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New Orrick partners in LA and Orange County

By Richard Binder

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today the admission of seven lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2010. Two of them are based in California.  Mark Mermelstein is in the Los Angeles office and Thomas J. Gray is in Orange County.

Mark is a member of the firm's litigation group. His practice focuses on white collar and general criminal defense, as well as securities and complex civil litigation, in federal and state courts. Mark earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1997 and a B.A., First Class Honors, from McGill University in 1994.

Tom is a member of the firm's intellectual property group. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on Internet law and trade secret litigation and counseling. He has experience litigating and trying complex matters involving trade secrets, patents, trademarks, license agreements and other commercial disputes. Tom earned his J.D., cum laude, from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1997 and his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on February 03, 2010 (boomark / email).