Since the subprime meltdown, an estimated 20 firms have opened subprime practice groups, totaling at least 500 attorneys. One of the first firms was Greenberg Traurig, whose practice began in August with 48 lawyers. This is the biggest rush to open new groups since the savings & loan crisis two years ago.
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Thompson & Knight Expands With San Antonio Branch
Law firm Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the opening of an office in San Antonio. Firm attorneys Jason Davis, Marina Garcia Marmolejo, and Michael McCrum will head the office, which focuses on complex litigation. This is Thompson & Knight’s fifth Texas office, with other locations in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston.
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Cadwalader Bags Top Attorney
R. Ronald Hopkinson, a top private equity attorney, has been recruited by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Hopkinson was previously the global head of private equity at Latham & Watkins. Hopkinson had been with Latham since he was a first year in 1988.
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Fredrikson & Byron Open in Shanghai
Minneapolis-based firm Fredrikson & Byron will open an office in Shanghai, the firm has reported. The new office will be helmed by attorney Ruilin Li and will house two additional attorneys.
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Ballard Spahr Joins Subprime Fray
Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll has become the latest in a string of firms to open a Subprime Practice group. These groups deal with the financial aspects of litigation and government mandates that have come out of the recent subprime meltdown. Ballard, Spahr’s team is pulled from a variety of practices including consumer finance, real estate, investment management and bankruptcy.
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LA Entertainment Attorney Switches Coasts
Lisa Bonner, a Los Angeles entertainment attorney, has moved to Dreier’s New York office. Bonner previously founded and managed Bonner Law, which represented a wide range of entertainment and media clients. She remains outside counsel for Vibe magazine and Code Black Entertainment.
Source: www.nylawyer.com
Manatt Merges with SF Firm
Los Angeles law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has announced the completion of its merger with Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. Manatt’s San Francisco employees will move into Steefel’s offices, and will be managed by partner Christopher L. Wagner.
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Edwin Leroy Tolles Dies at 85
Edwin Leroy Tolles, a founding partner of law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, has died at the age of 85. He had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rolles started the firm in 1962 with seven attorneys; it now houses over two hundred.
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Attorney Mark H. Zietlow Joins Clark Hill
Mark H. Zietlow has joined Clark Hill as a member of the Corporate Practice Group and an adjunct member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Zietlow is located in Clark Hill’s Grand Rapids office. He will concentrate his practice in business, corporate and taxation, international transactions, employment law, trademark licensing and registration, construction law, dealership, distribution and franchising, e-commerce, nonprofit organizations, and business litigation.
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Morgan Lewis & Brockius Defeats Lawsuit
Morgan Lewis & Brockius has defeated the $20 million law suit brought on them by a former client. Bro-Tech Corporation, functioning under the name Purolite, brought the breach of contract suit against the law firm due to the recommendation on the part of their attorneys that the company continue dealings with Cuba. The jury came back after three and a half hours of deliberation with a unanimous verdict for the defense.
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