MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Hoyng Monegier appoints twentieth partner
Liesbeth Weynants Christel Brion announced in October.
Liesbeth Weynants has joined Hoyng Monegier as partner from Benelux law firm NautaDutilh. Christel Brion and junior associate Charlotte Weyne have also made the move.
Hoyng Monegier, which launched on January 1, 2011, now has 20 partners.
Weynants is an expert in patent and regulatory matters, and focuses on the life sciences sector. Her life sciences practice includes advising research-based pharmaceutical, medical devices and biotech companies as well as industry associations and universities.
Benoît Strowel, managing partner of Hoyng Monegier’s Brussels office, said: “[Weynants’s] arrival will help build on the success of our thriving intellectual property practice and her experience will add to our strength in the Life Sciences sector.”
Akin Gump gets former US judge Chad Everingham David Stein
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has recruited former US magistrate judge Chad Everingham and
European IP firm Hoyng Monegier has recruited an IP team for its Brussels office, the firm
“ROPES & GRAY HAS SIGNED UP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYER GEOFFREY LIN FOR ITS NEWLY OPENED SHANGHAI OFFICE.”
“Our clients will benefit greatly from the addition of these talented partners—particularly with their deep experience in critical jurisdictions such as the Eastern District of Texas.”
“[Everingham] literally helped write the book on patent litigation in one of the country’s IP litigation hotspots,” added Steven Zager, head of Akin Gump’s intellectual property practice. “Both have intimate familiarity with, and knowledge of, patent litigation that will be a boon not only for our clients, but also for our entire team.”
Ropes & Gray adds Lin in Shanghai
Ropes & Gray has signed up intellectual property lawyer Geoffrey Lin for its newly opened Shanghai office, the firm announced in September.
IP litigator David Stein to its intellectual property practice, the firm announced in October.
Everingham joins as partner in the firm’s newly established Longview, Texas office, and Stein joins as partner in its Los Angeles office.
Everingham served as a magistrate judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for four years. He will advise clients on intellectual property litigation matters, particularly patent litigation.
Stein was previously a partner at an international law firm where he served as the chief operating officer of its East Texas practice group. He has litigated patent cases throughout the US, including the Eastern District of Texas.
Bruce McLean, chairman of Akin Gump, said: Geoffrey Lin
Lin was previously a partner in Hogan Lovells LLP’s Shanghai
office. He joins Ropes & Gray as a partner.
Lin has handled non-contentious and contentious IP matters in Asia and further afield. He focuses on structuring licensing agreements and technology transfers as well as protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights.
Ropes & Gray’s Shanghai-based partner Arthur Mok said: “Intellectual property is typically the core component of deals in the life sciences industry in China. Lin is one of a handful of IP lawyers in China with experience in structuring the transfer of those IP assets, and his knowledge adds an important aspect to the counsel Ropes & Gray provides clients on their transactions.”
98 World Intellectual Property Review November/December 2011
www.worldipreview.com
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