Haynes and Boone announced that it is creating a precision medicine and digital health practice group focused on clients working with precision medicine, digital health, medical devices and 3D printing/bioprinting technologies, with new hires Roger Kuan and Jason Novak heading the effort. The duo join the firm’s San Francisco office as partners from McDermott Will & Emery. Kuan, who will chair the new practice group, counsels life sciences clients on strategic intellectual property. Novak handles IP counseling, diligence, procurement, licensing, transactions and portfolio management.

Alison Watkins, a litigator and counselor focused on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, joined Perkins Coie. She will serve as a partner in the firm’s litigation and privacy and security practices in Palo Alto. She was previously with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.