Littler Mendelson P.C. has hired a renowned international employment lawyer in New York. Philip Berkowitz has joined the firm as a shareholder. Berkowitz previously practiced with Nixon Peabody.
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Norton Rose is on an a hiring spree in Asia it seems. The firm hired two lateral Intellectual Property partners for its Hong Kong office. Gigi Cheah and Justin Davidson have joined the firm DLA Piper. The addition of these two partners brings Norton’s Hong Kong partner count to 18.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips is taking on four attorneys from the Law Offices of Claudia Wagner LLC, including its namesake. Claudia Wagner joins Manatt’s New York office as co-chair of the government practice. October 1st will be the lateral group’s first day.
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Jackson Walker has boosted its Houston office with the addition of Shawn R. O’Brien. O’Brian joins the firm’s tax group as partner. He received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and he received LL.M. From in Taxation from New York University School of Law.
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Bracewell & Giuliani plans on launching a new office. The firm will open an office in Seattle next month. It will focus on energy, intellectual property litigation and tax law.
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has gained a corporate partner in Shanghai. Don Williams joined the Corporate group from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He earned his J.D. From Harvard Law School cum laude.
Source: www.earthtimes.org
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Shearman & Sterling is gaining a financial regulatory counsel in its Washington office. Donald Lamson, who has worked at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for approximately 20 years, is joining the firm. He was most recently an assistant director at the OCC.
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Jenner & Block has been named the number one law firm in the US for pro bono work for the third consecutive year. In 2009, Jenner & Block’s attorneys devoted more than 69,000 hours to pro bono work. This results in 161.1 hours on average per attorney.
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Nixon Peabody is changing its luck: the firm has just made its first lateral hire in New York since it had quite a few partners leave the office. Charles Dietzgen has joined the firm from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. Dietzgen focuses his practice on corporate trustees.
Source: www.law.com
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DLA Piper has gained a senior counsel in Los Angeles. Patrick Hunnius joined the firm from White & Case. He will practice in DLA Piper’s litigation group.
Source: www.pipes.dealflowmedia.com
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