Palo Alto is in the midst of celebrating Earth Month, a program beginning March 23, which entails a new weekly focus on sustainable living and a speaker series beginning Thursday. The Earth Month organizers recently acknowledged the efforts of local businesses for their endeavors to make environmentally-friendly changes. One such business was the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Assistant General Counsel Mark Parnes explained that the firm began its environmental efforts about 10 years ago. Wison Sonsini has recently beagn purchasing recycled materials, nad have launched a ride-sharing program.
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Kilpatrick Stockton has announced that nearly 50 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as 2008 Georgia Super Lawyers. These lawyers receive this distinction because of peer recognition and professional achievement. In addition to having many of its lawyers on this notable list, Kilpatrick’s lawyers held these respectable honors; Miles Alexander, Brian Corgan and Rick Horder were named Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers and Susan Cahoon was named one of the Top 50 Women Georgia Super Lawyers.
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Cooley Godward Kronish is announcing its launch of a Latin America real estate group. The group will work with clients planning to invest in or develop real estate in Latin America, including the Caribbean. The co-heads of this practice group are: Thomas O’Connor, the firm’s current chair for the real estate practice, and Mark W. Lipschutz, of counsel and the chief executive of the real estate company Caribbean Property Group.
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Fisher & Phillips LLP has announced that labor and employment attorney Tiffani Hiudt has joined its Atlanta office as an associate. Ms. Hiudt previously worked with Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP. Hiudt graduated from Emory University receiving her Juris Doctor in 2002.
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A recent survey by American Lawyer Media, has recognized Troutman Sanders as a Go-To Law Firm for Leading Technology Companies. The survey based its outcome on two sources of information: 1) the information given by general counsel as which law firms they go to for aid, and 2) information found by researchers about the law firms located within independent data such as court dockets and securities filings, key publications and well-respected commercial databases. The surveys and research mostly centered its focus on the firm’s litigation, corporate transactions/mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, intellectual property, securities, Canada and international practice areas.
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The March Issue of Private Equity Analyst reports that the firm of Kennedy Covington is one of the top law firms in the US in terms of work in private equity. This is the fourth consecutive year that Kennedy has had the most completed transactions (both in closed private and venture capital deals) than all other Southeastern law firms.
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Moore & Van Allen has added Michael S. Coblin to join its Charlotte office. Michael centers his practice on legislative, regulatory, and policy matters. Before taking his current position at Moore & Van Allen, Michael S. Coblin served with the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps at Fort Lewis, Washington.
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