The Association of Corporate Counsel’s 10th annual Chief Legal Officer Survey finds that more chief legal officers plan on hiring this year. Don’t take this to mean that economic pressures and budget issues have receded. The additional hiring indicates that the poor economy is forcing chief legal officers to bring more work in-house and spend [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 5, 2010
White & Case lost its 13th partner to Latham & Watkins with M&A specialist Andrew Macklin becoming the latest to make the switch. Macklin made partner at White & Case in January 2009. He joined the firm in 2005 and relocated last year to the firm’s new Doha, Qatar office. Macklin’s departure leaves White & [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 4, 2009
Half a dozen incoming associates to the Katten Muchin Rosenman law firm have reason to celebrate. On Friday, the law firm sent out a statement rescinding their March decision to hold off starting dates for six of their incoming associates. Initially, the associates were to start on February 1, 2010. However, due to what the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 5, 2009
Bethesda, Maryland patent firm Berenato, White & Stavish has brought on board Steven Kelber and Kyle Hepner. Kelber has 30 years experience in patent prosecution, patent interference and trade secret law. Prior to joining Berenato, Kelber served as partner at Jagtiani+Guttag. He received his JD, With Honors, from the National Law Center, George Washington University in [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
Miami-based Akerman Senterfitt has brought a three-attorney group into its West Palm Beach labor & employment practice. David Spector and Christopher Duke are joining the firm as shareholders. Lorraine Rogers joins as of counsel. Spector got his JD from the University of Miami School of Law; Duke and Rogers from the University of Florida College of Law. Akerman [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 30, 2009
Last month we reported that Holland & Knight laid off 243 lawyers and staffers. But it has now been revealed that during the same period, the firm took on more than a dozen lobbyists. Rich Gold, head of the firm’s public policy and regulation practice, expanded the size his federal lobbying team to about 70, to help [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
Microsoft will soon be releasing its new operating system, Windows 7. To handle any regulatory issues that may arise with the release of the software, Microsoft is looking to hire an experienced antitrust lawyer. According to an ad placed at a Washington state job bank, the company seeks an attorney that can to “analyze and address [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 2, 2009
Litigation team Edwin Coe has just hired four new partners to accommodate their growing list of clients. Edwin Coe has hired Teacher Stern IP partner Simon Miles, Royds Solicitors Litigation partner Vivien Davies, Fasken Martineau’s former head of employment Ruth Hickling and David Goepel, previously of counsel at Withers. All four will come on as partner. Christopher [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 11, 2008
Former Bush Administration Solicitor General Paul Clement is returning to the Washington, DC office of Atlanta’s King & Spalding. “We are very pleased to welcome our former colleague and friend Paul Clement back to King & Spalding,” said managing partner J. Sedwick Sollers. “Our clients and growing appellate practice will benefit greatly from Paul’s vast knowledge [...]
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