Quinn Emanuel is excited to share that David Lancaster has joined the firm as a partner in our London office. Previously a partner at Pinsent Masons, David will lead the firm’s intellectual property (IP) litigation practice in London.

David is highly experienced in representing clients in patent litigation before the English Courts and in co-ordinating proceedings before the European Patent Office and European national courts.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Trenton A. Ward to its Atlanta office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Ward, who served for five years as an administrative patent judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, joins Greenberg Traurig from the Atlanta office of intellectual property firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Jennifer Klass as a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice area and Amy Greer as a partner in the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice. They both join the firm’s New York office from Baker McKenzie LLP, where they were co-chairs of the North American Financial Regulation and Enforcement practice.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Andrew Elken has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Elken brings extensive experience advising public companies on complex mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense, corporate governance, securities law, and other significant corporate matters.

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, announced that J. Beau Dial has joined the Firm’s Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice as a partner in the Evansville, Indiana, office.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced that market-leading public and private M&A partner Alex Bidlake will join the firm's Asia Pacific Corporate practice, based in Hong Kong.

Shearman & Sterling announced that Alejandro Gordano is rejoining the firm as a Capital Markets partner in its award-winning Latin America group, based in New York.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Cindy Lovering has joined as a partner in the firm’s California Global Finance practice, with a focus on representing lenders in fund finance and venture finance transactions. She joins Sidley from Cooley LLP.

Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to announce that Jessica Shearer has rejoined the Firm as a partner in its Private Credit group. Jessica will be based in Boston where she will advise private credit providers, including senior lenders, business development companies, mezzanine funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, in connection with acquisition financing, refinancing and restructuring transactions.

Kennedys has announced that Alexander Fumagali has join its Miami office as a partner, and Eryk Gettell has joined the San Francisco office as a partner.

Alex focuses his practice on general civil litigation, premises liability, products liability, and negligent security. He also serves as outside panel counsel for professional sports franchises and entertainment venues. Alex has significant experience defending trucking companies and has defended major electronics manufacturers such as Samsung and LG in cases involving products liability.