Batts Joins Proskauer Rose in DC

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Alicia J. Batts, an antitrust attorney, has joined Proskauer Rose’s Washington DC office as a partner. Batts brings several years of experience as an antitrust advisor at the Federal Trade Commission to her new position, as well as experience with a broad range of clients, from automotive to pharmaceutical. Batts previously worked at Dickstein Shapiro, also as partner. Proskauer Rose is in the midst of beefing up its Washington practice, including new additions to its corporate and transactional practices.
Source: home.businesswire.com

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Fisher & Phillips Gain Five From Akerman Senterfitt

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Five attorneys have moved from Akerman Senterfitt in Orlando to Fisher & Phillips. Included in this group are Daivd Kornreich, Jeffrey Mandel, who will head the Fisher & Phillips Orlando office, Benton Wood, David Young, and Bill Katsafanas. Theresa Gallion, the sole partner at Fisher & Phillips before the raid, will continue to split her time between the Orlando and Tampa offices.
Source: www.orlandosentinal.com

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Ziegler Leaves 3M for Jenner & Block

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Jenner & Block has acquired a new partner in its New York office: Richard F. Ziegler, a former General Counsel with the 3M Company, will join the firm’s corporate litigation practice. Ziegler was formerly Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel for 3M in St. Paul, and oversaw the work of more than 150 attorneys. He was also a partner at Cleary, Gottlied, Steen & Hamilton’s New York office for over two decades.
Source: prnewswire.com

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Mintz Levin Begins Tax-Exempt Bond Group

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has announced that it has established a Tax-Exempt Bond Controversy Resolution Practice Group. Drawing from their own Public Finance, Securities, and Litigation practices, the group will be made up of over 20 associates. The new group has been founded as a reaction to clients dealing with audits and reviews of tax-exempt bond transactions. The group will be headed by Jeremy Spector of the firm’s New York ofice.
Source: home.businesswire.com

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LeBeouf Lamb Launches Hong Kong Office

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

New York-based LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has opened a Hong Kong office to serve as a hub for the firm’s Asian practices. Daniel Liew, formerly a parter with Simmons & Simmons, and Bill Marcoux, an insurance Partner out of London, will head the branch’s ten attorneys. Paul Chen from New York will join them later this year with several associates; LeBoeuf Lamb hopes to double the number of attorneys in Hong Kong by the end of the year.
Source: legalweek.com

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Luce Forward Adds Orange County Branch

Friday, August 31, 2007

Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP has announced that it will open an office in Irvine, California. The office will serve the firm’s growing Real Estate practice in the area, and will eventually house ten to fifteen attorneys. The firm’s sixth Californian office will be run by partners John C. Murphy, George C. Rudolph and Joseph S. Stuart.
Source: lawfuel.com

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Foley & Larnder Gains IP Litigation Partner

Friday, August 31, 2007

Foley & Lardner LLP has announced that it will add IP Litigation partner John T. Gutkowski to its Boston office. Gutkoski joins Foley & Lardner after four years at Day Pitney. Gutkoski also has extensive patent law experience and spent some time with the District Attorney’s office of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source: lawfuel.com

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Simpson Thacher Hikes First Year Salaries, Partner Billing Rates

Friday, August 31, 2007

Simpson Thacher has announced that it will raise its first-year associate salaries to $160,00, and is reputedly the first firm to do so. The firm has also announced that its top fees are $1000 an hour, and while other firms charge as much, this is the first time a firm has published rates this high. Partners Barry Ostrager, Richard Beattie and Kevin Arquit are said to be among those billing at this rate.
Source: nylwayer.com

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Patent Group Leaves Greenberg Traurig for Dreier

Thursday, August 30, 2007

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

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West Returns to Shearman & Sterling

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

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.
Source: www.financialnews-us.com

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