Premier IP Trial Lawyer Mark Whitaker Joins Morrison & Foerster

Monday, March 21, 2016

Morrison & Foerster., a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Mark L. Whitaker has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Mr. Whitaker comes to the firm from Baker Botts, where he led its International Trade Commission (ITC) practice and expanded its patent litigation in the ITC, district courts, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Whitaker brings to Morrison & Foerster’s renowned IP Litigation Practice Group a proven track record of success during the last 25 years. More >>

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Chad McCormick Joins Kirkland & Ellis to Launch Office’s Tax Practice Group

Monday, March 21, 2016

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Chad McCormick has joined the Firm as a partner to help build the Houston office’s Tax Practice Group.

“Chad has significant experience advising on the tax aspects of a variety of complex transactions,” said Andrew Calder, a partner in Kirkland’s Houston office and a member of the Firm’s Global Management Executive Committee. “He is an important addition in Houston, enhancing our ability to fully support transactions from the office and helping solidify Kirkland’s local roster in Texas. His experience on energy-related transactions in particular is also a nice complement to our existing top-tier national tax practice.”

Mr. McCormick advises clients on tax-efficient structures for domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions and separations. He also advises clients on tax aspects of capital markets transactions, financing arrangements and matters regarding S corporations, partnerships and other pass-through entities.

He joins Kirkland from the Houston office of Baker Botts LLP, where he was a partner.

Mr. McCormick holds an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law; a J.D., with honors, from the University of Montana School of Law; and a B.A., with highest honors, from Montana State University. Thomson Reuters has recognized him as a “Texas Super Lawyer-Rising Star” for the past two years.

Mr. McCormick is the third Houston partner to join Kirkland in 2016. Anna Rotman was hired in January to launch the Houston office’s Litigation Practice Group and Adam Larson joined earlier this month to build upon the office’s M&A capabilities. The Houston office opened in 2014 and has grown to include approximately 60 lawyers who work across practices and offices within the Firm.

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Jones Day welcomes financial litigation partner Michael Conway in Chicago

Monday, March 21, 2016

The global law firm Jones Day today announced that Michael Conway has joined as a partner in the Firm’s Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation (FILR) Practice, and will be based in its Chicago Office. He was previously a Chicago partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., where he served as Vice Chair of the Business Litigation and Corporate Services Section. More >>

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LeClairRyan Adds Thirteen to Bolster Massachusetts Presence and Firm-Wide Litigation Practice

Thursday, March 17, 2016

LeClairRyan has announced the addition of seven attorneys and six professional staff to its Boston office. Joining the national law firm’s litigation department as shareholders are James E. Carroll and Gillian A. Woolf. Also joining the firm in this transition are Benjamin J. Carroll as a partner and Marc E. Finkel as counsel. All four were most recently with the Boston office of Nelson Mullins, where James Carroll and Gillian Woolf were partners, Benjamin Carroll was an associate and Marc Finkel was of counsel. Additionally, the team includes three associates, four paralegals and two professional staff members. More >>

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