White & Case LLP has announced the addition of Laura McDaniels as a partner in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Employment, Compensation & Benefits (ECB) practices in the firm's Silicon Valley office.

The Global Head of the M&A department John Reiss has acknowledged McDaniels' recognised talent:

"Laura is a talented lawyer who brings deep experience advising private and public companies on the compensation and benefits aspects of complex transactions."

Much of McDaniels' professional career has been spent in Silicon Valley, she has deep experience working with emerging growth companies. He also has extensive experience working with technology companies. 

Prior to joining White & Case, McDaniels was a partner at Baker Botts and before that she spent more than ten years at Cooley as a special counsel in the Compensation and Benefits department. 

"Adding Laura reinforces our dedication to building out our corporate capabilities and growing our presence in Silicon Valley," said Heather Burke, managing partner of White & Case's Silicon Valley office. 

White & Case has announced the addition of five partners in the US M&A department so far this year, following McDaniels' addition of partners Scott Fryman, Thomas Christopher and James Jian Hu in New York and Taylor Pullins in Houston.