Dorsey & Whitney Strengthens Southern California Presence with Addition of 18 Attorneys.Business Editors/Legal Writers MINNEAPOLIS & COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 Seasoned attorneys to boost litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and corporate practice Dorsey & Whitney LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol announced today that it has nearly tripled its Orange County office with the hire of 18 attorneys formerly with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP. The roster of new attorneys includes 7 partners who will continue their practices in the areas of litigation, labor and employment and business and technology. The attorneys will begin with Dorsey effective today. "We are very pleased to add to our already successful litigation practice in Orange County," said Juan Basombrio, partner in charge of Dorsey's Orange County office. "The addition of these veteran attorneys is in step with our business strategy to grow our litigation and labor and employment practices and establish a corporate practice in Orange County." "I am delighted to welcome this outstanding group of lawyers to Dorsey," said the firm's managing partner, Peter S. Hendrixson. "They bring impressive litigation skills and experience along with strong corporate and employment expertise. Coupled with Dorsey's strong intellectual property practice in San Francisco and Palo Alto, Dorsey can now offer our clients a comprehensive array of legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. in California." The group joining Dorsey brings with it one of Orange County's premier emerging growth and technology company practices. It completed initial public offerings for dozens of prominent local companies, including Broadcom, Stamps.com, Buy.com, NetZero, and Quest Software. Its employment and technology lawyers have special expertise in counseling both established and emerging technology companies, and its litigators have successfully defended those companies from unfair competition, trade secret, intellectual property and commercial disputes. Its corporate lawyers have decades of collective experience with public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, securities law issues and general corporate representation. New Partners R. Patrick Arrington: Arrington practices business and technology corporate law, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions for emerging growth and technology companies. Arrington holds a Harvard Law degree. John S. Baker: Baker has expertise in complex commercial litigation, including class actions, misappropriation misappropriation n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate, or by any of trade secrets, unfair competition and employment litigation. He has successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials involving large compensatory, consequential and punitive damage claims. Baker graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School Founded in 1888, the Law School is consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation (according to 'U.S. News & World Report') and has a reputation for turning out outstanding lawyers and public servants. . Ellen S. Bancroft: Formerly the co-chairperson of Brobeck's Venture Capital Group, Bancroft's practice includes corporate and securities transactions, venture capital financing To start an own company or to bring a new product to the market, the venture may need to attract financial funding. There are several categories of financing possibilities. If it is a small venture, then perhaps the venture can rely on family funding, loans from friends , private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and general corporate counsel. Bancroft earned her law degree from Vanderbilt University. David L. Hayes: Hayes' practice includes high-technology transactions, acquisition and protection of intellectual property, financing of high-tech companies, and domestic and international software licensing. Hayes graduated from Cornell Law School The Cornell Law School was formally opened in 1887, but was moved to its present-day location at Myron Taylor Hall in 1937. The law school building, an ornate, Gothic structure, was the result of a donation by Myron Charles Taylor, a former CEO of US Steel, and a member of the Cornell . Kathlene W. Lowe: Lowe is a commercial, intellectual property and real property litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. . She has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts throughout the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and argued appeals in state and federal courts of appeal and state supreme courts. Lowe is a graduate of the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. College of Law. Scott R. Santagata: Santagata focuses on corporate and securities law practice, representing primarily emerging growth and technology companies. He advises public and private companies in the areas of corporate governance, securities law compliance and general corporate matters. Santagata received his degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . Gabrielle M. Wirth: Wirth is an employment litigator with an emphasis on complex employment litigation and class actions. Her labor and employment counsel includes substantial arbitrations on wage and hour matters, unfair competition, protecting proprietary information and personnel matters. Wirth graduated from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Davis School of Law. About Dorsey & Whitney Dorsey & Whitney is an international law firm with more than 700 lawyers in Minneapolis, Seattle, New York, Washington, D.C., Denver, London, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver and nine other U.S. regional offices. |
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