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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that 27 partners and one senior counsel have joined the firm from Heller Ehrman LLP.  The arriving lawyers include three previous chairmen of that firm – Barry Levin, chairman from 1999-2005 and most recently the managing shareholder of the San Francisco office; Robert Rosenfeld, chairman from 1993 to 1999 and Larry Popofsky, co-chair of the firm from 1988-1993.

Eight former Heller practice group leaders have also joined Orrick.  Stephen Bomse served as Chair of the Global Competition Practice, Karen Dempsey as Chair of the Firmwide Corporate Governance Practice Group, Richard DeNatale as Co-Chair of the Insurance Recovery Practice Group, Edward Henneberry as Co-Chair of the European Practice Group, Mark Plumer as Co-Chair of the Insurance Recovery Practice Group, Joshua Rosenkranz as Chair of the Appeals & Strategy Group; Robert Rosenfeld as chair of the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group and Patricia Thayer as Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group.

In 2008, 73 new partners have joined Orrick, including 20 in Germany, when the firm merged with Hölters & Elsing.

"We are delighted to welcome these talented lawyers to the firm," said Ralph Baxter, Chairman and CEO of Orrick.  "All of these lawyers are leaders in their respective fields, and the collective strength of this group is remarkable.  I know they will be integral to continued success for the firm and for our clients."

The following former Heller partners have joined Orrick:

Antitrust (14)
Stephen Bomse (San Francisco); David Brownstein (San Francisco); Russell Cohen (San Francisco); David Goldstein (San Francisco); Richard Goldstein (New York); Edward Henneberry (Washington, D.C.); Jay Jurata (Washington, D.C.); Douglas Lahnborg (London); Jonathan Palmer (Seattle); Jessica Pers (San Francisco); Larry Popofsky (Senior Counsel, San Francisco); Robert Rosenfeld (San Francisco); David Smutny (Washington, D.C.) and Scott Westrich (San Francisco).

Appellate (1)
Joshua Rosenkranz (New York)

Corporate (1)
Karen Dempsey (San Francisco)

Insurance Recovery (5)
Richard DeNatale (San Francisco); Edward Joyce (New York); David Klein (Washington, D.C.); Barry Levin (San Francisco) and Mark Plumer (Washington, D.C.).

Intellectual Property (4)
Elizabeth Goldman (San Francisco); Annette Hurst (San Francisco); Mark Parris (Seattle) and Patricia Thayer (San Francisco).

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement (3)
Daniel Dunne (Seattle); George Greer (Seattle) and Lori Lynn Phillips (Seattle).

The breakdown by office is: London, 1; New York, 3; San Francisco, 14; Seattle, 5 and Washington, D.C., 5.

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a global law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers in North America, Europe and Asia. The firm focuses on litigation, complex and novel finance and innovative corporate transactions. Orrick clients include Fortune 100 companies, major industrial and financial corporations, commercial and investment banks, high-growth companies, governmental entities, start-ups and individuals. The firm's 22 offices are located in Beijing, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Moscow, New York, Orange County, Paris, Portland, Rome, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

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