Maynard Cooper & Gale brought on Jamal Al-Haj as partner in the corporate group. His practice focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and other corporate law matters. Previously, Al-Haj was an associate at Morrison & Foerster. He will be based in the San Francisco office.
Baker Botts brought on Peter Huston as partner in the antitrust practice. He had served as assistant chief of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division in San Francisco. He will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. The firm also promoted Matthew Avery to partner in the intellectual property practice. Avery’s experience focuses on patent prosecution, counseling and diligence. He is based in the San Francisco office.
