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Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Freshfields has lost two top partners, both of whom joined the firm from White & Case less than two years ago… The merger…

Fulbright & Jaworski Adds 3 Lawyers in Dubai

Fulbright & Jaworski Adds 3 Lawyers in Dubai

Fulbright & Jaworski has expanded its Dubai global disputes practice with the addition of three lawyers. Philip Punwar joins from Al Tamimi & Company as a partner. Punwar, who was…

Ropes & Gray Loses 1 Partner to Treasury, Gains Another

Ropes & Gray Loses 1 Partner to Treasury, Gains Another

Tax partner Stephen E. Shay is leaving Ropes & Gray to join the US Treasury as deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs. Before joining Ropes & Gray in 1987,…

Patton Boggs Hires Group from Weiner Brodsky

Patton Boggs Hires Group from Weiner Brodsky

Patton Boggs has hired away a team of six mortgage finance lawyers from Weiner Brodsky. Partners Richard Andreano and John Socknat join in Washington DC, along with associates Reid Herlihy,…

Bingham McCutchen + McKee Nelson Merger Complete

Bingham McCutchen + McKee Nelson Merger Complete

We reported last month that Bingham McCutchen would merge with McKee Nelson, and operate under the Bingham McCutchen name. This week, the merger was completed. The deal has added 120…

Freshfields Loses Top Partners

Freshfields Loses Top Partners

Freshfields has lost two top partners, both of whom joined the firm from White & Case less than two years ago. Maurice Allen is one of the UK’s top banking…

Sutherland Asbill Hires Associates

Sutherland Asbill Hires Associates

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has brought on two associates. J. Page Scully joins from McDermott Will & Emery, as a member of the tax practice group in Washington, DC. Scully…

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: President Obama has nominated four lawyers as United States Attorneys… Seyfarth Shaw has announced it will not host a Summer associate program in…

Nixon Peabody Hires Partners from McKee Nelson

Nixon Peabody Hires Partners from McKee Nelson

Nixon Peabody, which in February laid off 56 attorneys and staff, has hired away two partners from McKee Nelson. Keith Krasney and Peter Morreale will head up Nixon Peabody’s securitization…

Mateer Harbert Hires 3 Lawyers, 6 Staff

Mateer Harbert Hires 3 Lawyers, 6 Staff

Orlando, Florida’s Mateer Harbert has gone a hiring spree, picking up two new partners, a senior associate, three paralegals and three legal assistants. The partners are Francis Pierce and Richard…