Taylor Wessing waits approval from the Chinese authorities for its planned launch of its Beijing office. Taylor Wessing already has offices in Shanghai and in Dubai. The firm hopes that the new addition will bring in more Chinese companies.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Private equity Partner Raymond McKeeve wil be leaving Kirkland & Ellis (K&S) in 3 months. Where he will he be going is currently kept secret. Because of his successful career, his departure and his next steps will be closely watched.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Littler Mendelson plans to open an office in Birmingham. The San Francisco based law firm has decided to open an office in Birmingham to make a greater inpact in the Southeast. Including this new office, Littler Mendelson has more than 700 attorneys in 45 offices throughout the U.S.
Tags: Littler Mendelson P.C.Pinney L. Allen is retiring from Alston & Bird and from her career as a lawyer all together. Her new career? She has accepted the position of the head of school for the Atlanta Girls’ School. She starts the job July 1. At 54, Pinney Allen is diving into a long-held interest of education and women’s issues.
Source: www.legalweek.com
Perkins Coie has a policy of turning down even successful lawyers if they do not work well with others. Besides not hiring grumps, Perkins awards its lawyers with bonuses for good behavior (toward others). Decision are based, in part, on questoionnaires filled by partners concerning other the “citizenship” of other partners. Besides the perk of the lack of jerks in the firm, Perkins also offers 100% health care coverage, 50% reimbursement of mass transit commuting costs, and free milkshakes!
Source: www.chicagobusiness.com
The merger between Blackwell Sanders and Husch & Eppenberger was closed on February 29. It is now Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP. It was actually expected to close earlier in February or in late January, but both firms had some compromises to make. Previous chairmen from each firm, David Fenley and Joseph Conran will lead the conjoined firm as co-chairmen.
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The merger between Blackwell Sanders and Husch & Eppenberger was closed on February 29. It is now Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP. It was actually expected to close earlier in February or in late January, but both firms had some compromises to make. Previous chairmen from each firm, David Fenley and Joseph Conran will lead the conjoined firm as co-chairmen.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has emerged a ENERGY STAR Partner, becoming the first Texas-based law firm to join the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge. The project is joint collaboration by the Environment, Energy, and Resources Section of the American Bar Association and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Gardere committed to reducing energy use in its offices by at least 10 percent.
Source:pr-usa.net
White & Case has recently opened a branch in Bucharest, becoming its 37th firm. The Romanian office will be led by lawyer Todd Shollenbarger. His team will consist of 10 lawyers focused on real estate, finance, energy and private equity.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Proskauer Rose posts a 19% increase in revenues for the year 2007. 2006’s figure of $514.3m (£262m) increased to $627.8m (£320m). Profits per partner (PEP) has grown 15% to reach $1.5m (£763,000). This is good news following Proskauer’s 2007s launch of offices in London, as well as Sao Paulo.
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