Tracy A. Gallegos has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. She will be resident in the Las Vegas office and also practice in San Francisco. Gallegos further enhances the firm’s corporate, real estate and cannabis law capabilities. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Gallegos was a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP.
Eversheds Sutherland has opened a San Diego office with the addition of three leading Intellectual Property (IP) litigators: Nicola Pisano, Jose Patino and Christopher Bolten, who will join the Firm as partners in the next few weeks. The group brings highly sophisticated and established multinational practices focused on IP patent litigation, patent prosecution and IP due diligence.
Allen & Overy announced the appointment of Antoine Sarailler, transactional funds specialist, as a partner in the investment funds team of the Paris office. He will be joining with Benjamin Lacourt, senior associate, and Donia Keriche, associate.
King & Spalding announced that intellectual property trial lawyer Brent Ray has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the Chicago office, continuing the growth of the firm’s patent litigation practice.
“Brent is a trial lawyer to whom industry-leading clients turn for their thorniest patent disputes,” said Kenny Steinthal, leader of King & Spalding’s Intellectual Property practice. “He has a great reputation in particular in the technology sector, and we’re excited that he’ll anchor our patent litigation team in Chicago.”
Perrie Weiner and Edward Totino join the Firm’s growing Los Angeles office, where Perrie will serve as Partner in Charge and Chair of the North America Securities Litigation Group
Baker McKenzie has added two highly regarded securities litigation and enforcement partners in the Los Angeles office. Both partners were formerly with DLA Piper, where Perrie previously was co-chair of the securities litigation practice, which has seen significant growth, co-managing partner of the LA offices, which also have grown substantially; and had served on the Executive and Policy Committees.
Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg has announced the appointment of leading trade and commodity finance lawyer Lodewyk Meyer as a Partner in the Banking & Finance Practice Group. The appointment was effective from 1 July 2019. Meyer specialises in Africa trade and export finance, investment into Africa and structured finance.
National law firm Weightmans has appointed Andrew Brammer as Partner and Regulatory Lead in the Midlands. Andrew is a specialist regulatory lawyer…
National law firm Weightmans has appointed Andrew Brammer as Partner and Regulatory Lead in the Midlands. Andrew is a specialist regulatory lawyer and joins the firm from Cartwright King, where he was Head of Regulatory Business Defence.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Tim Webb and Emma Maher as real estate partners in its London office. They join K&L Gates from Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Akin Gump announced that Lucas Charleston has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice in New York. Mr. Charleston is a debt finance lawyer with extensive experience in private credit, special situations and distressed financings and restructurings. He comes to Akin Gump from the law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he was a partner in the firm’s corporate and restructuring practices.
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills today announced that three leading South African lawyers will join the firm in its Johannesburg office. The hires – two partners and a senior consultant – are bringing well established teams with them, resulting in a total of 13 appointments.
Expanding Herbert Smith Freehills’ corporate, competition and technology & telecoms offerings, the three senior hires bring a total of 77 years' experience advising high-profile South African and global companies.