Two highly experienced employment lawyers have joined the expanding labor and employment practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in San Francisco.
Tracy Thompson comes to the firm as partner and brings over three decades of experience representing employers in all areas of labor and employment law. M. Michael Cole joins as counsel. Both practiced together most recently at Miller Law Group. (more…)
DLA Piper announced today that Lynn Cadwalader has joined the firm’s Real Estate practice as a partner in the San Francisco office.
Cadwalader focuses on real estate investment, acquisition and development, with a particular emphasis in the hospitality sector. She has extensive experience advising clients in the US and internationally, including in the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as working with Chinese and other foreign real estate investors. She represents hotel and mixed-use project developers, owners, operators and lenders, and works with all facets of resort and real estate development and operations. (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced that Susan Alker, a former partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office from 2007 to 2013, has re-joined its Financial Industry Group as a partner in San Francisco. For the past two years, Alker was a partner in the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of Winston & Strawn LLP, and was firmwide chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiative.
“We are delighted to welcome Susan back as a key member of our financial services transactional team,” said Tamara Box, Global Chair of Reed Smith’s Financial Industry Group. “In the past two years, we have added a number of attorneys in our Financial Industry Group in California, and her return continues our growth and strength in this area on the West Coast.” (more…)
Financial Services leader Dechert LLP announced today it has expanded its SEC regulatory and funds practice with the addition of Mark D. Perlow as a partner. He joins the firm from another international law firm, where he concentrated his practice on investment management and securities law.
“Mark’s addition signals our commitment to our asset management and private funds practice on the West Coast,” said Robert W. Helm, a leader of Dechert’s global Financial Services Practice. “He brings significant experience to our team, joining a large number of Securities and Exchange Commission alumni already practicing at the firm. We are delighted to welcome him to the partnership.” (more…)
Farella Braun + Martel LLP is pleased to welcome Tony Vecino as a partner to its Family Wealth Group.
“We are delighted to welcome Tony to our growing team of family wealth and exempt organizations attorneys,” said Lara Gilman, chair of Farella’s Family Wealth Group. “His depth of experience in advising high-net-worth individuals and families and knowledge of tax law and the laws of business entities complements and deepens the services we provide to our clients. Tony is a terrific addition to our practice and further cements our reputation as one of the top family wealth practices in the Bay Area.” (more…)
Mr. Terry joins Rimon from Gunderson Dettmer, a Silicon Valley law firm specializing in representing emerging growth companies, where he co-launched the firm’s first international office in Beijing. Previously we was a partner at DLA Piper, one of the world’s largest law firms.
Mr. Terry has extensive experience representing his clients on cross-border investments, market entry, outsourcing, technology transactions, joint ventures and M&A transactions. Mr. Terry’s experience spans a wide range of industry sectors, from mobile Internet, medical devices, digital advertising, and online gaming to clean-tech, semi-conductors, medical devices and education. Mr. Terry’s practice is truly global, having advised on hundreds of venture investments and M&A transactions involving the Americas, Asia and Europe, with a particular expertise in the U.S. and China markets. (more…)
New partners in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington and Atlanta – including three lawyers returning to firm; latest additions to government contracts, complex tort and corporate practices
Los Angeles/San Francisco/Washington (June 25, 2015) – McKenna Long & Aldridge heads into its pending merger with leading global law firm Dentons with a strong burst of momentum. The firm announced it has added five new partners in the month of June – in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington and Atlanta – including three lawyers who previously practiced at McKenna.
The five partners span several key practice areas – government contracts and compliance, litigation and complex tort litigation and corporate transactions and regulation. (more…)
Nossaman LLP has expanded its Environment and Land Use Practice Group with the addition of Michael Durkee as a partner in the Firm’s San Francisco office. He joins from McKenna Long & Aldridge.
Mr. Durkee practices land use, elections, and local government law in both administrative and judicial proceedings. He represents developers, builders, property owners, cities, counties, special districts, and interest groups in all aspects of California local government, elections, and land use entitlement, review, approval processes and litigation. He has transactional and litigation expertise in the laws and processes regarding the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), local governance, general plans, specific plans, planning, zoning and development, vested rights (common law, development agreements, vesting maps), exactions (fees/dedications), the Subdivision Map Act, Williamson Act, and local elections (initiative, referendum, recall). (more…)
Cooley advised the initial purchasers on FireEye, Inc.’s Rule 144A private placement of $920 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2035. The sale of the notes included the initial purchasers’ exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase an additional $120 million aggregate principal amount of notes. (more…)
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Michael Westheimer as a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office. Westheimer joins Ogletree Deakins from Buchalter Nemer, where he was a shareholder in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group and co-chair of the Wage & Hour Class Action team. (more…)
Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Dean Morehous and Marcus Hall have joined the firm as partners in the Intellectual Property practice in the San Francisco office. Both lawyers practiced previously at Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP. Last month, the firm added partner David Devernoe and associate Christopher Franich to the Intellectual Property practice in the San Diego office.
“When we opened in San Francisco less than two months ago, we said that we intended to quickly grow the office,” said Craig Kline, managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office. “We are very pleased that Dean and Marcus are joining us. Their significant IP and commercial litigation experience, as well as their strong ties to the local community, will be of great benefit to our expanding practice.” (more…)
Maynard Cooper & Gale continues to expand the knowledge and experience available to its West Coast clients with the recent addition of three new attorneys to its rapidly-growing San Francisco office. With the addition of partner Joshua Van Hoven and associates Ali Drury and Dylan Randolph, Maynard now has seven lawyers in San Francisco, representing clients in areas ranging from intellectual property protection to corporate finance and investment to insurance and financial services litigation. (more…)
