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Genovese Joblove Hires Associates

Erik Even — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:29:46 +0000

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 debt restructuring, reorganization and liquidation matters, including Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings. Schuster got his JD from the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law.

Genovese Joblove & Battista is one of the largest specialty practices in Florida, with offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

Sutherland Asbill Hires Associates

Erik Even — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:13:13 +0000

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 got her JD from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law.

Angela R. Fox joins Sutherland’s litigation practice group as an associate in Atlanta. She was a judicial extern for Judge Marvin H. Shoob of the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Her JD is from the Georgia State University College of Law.

Founded in 1924, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan focuses on seven major practice areas—corporate, financial services, energy & environmental, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and tax. It has 450 attorneys, and offices in Atlanta, Austin, Houston, New York and Washington DC.

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 8 to Consumer Finance Group

Erik Even — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:48:06 +0000

Florida’s Akerman Senterfitt has brought on eight attorneys for its Consumer Finance Litigation practice group.

Charles Townsend joins from Bank of America as a Shareholder in Dallas. He was a Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at the bank. He brings with him associate Joshua Bennett.

Shari Turkish joins from Aurora Loan Services as Of Counsel in Denver. She was a Vice President and Legal Counsel at the Lehman Brothers subsidiary. Turkish brings along associates Victoria Edwards and Luke Sosnicki.

Donald Scotten joins from Countrywide Home Loans as Of Counsel in Los Angeles.

Michael Starks joins from Holland & Knight as Of Counsel in Orlando.

And Jason Bates joins the Tampa office as an associate.

Akerman Senterfitt was founded in 1920, and has grown to become one of the largest law firms in the United States. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as 92nd largest in the US by number of attorneys, and the second-largest Florida-based firm.

Saul Ewing Hires Buchanan Ingersoll Team

Erik Even — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:55:20 +0000

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 J. Farnan and Andrew H. Lippstone.

Manning joins the Litigation Department and will serve, with Stabler, as Co-Office Managing Partner. He will also Co-Chair Saul Ewing’s Higher Education Practice Group with James A. Keller.

Currier joins the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department, and Forsten will be a partner in the Real Estate Department.

Taylor, Becnel-Guzzo and Farnan will join the Litigation Department, and Lippstone will be a member of the Real Estate Department.

Three secretaries and two paralegals from Buchanan Ingersoll will join the attorneys.

Saul Ewing LLP is a full service law firm with 260 lawyers in nine offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and the District of Columbia.

Berman DeValerio Seeking Associates

Erik Even — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:17:29 +0000

Berman DeValerio’s San Francisco office seeks to add two junior or senior associates to the 10-lawyer office.

The associates should have experience in antitrust or securities litigation.

The firm was recently appointed co-lead counsel in a Bear Stearns securities class action.

Berman DeValerio prosecutes class actions nationwide on behalf of individuals and institutions, chiefly victims of securities fraud and antitrust law violations. Founded in 1982, the firm now includes 33 lawyers in Boston, San Francisco and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.