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Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:51:32 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 17th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s headlines.

Jones Day added three partners and three registered patent agents in Southern Calfornia…

Former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, George H. Lowe, joined Brown Rudnick…

Former Health Policy Director Mark Hayes joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the firm’s Washington, DC office…

Former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Joins Brown Rudnick

joshua — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:24:41 +0000

International law firm Brown Rudnick announced today that George H. Lowe has joined the Washington DC office as a Principal in the Firm’s Government Law & Strategies Group.

With over 12 years of Congressional experience, Mr. Lowe is a highly skilled government relations professional in the areas of political and parliamentary strategy, coalition building, negotiation, mediation, and crisis management. Most recently, Mr. Lowe was the President of Lowe Strategies LLC where he represented numerous clients including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and a foreign government.

From 2005 – 2009, Mr. Lowe served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. In this role, Mr. Lowe advised the Senator and oversaw legislation including committee and floor strategy, appropriations, interaction with the Administration and other government agencies, outreach with the business community, office correspondence, constituent services, office budgets, and press strategy. During this time, Mr. Lowe maintained strong relationships with Members of Congress and Chiefs of Staff, and met routinely with a wide variety of stakeholders including businesses and constituents. He also managed the U.S-China Interparlimentary Group including several trips to China to meet with President Hu and high level members of the National People’s Congress.

Mr. Lowe began his legislative career with Senator Stevens, and served in numerous advisory roles for Senator Stevens including Legislative Director (2003-2004), Chief Counsel (2002-2003), Legislative Assistant (2000-2002), Legislative Correspondent (1994-1997) .

Among numerous contributions in these roles, Mr. Lowe led staff for the Senator during floor debates and parliamentary issues, negotiations on the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and helped Senator Stevens and Senator McCain in reorganizing the United States Olympic Committee. During his time with Senator Stevens, Mr. Lowe handled issues before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Appropriations Committee, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, the Rules Committee as well as leadership staff for the President Pro Tempore Office. In addition, he was one of the lead staff for the President Pro Tem duties during both President Reagan’s lying in State and President Ford’s services in the Capitol Rotunda.

From 2004 – 2005, Mr. Lowe served as U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski’s Chief of Staff, where he also acted as lead staffer for the Deputy Republican Whip’s Office. In this capacity, Mr. Lowe conducted extensive work with Senate leadership on votes, legislation and policy. He oversaw committee work including the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, Indian Affairs Committee, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

In the press release at the firm’s website, Joseph F. Ryan, Brown Rudnick CEO, was quoted as saying: “George’s strong Republican credentials will further augment our federal government relations platform, and will help our clients navigate a changing political landscape. We are pleased that he has joined us.”

Brown Rudnick is an international law firm with offices in the United States and Europe. The firm represents clients from around the world, offering a broad slate of capabilities and talents in areas that include Government Law & Strategies, Complex Litigation, Government Contracts, Corporate, Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Energy, Finance, and Real Estate.

Brown Rudnick Restores Start Dates for 11 Deferred Associates

Erik Even — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:32:19 +0000

Brown Rudnick, which had deferred the start dates of its 27 incoming associates for 2009, has restored start dates for 11 associates, due to an increase in bankruptcy and litigation work.

The 11 associates will now begin on September 14th, rather than November 39th.

Three associates will still start in November, and another 12 won’t start until sometime in 2010. One associate has taken a job with an overseas firm.

Founded in 1948, Brown Rudnick is a full-service international law firm. It employs over 200 attorneys at offices in the US and Europe.

DLA Piper Hires Duo From Brown Rudnick

Erik Even — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:02:25 +0000

DLA Piper has added two lawyers to its corporate and finance practices.

Donald Borod, former chair of Brown Rudnick’s structured finance group, brings along colleague Jonathan Black.

Borod and Black founded Brown Rudnick’s structured resolution group in 2008. They work with clients on arbitrage and repackaging strategies for structured and securitized products.

DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world, and is the only firm with more than 3,700 lawyers in North America and Europe. DLA Piper is a legal services organization whose members and affiliates are separate and distinct legal entities. Together, the organization operates in 28 countries and 66 offices throughout the world.