Akin Gump Recruits 2 Jones Day Tech Attys For LA Office

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Los Angeles outfit has added to its arsenal of technology attorneys with the addition of two Jones Day partners who handle major consumer electronics companies in corporate transactions and intellectual property cases in the U.S. and overseas, the firm said Wednesday.

Paul C. Lin and Kevin G. McBride both have experience handling a wide range of technology clients, with Lin focusing on mergers and acquisitions and surrounding legal needs and McBride specializing on patent litigation, according to the firm.

John Karaczynski, Lin and McBride's new boss as partner in charge of the LA office, praised the hiring in the context of Akin Gump's efforts to expand on the West Coast.

“We are thrilled to have Kevin and Paul join our team,” Karaczynski said, noting that the office has added 25 attorneys over the past two years to its IP, corporate and project finance teams. “We are pleased to be able to strengthen the breadth and depth of our offerings in California to serve our clients better.”