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Littler Mendelson Adds Six Labor Laterals |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
The law firm of Littler Mendelson has expanded its D.C. office with six laterals from Ford & Harrison. These labor lawyers concentrate their practice on airline and railway labor relations. Peter Petesch, Kevin Kraham, Jay Sumner, Alison Davis, Jeffrey Sun and Katherine Hoekman make 29 total attorneys in the firm's Washington office. They also bring the number of Ford & Harrison laterals from 2 to 8.
Source: www.bizjournals.com |
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Covington & Burling Scores 50 EX- Heller Lawyers |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 |
Covington & Burling has expanded its firm with 50 lawyers from Heller Ehrman. The attorneys joining the firm are widespread: 14 partners, six counsel, and even more associates. Covington has also announced their plans to launch two new offices in California: Silicon Valley and San Diego. But, that is not the last we will hear of Covington's additions. There are still more potential laterals waiting in the wings.
Source: www.legaltimes.typepad.com
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Shook Hardy Plans to Continue to Multiply |
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
Within the past five years, law firm Shook Hardy has doubled its intellectual practice from 25 to 50. Within another 5 years, the firm aspires to double the number again to make 100 lawyers. Shook recently added 11 lawyers, nine of which are associates and two lateral hires.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
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Heller Ehrman's New Offer to Exes |
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
Heller Ehrman has asked its ex-merger candidates if they would consider taking random parts and/or entire practice groups from the firm. Nothing is certain yet, especially to the public. Neither Mayer Brown and Baker & McKenzie would comment. Winston & Strawn has admitted only that the firm is in the midst of discussion with Heller partners.
Source: www.law.com
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Law Firms and Their Blogs |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
Some law firms are finally utilizing the internet and more specifically, their websites to help promote and create an image. The WilmerHale website actually gives a personal touch by some of the associates blogging from time to time. These blogs transform the attorneys from a mass of rich WilmerHale troops into real individuals. It gives perspective lateral recruits an idea of the atmosphere they would be joining. Arnold & Porter does something similar and yet oh so different. The associates are speaking their minds, outloud! They have “video blogs”. This personable style must be making a difference!
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com
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Akerman and WolfBlock to NOT Merge |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
Akerman Senterfitt has announced its decision to not merge with WolfBlock LLP. Andrew M. Smulian, Akerman's chairman noted that the decision was due to “certain client conflict issues”. The firm will remain with its 500 plus attorneys.
Source: www.sunherald.com.com
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Kilpartrick Stockton Named Flagship Sponsor of American Cancer Society Event |
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
Kilpatrick Stockton has received the honor of being named a flagship sponsor of Washington, DC 5th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. American Cancer Society's event aims to raise awareness and money for research. Kilpatrick Stockton is proud to sponsor such an important and inspiring event.
Source: www.http://lawfuel.com/ |
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
Last month it was announced that Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle had made it to the social networking site “Facebook”, as the first major law firm to do so. But, other firms are now being represented on the site, not by the law firm itself, but by its associates. They are becoming members of their firm's Facebook group. These group can be made anyone, not necessarily by the firm's leaders. One of the most noticeable law firm groups is more like a fan club: "I'm in love with MoFo!" It is reasonable to assume that this trend will become even more popular amongst big law firms.
Source: www.abajournal.com
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The 50 Best Law Firms For Women Attorneys |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine released the second annual survey Tuesday, containing the 50 best law firms for women. The survey takes many factors into account, including: work-life balance, retention of female attorneys, family accommodation, and mentoring opportunities for women. This year, the survey has had increased participation with 115 firms taking part, up from last year’s 85. Ten New York law firms made the cut, four of which are repeats from last year’s list. The survey found some interesting results: an outstanding 98 percent of the top 50 firms host networking programs for female lawyers, 68 percent provide mentoring for senior female associates and 62 percent offer management training for women attorneys. Almost all firms surveyed have some type of flexible and/or part-time work schedules, paid parental leave and outreach programs that include women attorneys who opt to stay home during their children's formative years with help in maintaining bar association memberships and CLE credits. This survey may play an integral role of maintaining and reaching suitable working conditions for female lawyers for years to come.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Hammonds Takes Two Associates And Transfroms Them Into Partners |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
Hammonds has revved up its banking group in London with the hire of two associates from Kirkland & Ellis and Denton Wilde Sapte. Samrad Nazer comes from Kirkland, and Iain Shurwood from Denton. Both associates join the firm as partners.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Boynton Returns to Kilpatrick Stockton |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
This is not the first time Mark Boynton has graced Kilpatrick Stockton with his presence. Years prior, Boynton practiced at the firm as an associate in the litigation department. This time around, Boynton joins its litigation group as counsel. He will be in Winston-Salem.
Source: www.carolinanewswire.com |
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Law Firms, Are You Ready for the Climate Challenge? |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
A survey conducted recently concluded that on average, an attorney uses about 100,000 sheets a year. Divided by an assumed 2,000 hour work year, that breaks down to 50 pages an hour! The “climate challenge”, proposed by members from both the American Bar Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The aim of the challenge is to limit law firm's environmental impact on the environment. The first order of business is to limit the amount of paper used. But in order to do so, the mindset must change. Instead of printing drafts, contracts, pleadings, bulletins, and memos (which on paper, are easily taken home, on the bus, etc), the computer must usurp power. Not only will becoming greener help the environment, it can also help the business. Being a green firm can attract green clients. It can also save the company money on energy, paper, ink, etc.
Source: www.blog.cleveland.com
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Andrew Katenstein Joins Proskauer Rose |
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
Renowned trusts and estates lawyer, Andrew Katenstein, has joined the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP. Katenstein is now as Partner and member of the firm's newly developed fiduciary Litigation practice group. He will work with the Personal Development Planning Department, which has been ranked as one of the nation's best by Chambers USA. Katenstein was previously with Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP in their Los Angeles office.
Source: www.businesswire.com
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Patton Boggs Is Spreading in the Middle East |
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
Patton Boggs is making itself know in the Middle East. The firm has launched an office Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Although Patton has worked in Abu Dhabi for thirty years, this is the beginning of having resident lawyers in the city. The office will also be working with the firm's other Middle Eastern offices, inlcuding those in Dubai and Doha, Qatar. The Abu Dhabi office will provide legal service in a number of practice groups, including: private capital and investment funds; banking and financial institutions; international business transactions; construction, infrastructure and real estate; Islamic finance; and litigation and dispute resolution.
Source: www.marketwatch.com
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Who Would Like to Merge With Thelen Reid ? |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
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In response to the many who have left Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, the firm has announced its desire to merge with another firm. Thelen reportedly has yet to advance beyond this step 1 of acknowledgment, and has yet to make any further steps. This will be the firm's second merger, two years after the first.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202423083617 |
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Thomspon Hine Launches Climate Change Sustainable |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
Thompson Hine has created a Climate Change Sustainable Business Solutions group to address increasingly complex concerns of climate change and sustainability. The attorney participants of the group together possess a sundry array of law fields, such as: environmental, energy, finance, intellectual property, trade, real estate, construction and corporate law. The new practice group has two co-leaders: Andrew Kolesar and Steve Axtell.
Source: www.marketwatch.com
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McKee Nelson Launches New "Covered Bonds" Team |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
The law firm of McKee Nelson has launched a new team whose primary focus in on “covered bonds”. This type of bond is one that is sponsored by a bank, and which if defaulted, is maintained by a group of loans or receivables. Covered bonds are more common in Europe, but the US is catching up. The team is part of the structured finance practice group, and is led by Washington partner John Arnolz and New York partner Kenneth P. Martin.
Source: www.law.com |
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Curtis Mallet-Prevost Alliance with Latin American Firm |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has made a big move in Latin America by making an alliance with the native firm of Fernandez Quiroga Ayarragaray & Ocampo. But, the firm is nowhere new to the area. Curtis has advised clients in Latin America for over a century and had an office in Buenos Aires in the 1920s. Curtis currently has five offices in the US, and four in Europe.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Greenberg Boosts Tampa With Two |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
The Greenberg Traurig Tampa office boosts its litigation practice with the addition of two new associates, Richard J. Mockler and Don Crawford. Mockler joins Greenberg from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and prior to that, Holland and Knight. Crawford previously practiced at Paul Hastings. Both associates will concentrate on commercial, real estate, land use, environmental, and other complex litigation.
Source: www.marketwatch.com
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A New Firm in Town For Las Vegas |
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP, who launched a new office in Las Vegas in mid January, just now has staffed a full office. The office has reached 8 lawyers: four from Snell & Wilmer and two from Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Managing partner, Jim Mace, left Snell & Wilmer to open the office. With him came attorney Mandy Shavinsky who joined as partner. Later, Snell's Corey Eschweiler and Joe Schmitt jumped over. From Lionel Sawyer, attorneys Lance Coburn and Adam Smith are new to the team, as well as, Tony May from Albright Stoddard Warnick Albright. Christensen, Glaser concentrates on complex litigation in the areas of construction, environmental and corporate law
Source: www.lvbusinesspress.com |
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