Dreier’s New York office has recruited a five attorney patent group from Greenberg Traurig. The group, which consists of Albert Jacobs, Daniel Ladow, Gerard Diebner, Elizabeth Lapadula, and Michael Bauer, left Greenberg Traurig in large part because they were unsatisfied with the collegiality and morale at the firm. Ladow says that the move clears up some potential client conflict at Greenberg Traurig, although states that that was not the reason for the move.
Source: www.nylawyer.com
Holland West is returning to Shearman & Sterling after 2 years of retirement. During the interim, he would as a consultant for the firm, and returns to the firm as a structured finance of counsel. This return to active duty coincides with an increase in demand for attorneys with his specializations, particularly because several high-profile hedge funds have gone under recently.
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William Lerach is set to retire this Friday. Currently the lead partner at Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, Lerach says he’s ready to take some time off and travel. Unfortunately, that may not be possible, as Lerach is currently under investigation for his involvement with the Milberg Weiss scandal. There are rumors to the effect that Lerach has been forced to retire in order to properly handle the investigation, which he has publicly denied.
Source: law.com
Reynolds Richards lost four attorneys to Anderson Kill & Olick’s New York office. The attorneys, Herbert J. Hummers, dennis A Zagroba, Christopher C. Gerard and Patrick A Suarez have joined the firm’s trusts and estates practice.
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Patton Boggs LLP has announced the hire of transportation and project finance specialist R. Jay Fortin, who will join the firm’s Manhattan office as a partner. Fortin has over two decades of experience in project finance, aircraft, and railcar leasing and financing, secured lending, structured trade and commodity finance, and cross-border investment. A representative for Patton Boggs says that the addition of Fortin is part of a larger growth plan for the firm’s New York branch.
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Fulbright & Jaworski has announced that it has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer projects partner Andrew Hart for its London office. Hart is an energy and infrastructure attorney who has worked with such clients as the International Finance Corporation, ExxonMobil and Ashmore. The hire bumps Fulbright’s London projects team up to four partners and follows close on the heels of another recent partner addition, Chris Warren-Smith. The recent rush to add to Fulbright’s London office is in large part due to their acquisition of a new office, in the Reuters building in Fleet Street. The new building can house about 70 attorneys.
Source: legalweek.com
DLA Piper had announced that it will open offices in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and is considering similar moves to Qatar and India. This is the firm’s second office in the UAE–it is already set up in Dubai–and they feel this expansion is warranted due to the booming real estate industry in the region. DLA Piper is not alone in its expansion in the Middle east; Charbourne & Parke opened a Dubai branch earlier this year, and Baker & McKenzie has offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP has announced that Laura Grossfield Birger and Jenifer B. Coplan will be joining the firm’s New York office as partners. Birger, a trial attorney, was formerly the Chief of the General Crimes Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. Coplan is an information technology and intellectual property law attorney who will leave Debevoise & Plimpton to join Cooley.
Source: dbusinessnew.com
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP has announced that former the former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission will be join the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner in their business litigation practice. Campos will cut short his second term as commissioner to join the firm, who is looking forward to returning to the private sector.
Source: www.marketwire.com
Dewet Ballantine LLP and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP have announced that they will merge to create a new firm called Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Dewey & LeBoeuf will have major offices in New York, Washington DC and Lopngon, and well as offices throughout the US and eleven other countries. Steven H. Davis will head the combined firm, which will have equal representation from Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb on the executive committee. Representatives from both firms say that the merger is particularly complimentary as both firms have been focused on growth in the recent past.
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