Hughes Hubbard & Reed has expanded its bankruptcy practice in New York with two hires. Kathryn Coleman joins from Gibson Dunn, where she was a partner. She represents Chapter 11 debtors in possession, creditors’ committees, secured lenders groups, acquirers of distressed assets in and out of bankruptcy court, and equity stakeholders in connection with troubled investments [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 13, 2009
Miami, Florida-based litigation firm Genovese Joblove & Battista has brought on two associates. Frank Massabki will focus on complex civil and criminal litigation in both federal and state court. He received his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Michael Schuster joins from the dissolved Kluger, Perez, Kaplan & Berlin, where he represented clients in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 16, 2009
Michigan bankruptcy attorney Darryl Chimko, has purchased Weik & Associates, a bankruptcy boutique located in Royal Oak, Michigan. The new company is now known as Weik, Chimko & Associates. Previously Chimko was a partner of the newly-dissolved Chimko, Dzialo & Associates in Rochester Hills, Michigan. All employees of that firm have accepted positions at Weik Chimko. The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
Albany, New York’s Tully Rinckey has merged with the Fletcher Law Firm of Saratoga Springs. The new firm will be called Tully Rinckey. Fletcher Law’s Elizabeth Fairbanks-Fletcher joins as a senior associate, along with associate Meghan Marinello. The united firm has 26 attorneys and revenue of about $7.5 million. The acquisition of Fletcher expands Tully Rinckey’s bankruptcy, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
Warren, New-Jersey-based law firm Ventantonio & Wildenhain has brought on two new attorneys. Vincent D. Commisa joins as of counsel. He practices in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Commisa is a United States Military Academy Liaison Officer and a member of West Point’s Admissions/Field Force, where he is the 9th Congressional District Coordinator. His JD is from [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 7, 2009
Annapolis, Maryland’s Logan Yumkas has brought on two new name partners, and changed its name to Logan, Yumkas, Vidmar & Sweeney. Jim Vidmar and Paul Sweeney join from Linowes and Blocher. Vidmar is past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was the first [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 4, 2009
Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s Grand Law Firm has opened its second office, in New Orleans. The bankruptcy boutique, founded 15 years ago by attorney Trenton A. Grand, advises clients with financial difficulties, foreclosures, garnishments, lawsuits and harassment by creditors. According to the firm’s web site, it employs four lawyers, including Grand. It has its own title company. Grand [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 1, 2009
A group of seven attorneys, including three partners, from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will join the Wilmington, Delaware office of Saul Ewing. William E. Manning, Teresa K.D. Currier and Richard A. Forsten are joining Saul Ewing as partners, while James D. Taylor joins as Special Counsel. Joining the firm as associates are Jennifer Morgan Becnel-Guzzo, Michael [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
Seven bankruptcy lawyers at the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis have left the firm to join Jones Day. West coast restructuring group head Rick Wynne, partner Bennett Spiegel, of counsel Erin Brady and Lori Sinanyan, and associates Christopher Healey and Stacie Torres will work out of Los Angeles. Associate Lance Miller is in New [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
Two Foley & Lardner attorneys have jumped ship to found a new Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan-based firm, Harrington, Dragich & O’Neill. Judy O’Neill and David Dragich join James Harrington to found the new law firm, which will practice in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, with an automotive industry focus. Harrington is also a former Foley attorney, who [...]
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