Clay James Named Hogan Lovells Office Managing Partner in San Francisco

Hogan Lovells announced that Clay James has been named office managing partner for the firm’s San Francisco office.

A member of the firm’s board, James is a litigator and trial lawyer who tackles high-stakes intellectual property disputes, class actions, privacy and data security cases, and complex commercial litigation, with a focus on technology-related matters, the firm said in a release.

He joined Hogan Lovells Denver office in 2009 from Sun Microsystems where he served as chief litigation counsel for seven years.