Partners at Watson Farley & Williams have possible put a wrench in the works of the firm’s intended merger with New York firm Chadbourne & Parke. It seems that during a partner meeting held recently, partners voiced objections to the fact that the merger was taking so long. Talks have been going on since January.
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Akerman Senterfitt LLP has announced the hiring of a shareholder for its New York office. Harvey Feldschreiber will join the firm as a shareholder in its Real Estate and Corporate practices. Feldscrheiber currently represents tenants in lease negotiations in New York City.
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Allen & Overy has announced the hiring of David C. Esseks. Esseks, a white collar attorney, will join the firm’s New York office as a partner. He joins the British firm from the Southern District US Attorney’s Office.
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Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP has announced the hire of Steven Rizzi to its Patent Litigation practice in New York. Rizzi most recently worked as partner for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and has represented such clients as News Corporation, DirecTV, NDS Ltd., and The Walt Disney Company.
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White & Case has announced that Adele Hogan, formerly of Linklaters, has joined their New York Office. Hogan is a capital markets partner who specializes in securities offerings including financial institutions, telecommunications, transportation, oil and gas, and health care.
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Linklaters has recently done some management reorganization, moving global finance and projects chief John Tucker from London to New York. This move has been made in order for the firm to accentuate their United States practices. Additionally, US Managing Partner Paul Wickes will don a new title as US Senior Partner, and Larry Byrne and Nick Rees will become co-managing partners of the New York office.
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Dewey Ballantine LLP and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP have announced that their respective partnerships have approved their intended merger. As of October 1, the two firms will unify under the name Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. The new firm will house 1,300 attorney across 12 countries and will be headquartered in New York City.
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has announced the hiring of two attorneys in their Santa Barbara office. Christina L. Costley and Alexey Vorobiov, both formerly of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, will join Sheppard Mullin’s Business Trial and Labor and Employment practices respectively. Sheppard Mullin has also moved special counsel J. Daniel Farrell from their New York office to Santa Barbara.
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Greenberg Traurig announced that it has hired a shareholder for its Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice. John W. Weiss will join the firm’s New York office and focus on representing debtors, official and unofficial committees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, lessors and lessees of both real and personal property, and others involved in bankruptcy issues.
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