James Strawbridge, who was general partner and chief operating officer at Worldview Technology Partners since 2001, has joined Cooley‘s Palo Alto office as a partner in the business and finance practice group. See story online.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough has added Steven Swaney as a partner in its class action practice in the San Francisco office. He served in U.S. Attorney’s offices for Maryland and the District of Columbia.