is proud to announce that corporate attorney, Kirt W. Shuldberg has joined the firm’s San Diego/Del Mar office. He devotes his practice to corporate and securities law. Previously, Shuldberg was with Heller Ehrman. He makes Sheppard’s 12th partner to join from Heller Ehrman this year.
The firm of Fish & Richardson has hired an associate to its San Diego office. Olga May will join the business litgation group. Before joining the firm, Olga was a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Roger T. Benitez and the Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo with the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.
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The San Diego legal market has become saturated with lawyers and firms over the past 10-15 years, making the competition fierce for the limited number of clients. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps and what was then Gray Cary Ames & Frye were the first two firms in the city, but in the 1980s some L.A. firms started setting up shop in the city. Tech-focused San Francisco firms arrived in the early 90s, taking advantage of the booming life sciences industry. Most recently, Boston firms such as Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo and Goodwin Procter are staking their claim in the southern CA market. Some people say that these new arrivals will not have what it takes to compete against the well-established firms, though others argue that with some agressive lateral recruiting, these firms will be able to grow their San Diego offices into a real player in the market.
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A seven-attorney team from Alhadeff & Solar (A&S) has joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in California. The A&S lawyers will add to Buchanan’s existing San Diego, Del Mar office, as well as adding an office in downtown San Diego and one in Temecula. The two name partners, Sam Alhadeff and Keith Solar, lead the team which includes two senior attorneys, three associates, and eight staff members. In the San Diego market, where Solar is based, A&S was known for handling business law, litigation, and water law matters. Solar is well-known for his work in water rights and the tuna industry. A&S’s practice in Temecula focused primarily on land-use and environmental law. Alhadeff’s work here deals with real estate development, entitlement, and conservation.
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