McElroy, Deutsche, Mulvaney & Carpenter & Pepe & Hazard have have officially merged. McElroy is the third largest firm in New Jersey while Pepe & Hazard brings 44 lawyers to the table. Out of the 44, 32 are partners.
Source: www.nylj.com
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Troutman Sanders Will Open an Office in Portland
Troutman Sanders has announced its plans to open an office in Portland, Or in April. This will be the firm’s 16th office. Partner Lara L. Skidmore is to become the first managing partner. Two lateral partners, Matthew D. McVee and Antoine P. Cobb will join the firm and the office.
Source: www.earthtimes.org
Tags: Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Sonnenschein Hired Counsel from Ropers
Sonnenschein Rosenthal LLP has boosted its Los Angeles office with the hire of Duccio Mortillaro as counsel. He joins the public law & policy strategies practice. Mortillaro was most recently of counsel with Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley PC.
Source: www.franchising.com
Tags: Dentons | Los Angeles
Orrick Herrington Bulks up Hong Kong Office With Shyu
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired Allen Shyu in its Hong Kong office. Shyu joins as a partner in the capital markets department, making the office’s fifth partner. Many law firms are either starting or expanding offices in Hong Kong especially in the fields of mergers and private equity.
Source: www.businessweek.com
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP | Hong Kong
The First Female Name Partner: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The firm formerly known as Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges believes it has the first female name partner out of all of the AmLaw 100 firms. Kathleen Sullivan has made it on the list, it now being Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Sullivan joined the firm in 2005.
Source: www.nylj.com
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPDarby & Darby Will Be No More
Darby & Darby announced that it plans to shut its doors for the last time. The New York intellectual property boutique will dissolve because many of its partners left due to the fact that the firm could not find another firm with which to merge. Darby & Darby has 19 partners spread across four offices found in New York, Seattle, Florida and Frankfurt.
Source: www.law.com
Tags: New York
DLA Piper Boosts NY Office
Roger Rosendahl has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the corporate and finance department. Rosendahl will practice our of the New York and Los Angeles offices. He joins from Kaye Scholer LLP where he was the head of the energy practice in New York.
Source: www.newyork.citybizlist.com
Tags: DLA Piper | New York
Freshfields Hires Three New Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired three new partners from three different firms. One aspect that all three share is that all focus their practice on financial insitution litigation. Marshall Fisherman joins the firm’s New York office from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel. Timothy Coleman also joins in New York but from firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Walter Stuart leaves Vinson & Elkins to join Freshfields in Washington.
Source: www.legalweek.com
Tags: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | New YorkTwo More Depart from Adorno & Yoss
Adorno & Yoss has lost two more attorneys. The firm has lost several attorneys in the last few months. Most recently, Rodney G. Moore (litigation) and Stephen G. Weizenecker (entertainment) have left the firm. Moore joins Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz as a partner and Weizenecker has started his own practice.
Source: www.nylj.com
Cozen O’Connor Desires Expansion in NY
Cozen O’Connor has officially moved into its new office in Manhattan, New York. The new 46,000 square feet space resides on the 19th floor at 277 Park Ave. The firm signed an 11-year sublease. Abby Wenzel, managing partner, explained that the firm is looking to expand. The firm can take in 20 new attorneys and about 10 staff employees.
Source: www.nylj.com
Tags: Cozen O'Connor, P.C. | New York