Honorable William B. Murphy, Former Chief Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, Joins Dykema in Grand Rapids

Monday, February 4, 2019

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of The Honorable William B. Murphy to its Business Litigation Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. Judge Murphy joins Dykema after serving on Michigan’s Court of Appeals for the past 30 years, including five years as Chief Judge of the Court, and three terms as the Court’s Chief Judge Pro Tem. Judge Murphy has been one of the longest serving judges on the Michigan Court of Appeals since the Court’s inception.

More >>

Tags:  Dykema Gossett PLLC | Grand Rapids

Morrison & Foerster Opens Boston Office, Further Expanding Premier Technology, Life Sciences, Finance, and Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Capabilities

Monday, February 4, 2019

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Boston to further extend its market-leading technology and life sciences capabilities. The move also expands the firm’s premier Finance and Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practices. Additionally, the new office will strengthen existing transactional, private equity, real estate, and intellectual property (IP) practices. More >>

Tags:  Morrison & Foerster LLP | Boston

Morgan Lewis Deepens Employment Litigation, Class Actions Capabilities with 3-Partner, 5-Lawyer Team from Sidley Austin

Monday, February 4, 2019

Morgan Lewis has added a three-partner labor and employment team from Sidley Austin headed by Douglas Hart, one the leading class action litigators in the United States who serves as national counsel for several Fortune 100 companies. Joining Doug from the same global law firm are Jennifer Zargarof, who co-led her prior firm’s global labor and employment practice, and Max Fischer. All three are resident in Los Angeles. More >>

Tags:  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Los Angeles

Clyde & Co Expands in Germany with Hamburg Office Opening

Friday, February 1, 2019

Global law firm Clyde & Co is pleased to announce further expansion in continental Europe with the opening of an office in Hamburg following the hire of four leading marine partners and their teams. The partners join from Ince & Co and are a highly regarded group of marine litigation partners working for many of the major German and Scandinavian shipowners and P&I insurers. More >>

Tags:  Clyde & Co LLP | Hamburg

Morrison & Foerster Further Expands REIT Capabilities with New Partner in Washington, D.C.

Friday, February 1, 2019

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Alice (“Ali”) L. Connaughton has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the REIT Group. Ms. Connaughton, who brings more than 18 years of experience advising public companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other entities in various capital markets transactions, will also play a key role in the firm’s Corporate Finance | Capital Markets Group. She joins Morrison & Foerster from Greenberg Traurig. More >>

Tags:  Morrison & Foerster LLP | Washington