Paul Hastings LLP, a preeminent global law firm, announced today that leading technology dealmaker, Bill Choe, has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and will be based in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Joining Choe from his prior firm is M&A partner Jason Rabbitt-Tomita, and a team of attorneys who work with the two are expected to follow. (more…)

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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continued the expansion of its Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in California with the strategic addition of Scott Oliver as a shareholder in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Oliver, who joins the firm from Orrick, has more than 25 years of experience defending and advising companies across an array of industries, including wireless, software, semiconductor, and digital distribution. (more…)

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Lior Zorea, an experienced, well-regarded emerging growth companies, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions partner, has joined global Top 100 law firm Nixon Peabody’s national corporate practice as part of a strategic move by the firm to expand its capabilities on the West Coast. The firm has a strong reputation in the areas of securities law, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions. Lior joins Nixon Peabody from Perkins Coie LLP. (more…)

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Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Blamires, who joined the firm’s San Francisco office and is a member of the Technology Transactions Practice. Qualified in the US, England and Wales, and Ireland, Blamires’ deep capabilities in data privacy law enhances Latham’s ability to help clients understand and prepare for the legal implications of multi-jurisdictional privacy laws, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), forthcoming developments to US privacy laws, and global data breach notification standards. (more…)

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Davis Polk advised the representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an initial public offering of 25,000,000 shares of common stock of SolarWinds Corporation. The shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SWI.” (more…)

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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of six new attorneys to our Bay Area practice. Partners W. Eric “Ric” Blumhardt, Jessica S. Pliner, Stephen B. Welch, and Patrice N. Harper, along with associates Kristin L. Wallace and A. Barclay “Clay” Byrnes, will join the firm this month. Mr. Welch, Ms. Wallace, and Mr. Byrnes will be based in a new Lewis Brisbois location in Walnut Creek, Calif. beginning Monday, September 17. (more…)

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Expanding its team of top Intellectual Property attorneys, Rimon Law is pleased to welcome an eight-person group from the Silicon Valley office of Duane Morris, including four partners. (more…)

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Tim Brugh, the former Vice President and West Coast Director of Fiduciary Services at The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, has joined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s marquee Estates, Trusts & Tax Planning/Private Wealth practice in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. (more…)

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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Britt Anderson has joined the firm’s Trademark, Copyright, Media & Brand Protection practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office. This is the firm’s latest lateral partner addition in Palo Alto, following the arrival of recent laterals including Matt Oshinsky, Adrian Rich and Wendy Moore. Britt was previously a partner at K&L Gates. (more…)

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Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Greg Roussel has joined the firm in Silicon Valley as a partner in the Corporate Department and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Roussel concentrates his practice on mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions involving technology companies. Roussel joins Latham from the Silicon Valley office of Fenwick & West. (more…)

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Morgan Lewis today welcomes Eric Hwang and Christopher Rose to its global corporate transactions team. Mr. Hwang will be resident in Silicon Valley and San Francisco; Mr. Rose will be resident in Century City and Silicon Valley. (more…)

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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…)

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