Fulbright & Jaworski has gained two new litigators from Winston & Strawn. Daniel R. Murdock and Mr. Smith, both from Winston & Strawn, join the NY firm with expectations to focus on commercial litigation, anti-trust, white-collar, and securities regulatory matters. Fulbright & Jaworski employs about 1,000 lawyers around the country, with around 130 in New York.
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New Jersey firm Pitney Hardin and Connecticut-based Day, Berry & Howard are set to merge as of the beginning of 2007. The combined firm will have a significant East Coast presence, with approximately 400 attorneys in offices located in New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston, among others.
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Four litigation partners have left White & Case’s New York office for new jobs at Linklaters, shortly to be joined by 12 additional associates. The move will significantly strengthen the firm’s New York litigation practice. Linklaters employs approximately 2,000 attorneys worldwide, about 100 of those in New York.
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Virginia and Washington, D.C.-based firm LeClair Ryan has opened a new office in Manhattan. The practice will start with three partners, headed by Paul A. Merolla, and focus on financial services and corporate bankruptcy. LeClair Ryan currently employs 140 lawyers firmwide.
Source: www.leclairryan.com
In a bold move, two private equity attorneys have left King & Spalding’s New York practice, taking on new jobs at Nixon Peabody. Dominick DeChiara and Bradley Vaiana’s lateral move will strengthen Nixon Peabody’s New York practice, which currently employs approximately 100 lawyers.
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230-attorney firm White & Williams has grown its New York office through the acquisition of local boutique Koerner Silberberg. The union brings five new lawyers to the firm, two as counsel and three at associate level. White & Williams has eight total offices, including Wilmington and Pittsburgh.
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U.K.-based Clifford Chance has bolstered their New York office by recruiting King and Spalding M&A head John Graham. The spring and summer has seen several such attorney hires by Clifford Chance in an attempt to rebuild their New York practice.
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A new, 360 attorney entity will form as of October 1 when Fox Rothschild merges with Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman. The combined firm will have offices in Philadelphia, Princeton, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Wilmington, West Palm Beach, New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Los Angleles.
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The New York office of Kirkland & Ellis was able to recruit bankruptcy partner Paul Basta from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Richard Cieri, who heads Kirkland’s New York restructuring practice, believes he has the right man for the job.
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Stephen D. Susman will head a new New York office for his firm, Susman Godfrey. Currently employing 75 attorneys in Houston, Dallas, L.A., and Seattle, the boutique has a strong reputation for its antitrust practice.
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