Washington, D.C. – The international law firm Jones Day today announced that three veteran attorneys have joined the firm this week as partners in its California offices. Arthur S. Beeman and Pamela K. Fulmer have joined Jones Day's San Francisco office as partners in the Intellectual Property practice, coming to the firm from DLA Piper, and Jonn Beeson has joined Jones Day's Irvine office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice, coming to the firm from Latham & Watkins. With the arrival of the new partners this week, Jones Day has now added 23 lateral partners to its five California offices since the beginning of 2007.
"These recent additions further enhance our capabilities in California," said Joe Sims, the Jones Day partner in charge of coordinating the Firm's activities in California. "We are proud that so many talented lawyers continue to show confidence in what we're doing up and down the state as we continue to expand our presence in one of the most important legal markets in the world."
Mr. Beeman focuses his practice on complex intellectual property litigation and commercial disputes. He has significant national trial experience representing clients in the communications, Internet, software, semiconductor, and medical device industries, including a number of Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Beeman has tried over 30 cases to jury verdict in courtrooms all over the U.S. In 2008, the California Daily Journal named Mr. Beeman among California's Top Ten Patent Lawyers, in its first-ever listing of the state's top intellectual property lawyers. He won a jury verdict for the inventor in Gaus v. Conair which was listed by The National Law Journal as one of the top ten jury verdicts for 2002. He has also been named in both Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and Best Lawyers in America.
Ms. Fulmer is an experienced litigator concentrating primarily on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property disputes. In her trial practice, she has represented companies in a number of critical technology industries involving patents in e-commerce and the Internet, computer hardware and software, medical devices, biotechnology and consumer products. Ms. Fulmer's clients include companies on the cutting edge of technology, entertainment and media. She has been consistently selected by her peers as a Super Lawyer in Northern California, in a joint research project of San Francisco and Law & Politics magazines. Ms. Fulmer has served on the Program Committee for BayBio and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the Historical Society of the Northern District of California.
In Irvine, Mr. Beeson represents acquirers and targets on a variety of transactions including public company mergers, hostile takeovers, leveraged buyouts and private acquisitions. He has also represented issuers and investment banks in public and private debt and equity offerings. Mr. Beeson, who has been recognized as a member of the BTI Client Service All-Star Team based on a survey of general counsel at Fortune 1000 companies, has a dozen years of experience in corporate law, spanning a broad range of industries, including airlines, biotech, healthcare, semiconductors, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and real estate investment trusts. He is the past president of the Business and Corporate Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association.