Norton Rose Fulbright adds fab four to its Los Angeles team

Norton Rose Fulbright adds fab four to its Los Angeles team

Together, the four trial lawyers bring on board years of experience and a great success rate as Norton Rose Fulbright expands operations in California with a talented and diverse team

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the induction of four commercial litigation lawyers, including partners James Turken and Rebecca Lawlor Calkins. They have joined its Los Angeles office from Greenspoon Marder. Kelly Doyle Dahan and Neil Thakor have joined as associates.

Turken and Calkins become eighth and ninth lateral partners to join the law firm in California over the last 18 months. They have worked together for more than 20 years, including at Thelen Reid & Priest and Dickstein Shapiro.

Turken is an accomplished trial lawyer, having tried more than 60 jury trials as well as numerous bench trials and arbitrations nationally. He specializes in commercial litigation, intellectual property, trade secrets and market practices, trademarks, copyrights, securities litigation, construction and employment litigations

Calkins has wide-ranging experience in the field of business litigation in the technology and entertainment industries. She has a track record of successfully handling notable trademark infringement matters and winning landmark copyright cases.

"Bringing in this outstanding team of litigators further strengthens our client offering in Los Angeles. Jim and Rebecca are highly-respected trial lawyers, giving us a great opportunity to continue to grow our West Coast litigation practice," Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright's US Managing Partner, said.

Turken was Co-Chair of the litigation department at both Thelen Reid & Priest and Dickstein Shapiro, holding the post of California Managing Partner and a member of Executive Committee

"We are delighted to welcome Jim, Rebecca, Kelly and Neil to our LA litigation team. Collectively, they possess a wealth of trial experience and valuable client relationships. Expanding in California with talented and diverse lawyers is a focus, and this new team reflects that commitment," Jeff Margulies, Norton Rose Fulbright's Partner-in-Charge in Los Angeles and San Francisco, said about the new members in the team.

Both Turken and Calkins exuded their happiness and termed it as a perfect destination. They also underlined Norton Rose Fulbright's high litigation success rate. "I can feel the momentum and energy when I interact with my new colleagues, and I look forward to collaborating with them on high-stakes litigation," Turken said while Calkins added that their clients will benefit from Norton Rose Fulbright's global platform and wide scope of capabilities. "The firm's litigation focus will present us with many opportunities to further expand our practices," Calkins said.