Bingham McCutchen LLP has moved to a bigger building in Boston. The firm has made the jump from 150 Federal Street, its residence for the last 20 years, to 1 Federal Street. The new office has 60,000 square feet more than its previous. Its expansive 315,000 square feet of space is spread across 13 floors, which includes a gym and a cafe. Fewer reasons to leave the office!
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Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has made history in the Republic of China. The firm recently aided Asia Pacific Land (APL) in closing the largest real estate deal ever made in the country. Due to Paul, Hastings’ efforts, APL is now the proud owner of The Center, a Shanghai office in Puxi, purchased for about $650 million US dollars.
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For four years, Sullivan & Cromwell has been the top adviser in mergers and acquisitions. But, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has just usurped the throne. Skadden is presenting three very large corporations in their three very large (multi-billion dollar) deals. The three companies include: Capline Corp., Time Warner Inc., and BlackRock Inc. In 2007, Skadden made a profit of $2.2 billion, the most profit reportedly ever made by a law firm.
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Law Firm Quarles & Brady is determined to boost their Phoenix branch by adding thirty attorneys within the year. The office currently has 113. The practices that will be benefiting the most from this increase are: intellectual property, commercial and corporate litigation, and bankruptcy.
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Three intellectual property partners have recently departed from McDermott, Will & Emery and landed at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. The three include: Brian Ferguson, Mark Davis and Ronald Pabis. 12 years ago, Ferguson and 16 other attorneys left IP firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione to help start McDermott’s IP group. Two of those attorneys were Davis and Pabis.
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Henning Harte-Bavendamm, an Intellectual Property and Commerical partner is leaving Allen & Overy to launch his own boutique practice in Hamburg. The firm, named Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte, will center its practice on Intellectual Property, It commercial and licensing law. It is likely that along with taking three associates from A&O, Harte-Bavendamm is also taking his clients. Some of the main ones include, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Levis, Audi, TNT, Wella (now owned by Proctor & Gamble) and Germany’s largest brewer, Krombacher.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Jai Pathak joined Gibson Dunn in February after 24 years at Jones Day. Gibson’s managing partner, Kenneth Doran, explains that although the idea of a Singapore office was being discussed, it was not the reason for Pathak’s lateral move. Though it does make for perfect timing. Pathak just so happens to have launched and led (for two years) Jones’ Singapore branch. More >>
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Rebecca Winthrop is the latest addition to Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP. She joins the Litigation Department and the Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Capital Recovery group as of Counsel. Rebecca will be joining the Los Angeles office.
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Tags: Ballard Spahr LLP | Los AngelesEdwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is preparing to open its new offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo. These new offices are part of 5 year plan to expand the firm globally. The plan not only consists of opening new arms of the firm, but also expanding existent locations, such as its London and Washington DC offices.
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Tags: Hong KongAttorneys who focus on bankruptcies, distressed assets, or restructuring are “banking” right now. Firms that specialize in bankruptcy are expanding and some bankruptcy attorneys are starting their own businesses. One such attorney is Jefferey Bast, previously a partner with Hunton & Williams. Others like him, are taking advantage of the state of economy and are able to ride the wave of bankruptcy.
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