Sidley Austin LLP has added a lateral tax partner to its New York office. Richard A. Leavy has joined the firm. He received his L.L.M. From New York University and his J.D. From Rutgers School of Law.
Source: www.businesswire.com
Who is Running Shearman & Sterling’s Latin America Office?
Shearman & Sterling has appointed Robert Ellison as the firm’s São Paulo managing partner. Partner Antonia Stolper is now the Latin America practice leader. Ellison arrived in São Paulo two years ago from Rome, where he was managing partner for six years. Stolper has had more than 30 years of life and work experience in the city.
Source: www.brazilcham.com
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | Sao Paulo
Cadwalader Snags a Partner Head from DLA Piper
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has snagged a big one from DLA Piper. Drew G.L. Chapman, head of DLA Piper’s alternative asset management group, is joining Cadwalader’s New York branch. Chapman will be in charge of his new firm’s hedge fund practice.
Source: www.law.com
Tags: DLA Piper | New York
Bodman LLP Boosts Presence in Dallas
Denver based Bodman LLP has affiliated itself with Dallas firm Strong & Willcox LLP by way of two of its partners. Staci Strong Heuvel and Misty Willcox joined Bodman as of Counsel but will also continue work at their current firm. Bodman is making this move to give more attention to its clients in Texas.
Source: dallas.bizjournals.com
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Hogan Lovells’ First Steps
Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have announced that following the merger, the initial priority will be to expand the New York and London offices. The next reported goal is to develop a bank finance practice in the US, as opposed to its corporate driven finance group that Hogan has now.
Source: www.legalweek.com
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Latham & Watkins Steals a Partner from Cleary Gottlieb
Dana G. Fleischman has joined Latham & Watkins from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Fleischman joins as partner in the firm’s New York office. She focuses her practice on broker-dealer regulation.
Source: www.nylj.com
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | New YorkBaker & Daniels LLP Boosts Beijing Office
Baker & Daniels LLP has hired Qiaozhu “Vivian” Chen as an associate in its Beijing office. Most recently, Chen worked as an intern in the Office of International Affairs. She will focus her practice on international law.
Source: www.lawfuel.com
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Milbank Will Open In Sao Paulo
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP has set its sights on Sao Paulo. The firm is planning on opening an office there in the near future. Anderw B. Janszky is switching firms from Shearman & Sterling LLP to head Milbank’s new office. Milbank also scored another Shearman attorney by the name of Tobias Stirnberg.
Source: www.businessweek.com
Tags: Milbank LLP | Sao Paulo
Ugo Colella Returns
Patton Boggs has retrieved a partner the firm lost to Katten Muchin Rosenman. Ugo Colella returns to the firm where he worked from 2000 to 2006. He is stationed in the Washington office.
Source: www.legaltimes.typepad.com
Tags: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLPLitigation is Looking Up
Cooley Godward’s litigation head, Mike Rhodes, says that the legal market is getting better, at least in the litigation field. He says litigation work has increased by ten percent nationwide and by 15 percent in the Francisco Bay Area. Although things are looking back, he says that it will take some time for law firms to start hiring more.
