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Baker Botts Adds New Partner |
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
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Baker Botts has announced the addition of tax attorney Felicia Finston to its Dallas office. Finston brings her 20 years of experience to the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation team. Bakers Botts representatives stated that they look forward to utilizing her long record of excellence. |
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Chadbourne & Park Open New Climate Change Practice |
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
Chadbourne & Parke LLP will open a new Climate Change practice in order to address the legal and economical ramifications of the growing global warming crisis. This addition is primarily a response to clients’ environmental concerns. The group will be led by former New York Governor George E. Pataki and former Commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation John P. Cahill.
Source: www.earthtimes.com
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Thompson & Knight Expands With San Antonio Branch |
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 |
Law firm Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the opening of an office in San Antonio. Firm attorneys Jason Davis, Marina Garcia Marmolejo, and Michael McCrum will head the office, which focuses on complex litigation. This is Thompson & Knight's fifth Texas office, with other locations in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston.
Source: www.openpr.com |
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California IP Firm Opens in Seattle |
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 |
California law firm Fenwick & West LLP has opened an office in Seattle. Corporate attorneys Stephen M. Graham, Roger M. Tolbert and Alan C. Smith will head the office, which will focus on life sciences. Representatives of the firm said that they had been eying the Seattle market for some time, adding that it is attractive because of its similarities to both the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
Source: sev.prnewswire.com |
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Latham Edges Toward Top Revenue Spot |
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is in serious danger of losing its spot at the top of revenue lists this year. Latham & Watkins has announced earnings of over two billion for 2007, an increase of 23%. If Skadden even slightly under performs, it will lose its long-standing title of highest-grossing law firm in the nation.
Source: www.law.com |
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Firms Rush to Take Advantage of Mortgage Mess |
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Saturday, 09 February 2008 |
Since the subprime meltdown, an estimated 20 firms have opened subprime practice groups, totaling at least 500 attorneys. One of the first firms was Greenberg Traurig, whose practice began in August with 48 lawyers. This is the biggest rush to open new groups since the savings & loan crisis two years ago.
Source: www.crainsnewyork.com |
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Cadwalader Bags Top Attorney |
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
R. Ronald Hopkinson, a top private equity attorney, has been recruited by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Hopkinson was previously the global head of private equity at Latham & Watkins. Hopkinson had been with Latham since he was a first year in 1988.
Source: www.nylj.com |
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Fredrikson & Byron Open in Shanghai |
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Minneapolis-based firm Fredrikson & Byron will open an office in Shanghai, the firm has reported. The new office will be helmed by attorney Ruilin Li and will house two additional attorneys.
Source: www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ |
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Ballard Spahr Joins Subprime Fray |
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll has become the latest in a string of firms to open a Subprime Practice group. These groups deal with the financial aspects of litigation and government mandates that have come out of the recent subprime meltdown. Ballard, Spahr's team is pulled from a variety of practices including consumer finance, real estate, investment management and bankruptcy.
Source: www.dsnews.com |
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LA Entertainment Attorney Switches Coasts |
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
Lisa Bonner, a Los Angeles entertainment attorney, has moved to Dreier's New York office. Bonner previously founded and managed Bonner Law, which represented a wide range of entertainment and media clients. She remains outside counsel for Vibe magazine and Code Black Entertainment.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Manatt Merges with SF Firm |
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
Los Angeles law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has announced the completion of its merger with Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. Manatt's San Francisco employees will move into Steefel's offices, and will be managed by partner Christopher L. Wagner.
Source: www.nylwayer.com |
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Edwin Leroy Tolles Dies at 85 |
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
Edwin Leroy Tolles, a founding partner of law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, has died at the age of 85. He had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rolles started the firm in 1962 with seven attorneys; it now houses over two hundred.
Source: www.nylwayer.comn |
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Morgan Lewis & Brockius Defeats Lawsuit |
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Thursday, 31 January 2008 |
Morgan Lewis & Brockius has defeated the $20 million law suit brought on them by a former client. Bro-Tech Corporation, functioning under the name Purolite, brought the breach of contract suit against the law firm due to the recommendation on the part of their attorneys that the company continue dealings with Cuba. The jury came back after three and a half hours of deliberation with a unanimous verdict for the defense.
Source: www.law.com |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
John Finnegan, an insurance and reinsurance attorney, has quit his post as partner in Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's New York office. Finnegan will soon join Chadbourne & Parke's New York office.
Source: www.nylj.com |
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Heller Ehrman Loses Yet Another Partner |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
Heller Ehrman, a firm which has recently lost not a few partners, has lost partner Peter Benudiz from their Los Angeles office. Benudiz, a Real Estate and Finance attorney, will join Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He is the seventh California partner to leave the firm this month.
Source: www.nylwayer.com |
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Clifford Chance Opens Shop in Abu Dhabi |
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Monday, 28 January 2008 |
Clifford Chance has announced that it will open an office in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The office, which will open in late April, will be helmed by finance partner Richard Ernest.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Littler Mendelson Opens St. Louis Office |
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson has opened an office in St. Louis. Shareholders Harry Wellford Jr. and Charles Reis IV will head the new branch. Littler Mendelson has 44 offices across the country.
Source: www.businesswire.com |
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55 Attorney Raid Due to Failed Merger |
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
Failed merger talks between Reed Smith and Anderson Kill & Olick have led to a 55 attorney raid of the latter firm by the former. 43 of those attorneys will work in Reed Smith's New York office with the rest spread between Philadelphia and Chicago. There are said the be no hard feelings between the firms despite the fact that Anderson Kill's attorney count has been nearly cut in half.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Husch Blackwell Sanders Expands to Chicago |
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 |
The newly-merged Husch Blackwell Sanders has announced plans to open a Chicago office to house some of its 630 attorneys. The firm hopes to add up to 20 attorneys to the new office over the course of the next two years.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Dewey & LeBeouf Takes Over Akin Gump Office in Dubai |
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Monday, 21 January 2008 |
Akin Gump Straus Hauer and Feld is having some trouble in Dubai. Recently Dewey & LeBoeuf recently raided the firm's regional office, nabbing both partners, Gavin Watson and Chris Sioufi. Dewey & LeBeouf representatives said that they are aiming to attract 12-18 attorneys to their Dubai office, and that this move was the first step towards that goal.
Source: www.thelawyer.com |
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