White & Case, which has been tagged with numerous departures during the past few months, announced it has added five new partners this week. Promoted to partner in the firm’s global banking practice were Jeremy Duffy in London; Moscow-based Irina Nesvetova; and Jonathan Weinberg in Prague. The firm has also bolstered its global mergers and acquisitions practice [...]
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The firm formerly known as Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges has changed its name to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. Joining the firm’s masthead is Kathleen M. Sullivan, who is a partner in the firm’s New York office and heads its national appellate practice. ““Kathleen Sullivan would be on anyone’s list of the top three [...]
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Judge Kathleen O’Malley and Raymond Lohier Jr. have been nominated by President Barack Obama for federal appellate judgeships. O’Malley has been nominated for the Federal Circuit. She has been a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio since 1994. She also teaches patent litigation at Case Western Reserve University School of [...]
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Snell & Wilmer has announced the opening of their new sports agency, Athlete Management Professionals LLC, as reported by the National Law Journal on March 8. Snell & Wilmer corporate and finance attorney Travis Leach will run the spin off agency; Leach represented clients in the sports industry before taking on this new role. Leach [...]
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Former U.S. Senators John Breaux and Trent Lott are in talks with Patton Boggs to formally “join forces” and combine their law and lobbying resources. Rumors of a deal have circulated for several months now. Breaux and Patton Boggs both declined to comment on these talks according to law.com. Breaux and Lott formed the lobbying firm [...]
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King & Spalding added to its professional liability and securities litigation practices with the addition of two partners formerly of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Kenneth Y. Turnbull joins King & Spalding’s Washington D.C. office while David M. Fine will head to New York. Turnbull and Fine both have trial practices that focus on accountant liability defense [...]
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Speaking at the University of Alabama Law School Tuesday, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts touched on several noteworthy topics, including the tradition of justices of the High Court attending the president’s annual State of the Union address. He called President Obama’s first such address, in which the president criticized the Supreme Court for its ruling on [...]
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Arnold & Porter has added to its white-collar practice with three additions from Arent Fox. John Nassikas and Baruch Weiss join Arnold & Porter as partners and Laura Lester comes aboard as counsel. All have joined the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Nassikas is a former assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1991-95. [...]
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K & L Gates has added a pair of partners to its corporate practice in London. Carl L. Liederman joins the firm from Arnold & Porter, where he was head of its European corporate group; and Keith Snedden arrives from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, where he also led its corporate team. Liederman has experience in cross-border [...]
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Real estate attorney Mark Katz has been named the new chairman for Arent Fox. He takes over for Marc Fleischaker, who held the position for 14 years before recently stepping down. Katz, whose appointment became effective on March 1, earned unanimous approval from the firm’s executive committee. Katz’s practice focuses on commercial real estate matters, joint ventures, transactional [...]
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