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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
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Baker Botts has added energy lawyer, Kevin Keenan, to its Global Projects group. Keenan was previously at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, in both London and Houston. At Baker Botts, he will remain in Houston as Partner. Keenan acquired his Juris Doctorate at Georgetown University Law Center.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-14-2008/0004848178&EDATE= |
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
Rumors are hitting the fan. Partners at Heller Ehrman received information on Baker & McKenzie. The info reportedly did not include any mention of a merger. Both firms are not talking, but they are also not denying. If the two firms did join forces, it could possibly create the largest US firm with a turnover of about $2.5 bn.
Source: www.nylawyer.com |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
Only three UK firms have made the cut for the top 10 global law firms in terms of Profits per equity partner (PEP), seen by data compiled by both Legal Week and The American Lawyer. Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are the lucky few. Seven U.S. firm s made the list, including Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz who took the No. 1 slot. with a whopping 4.945 million PEP. Cravath Swaine & Moore takes second place with 3.300 million PEP. The honor of highest revenue was taken by the firm Clifford Chance with 2.660 million, followed by Linklaters with 2.589 million. This placement has not chanced from last year. Freshfields, on the other hand, has climbed two rungs to make it to third place with 2.358 million.
Source: www.legalweek.com |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
Finally a L.A. Law firm is given first place of American Lawyer magazine's A-List. For the past five years, since the beginning of A-List, New York had held the No. 1 spot. NY's Debevoise & Plimpton has held the honor of being the best for four years. It's finally Los Angeles' turn, and more specifically, Munger, Tolles & Olson's turn. The firm owes this win to its commitment to pro bono work (3,200 hours more than last year), its 11% increase of revenue per lawyer, associate satisfaction, diversity,
Source: www.latimes.com |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
Shook, Hardy & Bacon have launched a program in response to their employees' concerns of high cost commuting. The firm already allots each employee a $50 monthly allowance for commuting. With the new “SHB Commuters Program”, employees have the ability to receive $25-$45 more if they participate in a less expensive mode of transportation than driving. They are urged to carpooling, use mass transit, cycle, or walk.
Source: www.legaltimes.typepad.com
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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
Cozen O'Connor has not only renewed the lease at their Lower Manhattan office, but has also expanded. The firm has added another firm, encompassing 13,000 square feet. The rent is $53 per square foot. The office resides in the Broadway Atrium, located at 45 Broadway.
Source: www.costar.com |
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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom remains at the top of the list of law firm deal-meisters. Next in line, Sullivan & Cromwell, has narrowed the gap, however. Skadden advised corporate mergers worth about $361.2 billion, six of which were ranked in the ten biggest deals of 2008. Sullivan & Cromwell trails closely with $346.7 billion dollars worth of deals.
Source: www.abajournal.com |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
Hunton & Williams has been busy. The firm won over 8 employment lawyers from Akin Gump and is launching an office in San Francisco. Of the 8, four are partners, and four are associates. Laura Franze, joining co-chair of the employment group, will work out of Los Angeles and Dallas. Roland Juarez will also join the Los Angeles office. The San Francisco office will be led by poached partner, Fraser McAlpine, who will also be based out of Houston. Also in San Franisco, Brett Burns joins as partner, and Anna Suh as associate. Justin Smith, Richard Cortez and Jennifer Reith, all associates, will join the Dallas office.
Source: www.thelawyer.com |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis has officially changed their name to K&L Gates. It is unclear who had continued to call them by their former name, and in effect, for whom this change was made. The name/firm was created when the following two firms merged: Kirpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham and Preston Gates & Ellis
Source: www.pittsburghlive.com
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
The Washington DC-based law firm of Hogan & Hartson has announced it will open an office in Abu Dhabi, which will be its first office in the Middle East. Heading up the new office will be Ray Batla from Hogan's London office. The move to Abu Dhabi will allow the firm to work more closely will its current Middle Eastern clients and will also open opportunities for growth in the area.
Source: www.thelawyer.com |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
The Washinton D.C. lobbying boutique O'Connor & Hannan will merge with the California based law firm Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliot this week. Together the firms will have over 150 lawyers and lobbyist in eight different locations. The combined firm will be called Nossaman/O'Connor & Hannan in D.C., however in the remaining seven offices will all be referred to as Nossaman.
Source: legaltimes.typepad.com |
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