The former leader of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius‘ San Francisco intellectual property practice, Gargi Talukder, moved to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. At Orrick, she will lead the life sciences patent strategy and prosecution practice. Talukder has experience with global patent portfolio management and prosecution, IP diligence and competitive landscape assessment matters.

Foley & Lardner added Dahna Pasternak as counsel to its chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice group. She was previously with Pasternak Patent Law, a firm that she founded in 2012 to serve clients in the biotechnology industry. Pasternak will be based in Foley & Lardner’s Silicon Valley office.