Nixon Peabody LLP has opened a London office, the firm has announced. The office will be run through the affiliated entity Nixon Peabody International LLP and will initially house seven attorneys.
Source: www.metrocorpcounsel.com
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Small Chicago Firm Joins Up With Drinker Biddle
Connelly Sheehan Harris, a small Chicago-based firm, will merge with Philadelphia giant Drinker Biddle & Reath, both firms have announced. The move will benefit both parties, as Drinker Biddle has recently increased its Midwestern presence, particularly in Chicago. Partners at Connelly Sheehan are merely happy that they will get to spend more time with clients and less time on business matters.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
New York Compensation Attorney Swtiches Firms
Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the hiring of an executive compensation attorney for their New York office. Johnathan F. Lewis joins the firm from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, & Jacobson. He joins as partner.
Source: www.nylawyer.com
California Firm Heads East
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear has announced the opening of a new office in Washington, DC, its first office outside of the state of California. William Zimmerman, previously a litigation partner at the firm’s Orange County office, will head the new branch. The firm plans to expand the office to ten to fifteen attorneys over the next year.
Source: www.nylawyer.com
Vinson & Elkins Establish Middle Eastern Stronghold
Texas law firm Vinson & Elkins has announced that it will open an office in Abu Dhabi. Vinson & Elkins also has an office in Dubai, making it the first American firm to have offices in both Middle Eastern legal centers. London energy partner Lewis Jones will move to Abu Dhabi to head the office as an administrative partner.
Source: www.legalweek.com
No Merger for Chadbourne & Parke, Watson Farley
There will be no merger between New York firm Chadbourne & Parke and London Firm Watson Farley, as had previously been in talks. The cause of the cancellation is rumored to be apprehension on the part of Chadbourne & Parke partners, who held a meeting earlier this month to discuss the details of the upcoming union.
Source: www.legalweek.com
Jones Day Grabs Transportation Attorney in China
Jones Day has announced the hiring of a new partner in their Beijing office. Jingzhou Tao was formerly the managing partner of DLA Piper’s Beijing office. He practices transportation law.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Reed Smith Boosts IP Practice
Reed Smith has announced the hiring of Christian E Samay, an Intellectual Property attorney. Samay will join the firm’s New York office as a partner.
Source: www.nylawyer.com
Dilworth Paxson Begins International Practice
East Coast firm Dilworth Paxson has announced the creation of a three-attorney International Trade practice. Gatti & Associates,a boutique International firm based out of New Jersey, merged with Dilworth Paxson’s Philadelphia office earlier this month. Margaret M. Gatti joins the firm as a partner while Mark Sullivan and Dimtriy Dementyev join as associates.
Source: www.law.com
North Carolina Firm Hires Corporate Associates
Moore & Van Allen has announced the hiring of two associates in their Research Triangle, North Carolina location. Drake Brinkley will practice Real Estate and Corporate law while Jocelyn Fina will practice Corporate and Health Care law.
Source: carolinanewswire.com
