California boom prompts West Coast expansion
Expansion in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley is aimed at strengthening the firm’s capabilities across its corporate, litigation and financial services practices.
Gioseffi is the fifth partner to join Dechert’s San Francisco office this year, continuing the strategic expansion of firm’s interdisciplinary corporate, litigation and financial services capabilities. She follows the arrivals of former federal prosecutor Hartley West, corporate governance litigator Rick Horvath, and relocated partners Joshua Hess and Jonathan Stott. These announcements are the latest in Dechert’s commitment to California, which has included welcoming the acclaimed product liability trial team led by Kimberly Branscome and Jay Bhimani to the Los Angeles office in 2020, and IP litigator Jennifer Swan to Silicon Valley earlier this year.
“The demand for sophisticated, premium legal services is expanding rapidly in California right now,” says San Francisco office head Mark Perlow. “Since it is a major economic center and a global innovation hub, our clients with a California presence need a full range of high-value advice relating to corporate and transactional activity, finance, asset management and dispute resolution.” In response, in the last twelve months Dechert has added significantly to its offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. “This growth will enhance our capacity to serve clients in Dechert’s core areas of alternative asset management, fintech, intellectual property and high-stakes litigation,” says Los Angeles office head Kimberly Branscome.
In December 2021, Sonia Gioseffi re-joined Dechert as a private fund formation partner, bringing years of experience in complex venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, and funds of funds. This growth bolsters our corporate, litigation and financial services capabilities in California, and deepens our bench of top talent on the West Coast.” Mark Perlow Partner “
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Kimberly Branscome Partner
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