Perkins Coie adds partner in San Diego

Law firm Perkins Coie has hired Mark Wicker as a partner in the firm’s technology transactions and privacy practice in San Diego.

Wicker joins from law firm Morrison Foerster, where he was also a partner.

He has experience in acquiring and developing new licensing technologies and products.

His clients include companies in the life sciences, material sciences and chemical industries.

Matthew Bernstein, managing partner at the firm’s San Diego office, said: “Mark is a solid licensing and commercial lawyer who consistently provides strategic counsel on high-profile matters to life sciences and technology clients in southern California and throughout the world.”