Adam Perlman joins the firm’s market-leading IP trial team in Washington, D.C. Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Adam Perlman has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. Perlman is a first-chair patent trial lawyer who focuses on Hatch-Waxman trials and Federal Circuit appeals for brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Steven M. Olenick as a corporate partner in the New York office. He joins the firm from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
 

N. Gordon Knox has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in its Baltimore office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Knox was a principal at Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

“Gordon brings deep real estate experience and adds to our transactional capabilities in our Baltimore office,” said Matthew A. Taylor, CEO and Chairman of Duane Morris. “Our clients will benefit from his commitment to superior client service and team work, which are hallmarks of our firm’s collegial and collaborative culture.”

Phillip M. Hudson III has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in the Miami office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Hudson was a partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP.

“Phil brings unique experience and synergies with other Duane Morris attorneys in Miami and throughout our international platform that will be a boost to our clients,” said Matthew A. Taylor, CEO and Chairman of Duane Morris. “We’re excited to welcome him to the firm.”

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Avi Gesser has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group and the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group.

UK law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its award-winning real estate team with the appointment of Simon Foster as a partner.

Simon previously worked at Laytons Solicitors for the entire 13 years of his career and established his name by building a property litigation practice from the ground up. He is recommended in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

DLA Piper announced that Kim Askew has joined the firm's Employment practice as a partner in the Dallas office.

Askew represents clients in significant employment matters involving claims of race, disability, gender and age discrimination and sexual harassment, as well as in complex commercial disputes including business torts, trade secrets, non-compete, and non-solicitation and employment agreements.

Law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed James Teagle as a partner in its property disputes team. James joins Bevan Brittan’s Toronto Square based Leeds office from Blacks, where he was a partner and the head of property disputes team.

We are pleased to announce that we have strengthened our presence in Dublin by hiring insurance litigator and casualty specialist David Strahan from Arthur Cox.

David, who qualified at the Irish Bar before his admission as a solicitor, becomes the fifth partner in our Dublin office.

Ignacio Corujo will establish and lead the Capital Markets practice in Spain, and Risteard de Paor will strengthen Dentons’ International Arbitration and environmental law offering

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has taken a major step forward in its growth strategy for Spain with the recruitment of Risteard de Paor and Ignacio Corujo as partners in Madrid.