Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, continues its strong growth streak with the announcement today that Daniel Stellenberg, a leading executive compensation lawyer focused on private equity, capital markets, and M&A transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in the Employment Law practice, based in Palo Alto. He joins from Pillsbury, where he worked in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Prior to Pillsbury, Stellenberg was with Shearman & Sterling. (more…)
Fish & Richardson announced today that C. Eric Schulman, formerly the Head of Intellectual Property (IP) for Uber Technologies, Inc., has joined the firm’s Silicon Valley office as a Principal in its Patent group. Before Uber, Schulman spent more than nine years in-house at Google Inc., where he served most recently as Legal Director. He brings to Fish a broad range of experience including expertise in patent and trademark portfolio development, IP licensing and acquisition, patent post-grant proceedings, patent and trademark litigation, standards bodies, copyright, open source, M&A, commercial transactions, collaborative structures, broad IP strategy, and legal management. (more…)
Tom DeFilipps has joined Covington as a partner in the Silicon Valley office and will serve as chair of the West Coast Corporate practice. (more…)
San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC. Nixon Peabody continues its West Coast expansion with the addition of a patent counseling and IP transactions team. Led by San Francisco–based partner On Lu, the team includes attorneys Dr. Eduardo (Ed) Quiñones and Dr. Zhou Lu each of whom bring a deep knowledge of technology issues and the challenges and opportunities facing high-tech companies. (more…)
DLA Piper announced today that Brandee Fernandez has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Silicon Valley office. (more…)
Cooley is further expanding its patent counseling & prosecution practice with the addition of Mika Reiner Mayer’s team from Morrison & Foerster LLP. The team includes lawyer and licensed medical doctor Walter Wu, who joins the firm as a partner. Wu earned his MD from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and his JD from UCLA School of Law. (more…)
Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today that Jason Tomita will join the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice as a partner in its Silicon Valley office. (more…)
Orrick announced today that James Pooley, a world-renowned intellectual property lawyer and authority in the area of trade secrets law, has joined the firm as senior counsel. He will be based in the Silicon Valley office. (more…)
Covington advised Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of internet service in China, in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Supercell from SoftBank. A consortium established by Tencent will acquire up to 84% of Supercell for $8.6 billion in a transaction valuing Supercell at approximately $10.2 billion. (more…)
Fenwick & West today announced that Hanley Chew has joined the firm as of counsel in its privacy practice.
With more than two decades of privacy and information security investigative and legal experience, Chew advises companies on data breaches and cybercrimes, cybersecurity, and internal investigations. He has served as Assistant United States Attorney in both the Northern and Central Districts of California.
Chew has conducted investigations of hacks involving the theft of personally identifiable information and protected health information in both the private and public sectors, has a broad knowledge of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and understands the complex data migration laws of other countries.
“Hanley is a valuable addition to our growing privacy counseling and litigation practice,” Fenwick’s litigation chair Rodger Cole said. “His deep technical knowledge and experience will be tremendous assets to clients looking to balance complying with the rules and regulations regarding privacy laws, audits, investigations and litigation, while meeting overall business objectives.”
Co-chair of Fenwick’s privacy practice and litigation partner Tyler Newby added, “Proactive cybersecurity planning and responding to cyberattacks are important needs for both our startup and more established clients. We’re continuing to make investments in this practice area to ensure we offer top service to our clients in these areas. Hanley brings deep experience in these areas plus courtroom experience that few can match.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining Fenwick,” Chew said. “Fenwick’s focus on technology and innovation is incredibly appealing to me, given my technology work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Companies are starting to consider Fenwick a go-to firm for privacy work, and I’m looking forward to helping expand this fast-growing practice area.”
For ten years, Chew served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of California, in the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Unit. He was responsible for investigating and prosecuting unauthorized computer intrusions, distributed denial of service attacks, trade secret theft, trafficking in counterfeit software and hardware, criminal copyright infringement, child exploitation and online fraud.
Chew also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California in the General Crimes and Violent Crimes Units. He investigated and prosecuted a variety of federal crimes, including white collar fraud, bank robberies, narcotic and firearm offenses, and theft cases. In addition to his work in government, he has specialized in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and intellectual property litigation, appearing in both federal and state courts.
Chew earned his J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.
Fenwick’s privacy litigation lawyers have represented clients in matters including some of the highest profile consumer privacy litigation in the country. Fenwick’s experienced former federal prosecutors, including computer crime prosecutors, have helped clients navigate data breaches and coordinate with federal law enforcement authorities. Recent representations include:
•Consumer class actions, including the FCRA and TCPA
•Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
•Privacy rules under the Gramm Leach Bliley Act
Simpson Thacher represented Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) in connection with a $210 million strategic investment in Nu Skin from Ping An ZQ China Growth Opportunity Limited (“Ping An ZQ”), pursuant to which Ping An ZQ purchased 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020. Ping An ZQ’s investors consists of a consortium of Chinese investors led by Ping An of China Securities (Hong Kong) Company Ltd. and a group of additional investors affiliated with ZQ Capital Limited. Nu Skin will use the proceeds to repurchase common stock and invest in its China operations. (more…)
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four lawyers have joined the Firm in its Banking & Finance Practice and will be based in its Irvine Office. All four lawyers arrived from the Orange County office of Snell & Wilmer, where they were members of that firm’s Commercial Finance Practice. (more…)
