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MOVERS: New partners and counsel at Latham & Watkins

By Richard Binder

Latham and Watkins announced today that 23 associates have been elected to the partnership, and 13 associates have been elected to the role of counsel, effective January 1, 2010.

Attorneys elected to the partnership include:

LOS ANGELES

Aaron Murphy is a litigator with a focus on white collar and government investigations, in particular matters relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (?FCPA?). Murphy has conducted FCPA investigations and advised on FCPA matters on five continents. He received a JD from the University of Tennessee in 1999 and was a judicial clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Laurence Seymour is a tax attorney specializing in executive compensation and employee benefits matters. He represents public and private companies and compensation committees in structuring and implementing executive compensation, incentive and benefit plan agreements and arrangements, as well as in matters pertaining to corporate governance. He also counsels these entities on all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings, IPOs and other corporate transactions, including matters pertaining to golden parachutes, deferred compensation and pension and welfare benefit plan issues. He received a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2001.

ORANGE COUNTY

Michael De Vries is a patent litigator, trial lawyer and intellectual property specialist who has represented clients in a variety of intellectual property disputes involving patent infringement and other intellectual property infringement claims and advised clients on numerous intellectual property-related strategy matters. He received a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2000.

Wesley Holmes is a corporate attorney with a focus on private and public securities offerings, general company representation and private equity finance, including representation of both public and private companies in the hospitality, manufacturing, medical device and communications sectors as well as investment banks in high yield debt financings and restructurings and offerings of equity securities. He received a JD from Boston College Law School in 2001.

SILICON VALLEY

Joshua Dubofsky is a corporate attorney with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate transactions, securities financings and general corporate representation of both public and private companies. He has represented corporate clients and private equity firms in acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and joint ventures, and has represented corporate clients and investment banks in offerings of debt and equity securities, including acquisition financings. He received a JD from Columbia University School of Law in 2001.

Kathleen Wells is a corporate attorney with a focus on public and private emerging company representation, and her experience includes public securities offerings, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public company reporting and general corporate governance matters. She received a JD from Stanford University Law School in 2001.

Associates elected to counsel include:

SAN DIEGO

Daniel Brunton is an environmental attorney who focuses on environmental and land use litigation, as well as counseling clients on environmental and land use matters. He has represented developers and municipalities in matters involving CEQA, NEPA, California planning and zoning law, the Coastal Act and endangered species. He received a JD from New York University School of Law in 2001.

Ann Buckingham is a corporate attorney with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and general public company representation, specializing in the telecom and technology industries. She also specializes in commercial transactions and international regulation in the telecom space. She received a BCL (Masters in Law) from Oxford University in 1997 and an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1994.

Cecilia O?Connell Miller is an environmental attorney who focuses on complex business litigation, insurance coverage litigation and appellate representation in federal and state courts. She received a JD from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in 2000.

SILICON VALLEY

Michael Torosian is a corporate and securities attorney who represents private and public companies in the technology, cleantech and life sciences industries in general corporate matters, venture capital financings, public securities offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents numerous venture capital firms and investment banks that support emerging growth companies. He received a JD and LLM from Duke University School of Law in 2000.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).