Silicon Valley Firm Expands into Texas
The firm - which focuses on advising venture and growth technology and life sciences clients - has added a former Vinson & Elkins deal partner in Austin.
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The firm - which focuses on advising venture and growth technology and life sciences clients - has added a former Vinson & Elkins deal partner in Austin.
The new measure has been enthusiastically received, according to the firm's human resources manager.
The new addition includes a promotion and comes two weeks after the firm announced that A.J. Ericksen and Jason Rocha moved their practices to the New York-based firm.

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