Patton Boggs Acquires Transportation and Public Finance Attorney

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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.
Source: www.prnewswire.com

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Fulbright Acquires London Partner

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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

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DLA Piper to Expand Middle Eastern Real Estate Practice

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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.
Source: www.nylawyer.com

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Cooley Gains Two Partners

Monday, August 27, 2007

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

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SEC Commissioner Returns to Private Practice

Monday, August 27, 2007

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 and LeBoeuf Lamb Announce Merger

Monday, August 27, 2007

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.
Source: www.prnewswire.com

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Meckler, Bulger & Tilson Open Dallas Branch

Monday, August 27, 2007

Meckler, Bulger & Tilson will open a Dallas office September 1st. The Chicago based office has recruit six attorneys from Baker & MacKenzie LLP’s Dallas office to begin the new insurance practice. This new office is part of a Southwestern expansion; Meckler Bulger & Tilson also has plans to open a Phoenix office. The firm’s major clients include Geico and Travelers Insurance.
Source: news.google.com

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Baker & Daniels CEO Steps Down, Remain With Firm

Friday, August 24, 2007

Chairman and CEO of Baker & Daniels LLP Brian K. Burke has announced that he will step down from those positions at the end of the year. He will remain with the firm as a partner and help to groom his replacement. Burke decided to step down because he felt the firm was in a good position to handle a change in leadership.
Source: insideindianabusiness.com

GC Abandons Retirement Plans to Head Toll Brothers Inc.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Mark Kessler has decided to accept the position of vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at Toll Brothers Inc.. This left Kessler, who is 71, only two weeks to enjoy his “retirement” before reentering the work for. Kessler was a corporate and securities attorney for Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen for many years, and took the position while on vacation in Scotland.
Source: www.corpcounsel.com

Ballard Spahr Opens LA Branch

Friday, August 24, 2007

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll announced Friday that is has opened a Los Angeles office. The move is part of the firm’s continued Western expansion, which has included new offices in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Joining the new office are two real estate attorneys, including one partner, recruited from Baker & Hostetler.
Source: www.bizjournals.com

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