Ex-Thacher Proffitt partner, John Woods, has accepted a position with firm Clyde & Co. Woods, litigator and maritime insurance specialist, joins the London office as partner and head of Commercial Recoveries and Dispute Resolution. The attorney brings along another ex-Thacher associate, and two more will most likely join soon.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Allen & Overy is in the midst of restructuring its Hong Kong arm as a response to the ailing economy as well as to its loss of seven corporate partners who laterally moved to Latham & Watkins in October 08. The firm is left with four partners. Allen & Overy has assured its staff that it is thinking of them first. The public, as well as its staff, will have to wait to see the outcome of this restructure.
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Stinson Morrison Hecker has shared its secret to its success over 28 years, even through the times of suffering real estate market: “focus on customer service”. It seems simple. It even seems cliché. But, David Frantze, chairman of the firm’s real estate division, says it works, that and having the ability to make deals happen. They don’t force the deals. They instead think of alternatives and routes around obstacles. Today, Stinson Morrison has offices in Washington, Arizona, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.
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K&L Gates has launched a new office in Frankfurt with the lateral hires of Mathias Schulze Steinen and Frank Thomas. Both partners join form Simmons & Simmons. This will mark K&L Gates second office in Germany, the first being in Berlin. The Frankfurt office will focus its practice on corporate, M&A and finance.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Nixon Peabody has taken on ex-Heller partner, Henry Liu, to oversee the China practice. Liu is to split his time between NY and Shanghai. Between 1995 and 2000, Liu was general counsel and director-general at the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Nixon Peabody welcomes Liu with open arms.
Source: www.legalweek.com
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Law Firm Seyfarth Shaw has put together a team devoted to assisting clients with legal issues resulting from the suspect illegal actions of Bernard Madoff. This team is led by Brian S. Cousin and William Prickett. It is an interdisciplinary team consisting of attorneys from all nine of Seyfarth’s US offices and from the following fields: bankruptcy, tax, securities and financial litigation, class action, fiduciary litigation, real estate, and class action.
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Source: www.abajournal.com
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added attorney Michael A. Molano. Molano, who joins from Mayor Brown, will concentrate his practice in Silicon Valley within the Intellectual Property practice group. In 1993, he received his J.D. from St. Louis School of Law, and attended Northwestern University where he received a B.S. In Electrical Engineering. Molano is currently a registered patent attorney.
Source: www.br.sys-con.com
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced its plan to freeze salaries in 2009. Its 670 associates can expect the same salary from 2008. The firm explains that this is in result of a “challenging business environment”, which assuredly, also resulted in their 40 lawyer layoff in November. Those who survived the redundancies, will still receive their 2008 bonuses, ranging from $25,000 to $85,000.
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Morrison & Forester’s Tokyo office is doing well, despite the global recession. Ken Siegal, managing partner, reports that its budget grew by 15% in 2008; they continue to stay very busy. The firm also has a perk to look forward to in the new year: the Japanese government is sending a second stimulus package to aid in combating the recession.
Source: www.asia.legalbusinessonline.com
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