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.
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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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Partner Quits Cadwalader
John Finnegan, an insurance and reinsurance attorney, has quit his post as partner in Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s New York office. Finnegan will soon join Chadbourne & Parke’s New York office.
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Heller Ehrman Loses Yet Another Partner
Heller Ehrman, a firm which has recently lost not a few partners, has lost partner Peter Benudiz from their Los Angeles office. Benudiz, a Real Estate and Finance attorney, will join Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He is the seventh California partner to leave the firm this month.
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Clifford Chance Opens Shop in Abu Dhabi
Clifford Chance has announced that it will open an office in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The office, which will open in late April, will be helmed by finance partner Richard Ernest.
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Littler Mendelson Opens St. Louis Office
Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson has opened an office in St. Louis. Shareholders Harry Wellford Jr. and Charles Reis IV will head the new branch. Littler Mendelson has 44 offices across the country.
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55 Attorney Raid Due to Failed Merger
Failed merger talks between Reed Smith and Anderson Kill & Olick have led to a 55 attorney raid of the latter firm by the former. 43 of those attorneys will work in Reed Smith’s New York office with the rest spread between Philadelphia and Chicago. There are said the be no hard feelings between the firms despite the fact that Anderson Kill’s attorney count has been nearly cut in half.
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