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Friday, 15 February 2008 |
Law firm Lowenstein Sandler has announced that shareholder Gary M. Wingens has been elected new managing director of the 275-attorney firm. Wingens is the head of Lowenstein Sandler's Mortgage Finance practice, and succeeds Michael L Rodburg.
Source: www.njbiz.com |
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
Law firm Epstein Becker & Green has announced that they will be consolidating their Texas practice to the Houston market, and thus will be closing their Dallas branch. The 13 attorneys housed in Dallas have been offered positions in the Houston office or in any Epstein Becker office they choose. Representatives of Epstein Becker say this move will strengthen and improve their Houston practice.
Source: texaslawyer.typepad.com
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
Top law firms Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are set to embark on initiatives to gain footing in the Middle Eastern market. Latham has hired partners from Vinson & Elkins to launch their Dubai branch, while Freshfields has relocated many of its London associates to its existing offices in the area. Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance are among the premier firms with UAE branches, solidifying a trend in efforts to capture lucrative clients in the Middle East.
Source: www.legalweek.com |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
Bracewell & Giuliani has announced the addition of Jeffrey J. Ansley and William C. McMurrey as partners to its White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations practice. Both Ansley and McMurrey served as Assistant United States Attorneys in Dallas. Ansley was lead prosecutor for securities fraud cases in the Fraud and Public Corruption/White Collar Section, while McMurry was the Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of healthcare and financial institution fraud prosecutions.
Source: www.pr-inside.com |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
The Houston-based law firm Baker Botts has reported an increase in profits by 19 percent for 2007. Profits per equity partner (PEP) surged to 18.6 percent at a new record of $1.3 million, an increase from last year’s $1.09 million. Revenues were also up, with turnovers at just under 15 percent.
Source: www.law.com |
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008 |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has announced that Mark C. Evans has been elected to the position of Firm Managing Partner. Evans has over thirty years of experience in complex commercial litigation and has been working for Bracewell since 1977. He is the firm's seventh Firm Managing Partner.
Source: www.businesswire.com |
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
Estimated figures for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton show steady growth with a two per cent increase in profit per equity (PEP) along with a nine percent increase in turnovers. Partners speculate this growth can be largely attributed to emerging markets. Despite the increase in revenue, the firm has no immediate plans to expand due to current global economic concerns.
Source: www.thelawyer.com |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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