Seyfarth Shaw Bolsters Corporate Department with Partner Addition in Downtown Los Angeles

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Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com

LOS ANGELES (November 10, 2011) – Leading law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP is pleased to announce that James Clough has joined the downtown Los Angeles office of the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department.

With more than 32 years experience, Clough has worked extensively in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital and capital markets transactions. He also has significant experience in the areas of finance and restructurings, and he advises clients on corporate governance; California, New York and Delaware corporate and commercial law; and federal and state securities laws. Clough previously worked in the corporate and securities practice of the Southern California law firm Rutan & Tucker LLP, and for many years he was a corporate partner with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. 

"I am thrilled to join Seyfarth Shaw. Corporate clients today face all kinds of challenges and need support in a broad range of practice areas. I believe the firm's large California presence with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, its national platform and international reach and its top ranked practices in so many of the areas in which corporate clients need our help, will give me the resources to provide the highest quality service to our corporate clients," said Clough.

Seyfarth's downtown Los Angeles Managing Partner Raymond Kepner commented, "Jim is a highly respected and client-focused partner who has handled complex corporate transactions for first-tier clients, both domestically and internationally. He is an excellent complement to the strong group of attorneys we have practicing in our downtown Los Angeles office."

"As we continue to expand our Corporate Department on the West Coast, Jim stood out as a perfect fit," said Esteban Ferrer, Chair of Seyfarth Shaw's Corporate Department. "Jim's breadth of experience providing counsel to businesses in several prominent industries in California, in addition to his familiarity with the Southern and Northern California markets, made him an ideal candidate. We look forward to his continued success as a part of our team."

Clough received his undergraduate degree from Siena College, his law degree from Albany Law School of Union University and his master of laws degree in corporate law from New York University. Clough is a member of the California and New York bars.

Seyfarth Shaw has over 750 attorneys located in 10 offices throughout the United States, including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally in London. Seyfarth Shaw provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. The firm’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and our practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.