Four attorneys who are well-established leaders in their fields have joined Ropes & Gray. They bring with them diverse knowledge and experience in key industries, including government enforcement, intellectual property and international risk. They are based in offices in New York, London and Washington, D.C., reflecting the firm’s global footprint.

Filko Prugo

Global law firm Ropes & Gray today announced that Filko Prugo, M.S., J.D., has joined its New York office as partner and chair of the firm’s life sciences intellectual property litigation practice. Mr. Prugo, renowned for his understanding of life sciences patent issues, is a first-chair litigator and a nationally recognized practitioner of Hatch-Waxman Act and Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) matters.

International law firm Fieldfisher has hired Dentons' former UK head of IP and chair of its global trademark practice group, John Linneker.

John has been an equity partner at Dentons since 2005 and was head of the UK IP team until his resignation. Prior to that he was at Taylor Wessing between 1990 and 2005. He will join Fieldfisher on 12th February.

International law firm Taylor Wessing has enhanced its Insurance Law, Industrial Risks and Transportation team with the appointment of Pierre-Olivier Leblanc as partner and head of the team based in Paris.

DLA Piper announced today that R. David Whitaker has joined the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in the Chicago office. His arrival follows that of his colleague, Margo H.K. Tank, who recently joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC, office.

DLA Piper announced today that Juan Manuel de la Rosa, Felipe Quintero and José Miguel Mendoza, three leading corporate attorneys in Colombia, have joined DLA Piper Martinez Beltran as partners in the Bogotá, Colombia, office, boosting the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate practices.

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is set to launch a contentious practice in Dubai with the hire of Partner Charlotte Bijlani who joins the firm on Monday 19 February 2018. Prior to joining WFW, Charlotte was a Partner and Head of the International Arbitration Practice at Baker & McKenzie Habib al Mulla in Dubai.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce the appointment of residential property expert Duncan Fisher as a partner in its national Real Estate practice.

A highly-experienced residential specialist, Duncan joins from Womble Bond Dickinson. Based in the firm's Newcastle office, he will play a key role in the continued growth of DAC Beachcroft's market-leading UK residential development offering.

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed Vince Baudille as a partner in the Sydney office, expanding its Real Estate practice group.

International law firm Ashurst announces that it is boosting its Asian banking and finance practice with the appointment of partners Eric Tan and Daniel Lau, who will be joining Ashurst's Hong Kong office and serving our Great China clients.

Eric has more than 15 years of experience acting for major banks in the region on complex financing deals. He specialises in acquisition finance, cross border lending, structured finance and other banking matters. He worked at Linklaters before joining Fangda Partners in 2016.