Life Science Patent Litigation Partner Michael Sitzman to DLA from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Mike Sitzman will serve as US Chair of DLA’s Life Sciences Patent Litigation practice. He is a first-chair trial attorney representing brand-name pharmaceutical companies including Allergan, Alza, Depomed, Genentech, Gilead, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Medicis, Merck Serono, Novo Nordisk and Ultragenyx in biologic and drug patent litigation, including ANDA litigation. Mike also represents an array of biotechnology companies in high-stakes patent litigation involving recombinant DNA, CAR-T technology, antisense technology, protein synthesis and regulation and immunological markers.
Chambers Ranked Environmental Litigation Partner Jeffrey Dintzer and Associate Matt Wickersham to Alston & Bird from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Jeffrey Dintzer specializes in environmental litigation involving oil and gas operations in California, cost recovery, toxic torts, water rights, and land use entitlements. He serves as lead trial counsel in matters concerning groundwater contamination, fracking and CEQA compliance. Jeffrey has been Chambers ranked in California environmental law for the past nine consecutive years . He is joined by his senior associate Matt Wickersham.
Securities Litigation Partner Mike Quinn to Vedder Price from K&L Gates
Mike Quinn focuses on securities litigation and securities enforcement and business and commercial litigation. He represents public companies, individuals, broker-dealers, and investment advisers in matters, including civil litigation and investigations by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state securities regulators or attorneys general. He also has extensive experience handling complex securities litigation, including regulatory or disciplinary proceedings, class action lawsuits, and arbitrations. Mike was formerly a Staff Attorney with the SEC Division of Enforcement where he investigated and litigated securities fraud cases, including matters involving offering frauds, market manipulation, insider trading, and accounting fraud.
Environmental Partner Bill Sloan to Venable from Morrison & Forrester
Ranked by Chambers USA for his expertise in climate change law, Bill Sloan represents clients in natural-resource and emission management, regulation, and litigation with a focus on energy and water resources. He advises clients on carbon-offset generation projects and emission-reduction purchase agreements, under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol and in the voluntary-offset marketplace. While at Morrison & Forrester, Bill was the chair of the Environment and Energy Group’s Carbon Team and on the firm’s Clean Technology and Alternative Energy Steering Committee.
Patent and Trade Secret Litigation Partner Michael Heafey to Troutman Sanders from King & Spalding
Michael Heafey has expertise in matters regarding integrated circuit packaging, fiber optics, DRAMs, packet switch networks, and light emitting diodes. He also has extensive experience representing Pacific Rim corporations in IP matters. Notably, Mike represented Taiwanese DRAM companies in their successful defense of a high-profile ITC investigation brought by Tessera, Inc. Mike’s other representations include Acer, Siliconware Precision Industries, Nanya, PowerChip, PowerTech, Altek, and Vizio.
Commercial and White Collar Litigation Partner Priya Sopori to Greenberg Glusker from Locke Lord
Priya Sopori, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, litigates in the areas of intellectual property and entertainment matters involving trademark, trade dress, copyright and trade secret misappropriation, music and internet/television rights, and international film financing. She has successfully represented her clients in criminal and civil areas ranging from white collar and securities litigation to commercial lease, wrongful death litigation, sexual harassment and age discrimination. She has also negotiated numerous licensing agreements and high-value employment contracts.
Corporate/Capital Markets Partner Nora Gibson to Perkins Coie from Covington & Burling
Nora Gibson specializes in IPO representation, federal securities law representation, PIPEs, and registered directs. She has served as lead attorney on more than 100 initial public and follow-on offerings, primarily by growth-oriented technology and biotechnology companies.
Intellectual Property Litigation Partner Marcus Hall to Troutman Sanders from Novak Druce
Marcus Hall focuses on patent and other intellectual property litigation and business counseling. He represents clients in technology areas including semiconductors and electronics, pharmaceuticals, mechanical, information technologies and computer science, biotechnologies, aerospace, and chemical engineering.
White Collar Litigation Partner Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey to DLA from Orrick
Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey practices white collar law in all phases of U.S. federal government investigation and litigation with a focus on criminal antitrust defense, FCPA, and complex internal investigations. Lisa is a leader of DLA Piper’s Global Cartel practice, a former trial attorney with the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and a former Special Assistant US Attorney for the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California
Banking and Finance Partner Victoria Gilbert to Thompson Coburn from Kaye Scholer
Victoria Gilbert represents banks and other lenders, venture capital investors, insurance companies and borrowers in financing transactions and investments involving acquisition loans, equipment loans, revolving credit facilities, letter of credit and other credit enhancement arrangements, margin loans, derivative contracts, forward purchases, portfolio acquisitions, receivable purchase facilities, mezzanine financing, leases of mining equipment, rolling stock, aircraft, computers and other equipment, the sale and participation of loans, asset securitizations, workouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures, warrants and other contingent compensation agreements.
