The Norton Law Firm announced that, effective June 1, attorney James P. Bennett will join the firm as a partner. Bennett is a veteran trial lawyer. He is a fellow of the American Trial Lawyers and an associate member of The American Board of Trial Advocates. Bennett has first-chaired more than 30 complex commercial jury trials, according to the announcement. He was previously a partner and senior counsel at Morrison Foerster. Bennett defends clients in various industries in major litigation in federal and state courts throughout the U.S., handling securities fraud, intellectual property, professional liability, false claims, trade secrets and unfair competition, breach of contract, insurance coverage and bad faith, and governmental liability.

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian announced that Benjamin B. Buckwalter has joined the firm as a partner in the corporate and securities practice, where he will focus on regulatory and compliance support for companies and funds focused on the financial technology industry. He previously was chief compliance officer at Andreessen Horowitz. He has focused on financial regulatory and compliance issues for over 15 years. At Gunderson Dettmer, he will leverage his financial regulatory experience to support both funds and companies focused on harnessing the momentum of fintech, web3, blockchain, crypto and other market-changing technologies, the announcement said.