Morgan Lewis announced today that Ryan McConnell, a former assistant U.S. attorney, will join the firm as a partner in its Litigation practice, resident in the firm’s Houston office. His arrival continues the firm’s recent growth of its White Collar practice, following the arrival of George Terwilliger, Daniel Levin, Matthew Miner, and Robert J. Bittman in Washington, D.C.
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | HoustonHaving completed the merger of Novak Druce + Quigg LLP and Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP—which officially formed the IP “super boutique” Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP on Jan. 1—the firm quickly jumped into high gear, announcing that seven attorneys from Boston-based Rissman Hendricks Oliverio (four partners and three of counsel) joined on Dec. 31. This expansion reinforces the super boutique’s status as the 7th largest IP firm in the country with more than 140 attorneys, agents and technical advisors across eight offices.
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Joshua L. Raskin has joined its New York City officeas a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice where he will focus on patent and trademark litigation.
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Kirkland advises Avis Budget Group, Inc., in its agreement to acquire Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network, for $12.25 per share in cash, representing a total transaction value of approximately $500 million.
Tags: Kirkland & Ellis LLPKirkland represents Duff & Phelps Corporation, a leading independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by a consortium comprising controlled affiliates of or funds managed by The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group for $15.55 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $665 million.
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Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC has added the six attorneys of Ruffo Tabora Mainello & McKay (RTMM), an Albany-based firm with a significant statewide long term care practice, effective January 1, 2013.
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The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) continues to expand its presence in Washington, D.C., through the recent addition of Linda Tiano, who is rejoining the firm as a Member in the Health Care and Life Sciences practice following several decades of service as a general counsel and executive with leading managed care organizations.
Tags: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.Roetzel is pleased to announce three partners, Jon May, Andrew B. Demers and Paul A. Giordano, and associateRobert Malani have joined the firm’s Florida offices, greatly expanding the Business Litigation Group’s white collar crime and creditors’ rights services. Mr. May and Mr. Demers joined the Fort Lauderdale office, Mr. Giordano is based in Fort Myers and Mr. Malani is in Orlando.
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P., a Houston-based civil litigation-focused law firm, joined with the Louisiana firm of Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P. Beirne, Maynard & Parsons has greatly expanded their presence along the Gulf Coast, allowing them to better serve the needs of clients in that region.
Shearman & Sterling is advising Sony Corporation of America on its planned joint venture with InterDigital, Inc. that will combine Sony’s consumer electronics expertise with InterDigital’s pioneering wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) and bandwidth management research. The joint venture, called Convida Wireless, will focus on driving new research in the growing field of M2M wireless communications and other connectivity areas.
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