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K&L Gates in Seattle welcomes Lysondra Ludwig as real estate Counsel.  Prior to joining the firm, Ludwig practiced in the corporate and tax practices of a leading California law firm, where she focused  on individual investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate clients.  Her experience includes advising clients in investments and divestment, joint ventures, renewable energy project development, and real estate and venture funds.

The K&L Gates Real Estate lawyers are consistently ranked in Chambers, The Legal 500, U.S. News-Best Lawyers^®, and U.S. News-Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms.” 

We are pleased to announce that Derek de Bakker is the new General Counsel at Zones, a global IT company.  Previously, de Bakker served as General Counsel at rapidly-growing technology and consumer goods businesses.

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain.  A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in business for over 35 years, Zones specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services. Operating in more than 120 countries, leveraging a robust portfolio, and utilizing the highest certification levels from key partners, including Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Lenovo, and Adobe, Zones has mastered the science of building digital infrastructures that change the way business does business.

Technology attorney Musa Kewa has joined Pixel United, an international mobile gaming business.  He is based in Seattle and reports to Pixel’s General Counsel in London.  Prior to joining Pixel, Kewa worked at Nike as Associate General Counsel, Consumer Digital Products.

Pixel United, a digital business owned by Aristocrat Group, is a mobile games powerhouse, boasting three world-leading publishers in Product Madness, Plarium, and Big Fish Games that entertain millions of players every day.  Play inspires everything they do, from bringing delight to millions of players around the world through exceptional games, building best workplace environments, to attracting world-class talent. To Pixel United, the fun is working together to build something bigger than themselves and the thrill of making something great.

We are pleased to announce that Boeing has hired Kyle Olson as Senior Counsel, Boeing Commercial Airplane Sales, Contracts & Marketing.  Prior to joining Boeing in Seattle, Olson graduated cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law and was a partner at Baker McKenzie.

Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft.  Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Boeing employs 140,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries.  Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a business unit of The Boeing Company, is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and employs more than 60,000 people worldwide.  Boeing Commercial Airplanes is committed to being the leader in commercial aviation by offering airplanes and services that deliver superior design, efficiency and value to its customers and a superior flying experience.  Today, there are more than 10,000 Boeing commercial jetliners in service.

Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that Beth Thurman has joined Amazon Web Services as Corporate Counsel in the real estate team.  Before joining Amazon, Thurman practiced real estate law at law firms in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.   Prior to law school, Thurman served as a U.S. Navy Flight Officer/Mission Commander, including as Chief of Naval Air Training in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.  AWS provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world, including data center locations in the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and Australia.

In a busy 2022, Harris Legal Search partnered with companies and law firms nationwide to place top-tier lawyers.  In 2023, we look forward to another productive year finding exceptional legal talent for our clients.  Please click here to view just some of our representative attorney placements.