Monthly Archives: July 2007

Blank Rome Public Finance Partners Depart for New Homes

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Blank Rome has lost two of its public finance partners to separate firms. Jeremy Spector, the former head of Blank Rome’s public finance group’s tax law and enforcement and compliance practices, has joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo’s New York office as a partner. Jeffrey Blumenfeld left after 24 years with Blank Rome, joining Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen as the chairman of its public finance practice in Philadelphia. Blank Rome now has six attorneys in the public finance practice; managing partner Carl Buchholz reported that the firm is seeking to grow that particular practice.
Source: www.nylawyer.com

Tags:  Blank Rome LLP | New York

McDermott Launches Italian Antitrust Practice

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

McDermott Will & Emery has launched an Italian antitrust group with the hiring of Veronica Pinotti from Lovells. Pinotti, who will join the Rome office, has become a partner and the head of the new antitrust group. Lovells competition associate, Martino Sforza, is also joining McDermott in Rome. Last year the firm also hired former Hammonds competition partners Jose Rivas and Alasdair Bell to build up its European antitrust practice.
Source: www.legalweek.com

Tags:  McDermott, Will & Emery

Townsend Opens in D.C.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Townsend and Townsend and Crew’s new Washington, D.C. office will focus on patent litigation and patent prosecution. The mid-sized San Francisco-based IP firm will launch the new office with lawyers from Kenyon & Kenyon and McGuire Woods. Seven attorneys will open the office, but the firm hopes to grow over the next three years and eventually be able to offer full IP services there. It is beneficial for an IP firm to have an office in D.C., considering that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission and the Federal Cicuit are also located there.
Source: www.law.com

Small and Mid-Sized Chicago Firms Welcome Big Law’s Let-Go Partners

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Several major Chicago law firms have been making partner cuts over the past couple years. Firms such as Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw; Winston & Strawn; and Jenner & Block have asked groups of partners to leave or to take nonequity positions. As such, there are many talented, experienced attorneys seeking jobs, and small and mid-sized firms are snatching them up. Firms like Bryan Cave and Seyfarth Shaw are eager to hire the partners, especially those with private equity, intellectual property, transactional, or real estate experience. These smaller firms are less concerned with profit-per-partner figures, and instead see value in the axed attorneys because of how they could increase the firm profile and increase marketing power among clients.
Source: www.law.com

Lateral Moves in NYC

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

New York partners are finding new homes. Warren McRae left Bryan Cave to become a partner in Loeb & Loeb’s IP litigation group. Jonathan Wry has joined Bracewell & Giuliani from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; he will be a finance partner. Weiss, Wexler & Wornow welcomed Robert Snashall, who joins as a special counsel.
Source: www.nylawyer.com

Tags:  New York

U.S. Firms’ London Offices See Salary Hikes

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

U.S. firms’ recent salary increases have traveled beyond our borders to the U.K. New York-based Weil, Gotshal & Manges recently raised newly qualified lawyers pay in their London office from 75,000 to 90,000 British pounds, which is equivalent to over $179,000. Several factors go into determining salary increases in London, including New York rates, the legal market, and the office’s productivity. Other firms do not feel pressure to match Weil Gotshal’s rate; White & Case raised to 76,000 pounds from 67,500 pounds, and O’Melveny & Myers raised to 78,000 pounds. On the other hand, Latham & Watkins always matches London salaries to those in New York.
Source: www.nylawyer.com

Tags:  New York

O’Melveny Securities Litigator Joins Pillsbury Winthrop

Monday, July 2, 2007

David Furbush left O’Melveny & Myers for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Furbush, a securities litigation specialist, will join Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley office where he will co-lead the firm’s securities litigation team. His work will focus on securities litigation defense in shareholder class actions and investigations initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: www.law.com

Tags:  O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | New York

Stinson Morrison Combines with St. Louis Firm Blumenfeld Kaplan

Monday, July 2, 2007

Stinson Morrison combined with St. Louis firm Blumenfeld Kaplan & Sandweiss over the weekend. After the combination, Stinson’s St. Louis office will have over 65 lawyers, 13 paralegals, and 47 staff members. Stinson is the second largest firm in Kansas City, with 193 attorneys there. The firm will have about 360 lawyers with the addition of those from Blumenfeld.
Source: www.news.moneycentral.msn.com

Tags:  Stinson LLP

Paul Hastings’ German Team Leaves to Start New Firm

Monday, July 2, 2007

Five lawyers from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker’s London office have left to set up their own firm with offices in Munich and London. Former Paul Hastings of counsel, Geza Toth-Feher, and three associates set up Toth-Feher & Partner LLP. The new firm will specialize in private equity advice, and will continue to work closely with Paul Hastings and its clients.
Source: www.thelawyer.com

Tags:  Paul Hastings LLP

Pittsburgh Firm Adds Philly Office

Monday, July 2, 2007

Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon, Pittsburgh’s eight-largest firm, has launched an office in Philadelphia. The firm recruited Joseph Mancano from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and Joseph Vaughn from Vaughn Law Offices to be partners in the new office. They will be joined by associates Mary March and Divya Wallace. Pietragallo also has offices in Mechanicsburg and Sharon, PA; Steubenville, OH; and Weirton, WV.
Source: www.pittsburgh.bizjournals.com