Corporate Partner Joins Venable
We are pleased to announce the placement of Corporate Partner Kaitlin Kines with Venable in their Orange County office. She was formerly a partner in the Private Equity practice of Paul Hastings.
Intellectual Property Partner Joins Kutak Rock
We are pleased to announce the placement of Intellectual Property partner Susan Stabe with Kutak Rock in their Orange County office. She was formerly a partner with Troutman Pepper Locke.
Corporate Partner Joins Reed Smith in Orange County
We are pleased to announce the placement of Timothy Rupp with Reed Smith in their Orange County office. He was formerly a partner with Morgan Lewis.
Litigation Partner Joins Pillsbury (San Diego)
We are pleased to announce the placement of Paul Fraidenburgh with Pillsbury in their San Diego office. He was formerly a partner with Buchalter, serving as the Chair of Litigation for the San Diego and Orange County offices.
Brett Brown Joins Watanabe Schwartz as a Partner Search Consultant
Watanabe Schwartz, a leading legal recruiting firm, today announced that Brett Brown has rejoined the firm as a partner search consultant. Brown previously worked at Watanabe Schwartz from 2010 to 2015. He brings over 20 years of experience in the law firm recruiting industry to Watanabe Schwartz, where he will continue his focus on placing partners at the world’s leading law firms.
Corporate Partner Joins Reed Smith (Orange County)
We are pleased to announce the placement of Christopher Raidy with Reed Smith in their Orange County office. He was formerly a partner with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Real Estate Litigation Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig (Orange County)
We are pleased to announce the placement of Ryan Smith with Greenberg Traurig in their Orange County office. He was formerly a partner with Allen Matkins.
Cooley’s ‘Performance-Based’ Layoffs Also Hit High-Achievers
"The slowdown is forecasted to go into next year, and the first six months of next year are looking jagged,” Watanabe said. “It’s not good for anybody to have these people that are underutilized. Like with anything, what goes up must come down. The economy couldn’t keep roaring the way it was."
Real Estate Finance Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig (Orange County)
We are pleased to announce the placement of Cherie Raidy with Greenberg Traurig in their Orange County office. She was formerly a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP.
Leading Intellectual Property Team Joins Baker Hostetler (Orange County)
We are pleased to announce our placement of an IP team from Morgan Lewis to Baker Hostetler in their Orange County office. The team led by partner Mark Itri includes partners Mark Bentley, Michael Dreznes, Of Counsel Andrew Mickelsen along with numerous patent agents and associated staff. All the partners have scientific or engineering backgrounds.