Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP has lost a partner to McCarter English. Richard S. Roisman has joined the firm as partner in the Philadelphia office. He practices Real Estate, Construction and Environmental law.
Source: www.earthtimes.org
Tags: McCarter & English, LLPMore female lawyers are making partnership than last year, but its still a small group. Women make up about 34 percent of the lawyers that were promoted to partnership this year. This is up from 28 percent from the year prior.
Source: www.philadelphia.bizjournals.com
Boston has a new litigation boutique. Beck Reed Riden by two ex Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys: Russell Beck and Stephen Riden. Stephen Reed joins them from Shepherd Law Group.
Source: www.boston.bizjournals.com
Tags: Foley & Lardner LLP
Odile Fallenius, a Linklaters tax partner, has left the firm’s Stockholm office to join local Swedish firm Vinge. She takes a three associate group with her, increasing the size of Vinge’s tax group to 20.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Tags: LinklatersMajor Chinese law firm Jun He has opened their second U.S. office in Silicon Valley. The firm hopes the office will allow them to better serve both U.S. and Chinese clients looking to do business between the two countries. Jun He’s other U.S. office is in New York.
Source: American Lawyer
Tags: Beijing
Akin Gump has hired partner Chadi Salloum for its Abu Dhabi office. Mr. Salloum brings his significant corporate experience from Chiomenti’s Rome office.
Soure: www.akingump.com
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Dubai
Perkins Coie today announced the opening of a new San Diego office. With four partners joining from Paul Hastings and Fish & Richardson, the office will focus initially on intellectual property matters. The opening continues the strong pattern of growth which Perkins Coie has shown in recent years.
Source: www.perkinscoie.com
Tags: Perkins Coie LLPWashington insurance partner John Heintz is making the move to Dickstien Shapiro. Formerly with Kelley Drye, Mr. Heintz’s practice focuses on insurance coverage and litigation.
Source: www.dicksteinshapiro.com
Fish and Richardson has added four lawyers to its Washington regulatory practice. The group, led by Shirley Fujimoto, was previously at McDermott. Also moving are Jeffrey Sheldon, David Rines, and Kevin Cookler. The attorneys bring a wealth of experience in broadband, smart grids, and other communications issues.
Source: www.fr.com
Tags: Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Larry Shatzer has moved from Foley & Lardner to Wilson Sonsisni’s Washigton, D.C. office. Mr. Shatzer brings a wealth of patent litigation experience in biotech, semiconductors, and telecom.
Source: www.wilsonsonsini.com
Tags: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.