Freshfields Boosts Silicon Valley Arm, Poaching Wilson Partner

Aug. 15, 2022, 10:45 AM UTC

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continues its Silicon Valley expansion with the addition of executive compensation partner Brandon Gantus from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Gantus advises on compensation and employee benefits matters, with a focus on M&A and capital markets transactions.

Freshfields, which has made expansion stateside one of its main growth objectives, launched its Silicon Valley office in July 2020 with seven partners. The UK-founded law firm’s California outpost has grown to nearly 40 lawyers over two years including 10 partners.

The firm recently poached Wilson Sonsini capital markets partner Andrew Hill, Morrison & Foerster data privacy partner Christine ...

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