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Former U.S. Attorney Joins Jones Walker

Former U.S. Attorney Joins Jones Walker

Former U.S. attorney Donald Washington has joined Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevant, Carrere & Denegre and will practice from the firm’s office in Lafayette, La. Washington served as the U.S. Attorney…

Gibson Dunn Launches E-Discovery Practice

Gibson Dunn Launches E-Discovery Practice

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has launched a new practice group to handle issues relating to electronic discovery, information law, and records management. The firm will be co-chaired by partners Gareth…

Patton Boggs Pumps Up Arbitration Practice

Patton Boggs Pumps Up Arbitration Practice

Pattton Boggs has bolstered its international arbitration practice with the addition of Kenneth B. Reisenfeld. He will lead the practice from the firm’s Washington D.C. office, where he is expected…

Merit Based Pay at Drinker Biddle

Merit Based Pay at Drinker Biddle

Drinker Biddle is moving to a merit based pay system, becoming the latest in a string of major law firms to abandon lockstep compensation. Under the new plan associates in…

Mischon de Reya Goes International with New Office

Mischon de Reya Goes International with New Office

London-based firm Mischon de Reya opened the doors to its first international office in New York City Tuesday. James McGuire will serve as managing partner of the new office and…

Jackson Lewis Adds Six Attorneys to Phoenix Office

Jackson Lewis Adds Six Attorneys to Phoenix Office

Six attorneys formerly of Ford & Harrison have left the firm to join the Phoenix office of Jackson Lewis. Richard Cohen and Stephanie Cerasano have joined Jackson Lewis as partners…

Court Rejects LG Electronics Sticker Arguments

Court Rejects LG Electronics Sticker Arguments

In an update to this story, a federal judge in Washington DC has refused to grant consumer electronics maker LG Electronics an injunction that would have allowed it to sell…

Eckert Seamans Expands in Richmond

Eckert Seamans Expands in Richmond

Eckert Seamans added three partners and three lobbyists to its Richmond office this week. All six come from the firm of LeClairRyan. The office, which opened last Octoberwhen a group…

K&L Gates Adds Tokyo And Moscow Offices

K&L Gates Adds Tokyo And Moscow Offices

On Tuesday K&L Gates became the first Pittsburgh based firm to enter Russia and Japan as it opened offices in Moscow and Tokyo. The firm is continuing to expand agressively…

Walkers Announces Appointment of Carol Hall as Head of Investment Funds Group

Walkers Announces Appointment of Carol Hall as Head of Investment Funds Group

Walkers, a leading International Financial Centre law firm, announced the appointment of Carol Hall as head of its newly established Investment Funds Group in Hong Kong. The group offers expertise…