Dorsey Adds Experienced Mining and Regulatory Lawyer I. Daniel Colton in Minneapolis

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that I. Daniel Colton has joined the Firm’s Regulatory Affairs Group in Minneapolis as a Partner.

Mr. Colton has practiced law for over 25 years and has deep experience in mining, regulatory affairs and environmental law. Most recently, he served as General Counsel and Vice President of Regulatory and Legal Affairs at Twin Metals Minnesota (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Antofagasta PLC), where he worked with federal, state and local regulatory agencies in connection with the company’s proposed copper, nickel and Platinum Group Metals mining development project in Northern Minnesota. Before joining Twin Metals in 2011, Mr. Colton was a partner in the law firm of Leonard, Street & Deinard (today, Stinson Leonard Street), where he served clients in the mining industry including business and regulatory transactions, mining and mineral law matters, environmental regulation, permitting and risk management, natural resources and complex civil and regulatory litigation. Before his legal career, Mr. Colton worked in the southwestern United States as a consultant to industry. More >>

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Craig A. Newman Joins Patterson Belknap as Partner

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is pleased to announce that Craig A. Newman, a prominent litigator who has represented a number of the world’s top investment firms and financial services companies, has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department. He will continue to advise global companies, investment firms and their boards in complex business, governance and litigation matters. A nationally-recognized authority on cybersecurity, he will also lead Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security Practice Group, and be a member of its Structured Finance Litigation Practice Group, which handles significant disputes among financial and investment entities including major banks. More >>

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Sidley Austin LLP Adds New Restructuring, Energy Partner in Houston

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Duston K. McFaul has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in both its Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy, and Energy practices. Mr. McFaul is an experienced restructuring lawyer with a concentrated practice built around complex business restructurings, negotiated workouts and contested proceedings. More >>

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Maynard Cooper Continues San Francisco Growth, Adds IP Partner Josh Van Hoven

Monday, May 18, 2015

Maynard Cooper & Gale continues to expand the knowledge and experience available to its West Coast clients with the recent addition of three new attorneys to its rapidly-growing San Francisco office. With the addition of partner Joshua Van Hoven and associates Ali Drury and Dylan Randolph, Maynard now has seven lawyers in San Francisco, representing clients in areas ranging from intellectual property protection to corporate finance and investment to insurance and financial services litigation. More >>

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Troutman Sanders Adds Energy Partner in San Francisco

Monday, May 18, 2015

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Paul C. Lacourciere has joined the firm’s Energy practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. He practiced previously at K&L Gates.

A substantial portion of Lacourciere’s practice is devoted to work in the solar industry, structuring transactions and advising on compliance with regulations governing the sale of electricity in California. More >>

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Troutman Sanders Continues Expansion of West Coast IP Practice with Two Partners in San Francisco

Monday, May 18, 2015

Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that Dean Morehous and Marcus Hall have joined the firm as partners in the Intellectual Property practice in the San Francisco office. Both lawyers practiced previously at Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP. Last month, the firm added partner David Devernoe and associate Christopher Franich to the Intellectual Property practice in the San Diego office.

“When we opened in San Francisco less than two months ago, we said that we intended to quickly grow the office,” said Craig Kline, managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office. “We are very pleased that Dean and Marcus are joining us. Their significant IP and commercial litigation experience, as well as their strong ties to the local community, will be of great benefit to our expanding practice.” More >>

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Greenspoon Marder Law’s West Palm Beach Office Welcomes Three New Attorneys to its Marital & Family Law Practice Group

Friday, May 15, 2015

The Marital & Family Law group of Greenspoon Marder Law’s West Palm Beach office welcomes three new attorneys. The firm is joined by shareholder Stuart R. Manoff, senior counsel associate William N. Lazarchick, Jr., and associate Casey M. Reiter.

Stuart R. Manoff has been a practicing Marital and Family Law attorney for over 30 years and has been Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law since 1994. Manoff concentrates his practice on matters pertaining to marital and family law which includes divorce, equitable distribution litigation, alimony, prenuptial agreements, child custody and support, and paternity matters. He is rated AV ® Preeminent ™ by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been named a Leading Florida Attorney. Manoff has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2007-2013, 2015, and has been featured in publications including Divorce Magazine. He is a member of The Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Susan Greenberg Family Law American Inn of Court of the Palm Beaches, and the National Business Institute. Manoff earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

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Bankruptcy Attorney Melissa Youngman Joins Wilson Elser’s Orlando Office

Friday, May 15, 2015

Bankruptcy attorney Melissa Youngman has joined Wilson Elser’s Orlando office as a partner. Formerly a partner with regional law firm McCalla Raymer, Youngman’s practice is focused on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, representing a broad spectrum of clients including mortgage lenders, banks and financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies, real estate entities, equipment lessors, commercial landlords, purchasers of distressed assets, investment trusts, bankruptcy trustees, and other entities. More >>

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Leading M&A Lawyer Dan Clivner Joins Sidley Austin LLP

Friday, May 15, 2015

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Dan Clivner will join the firm as co-managing partner of the Los Angeles office and a key member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practices. Mr. Clivner regularly leads high-profile transactions in private equity, telecom, media and entertainment and retailing, including more than $18 billion of such transactions since 2012. He joins Sidley from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he served as the Los Angeles office managing partner since 1998. His arrival expands Sidley’s long-standing presence in the Los Angeles market and the continued growth of its M&A and Private Equity practices. More >>

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