Baker Botts, a leader in the IP practice area in the United States, announced in recent days that Neil Coulson has joined the firm’s London office as special counsel in the IP practice.

Coulson has an established intellectual property practice which covers all aspects of IP dispute resolution and the exploitation of IP rights.

The addition of Coulson reflects the firm’s continuing international expansion of its IP practice. In 2010, Baker Botts added IP capabilities in its Moscow office by hiring Russian lawyer Ekaterina Tilling to manage a growing group of intellectual property lawyers in that office.

Baker Botts IP Department Chair Bart Showalter was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “Neil’s practice is a perfect fit for us, not only in London but across all our offices. Client requests for strong legal counsel on complex IP issues in Europe and other international venues match Neil’s extensive experience in this key practice area.”

Coulson has provided counsel for clients in a broad range of industry sectors and technologies, including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, industrial machinery and heavy engineering, agrochemicals, electronics, IT/software and environmental engineering. He has also represented clients in the Patent Court and the Court of Appeal, and in matters before the U.K. and European Patent offices.

Tony Higginson, Partner in Charge of the firm’s London office was quoted as saying: “During the past few months, we have added lawyers in London who are well-versed in major practice areas where there is increased client demand for our services. Neil follows our recent hiring of Neil Foster and the return of Mark Rowley, and we will continue to strengthen our team here to meet clients’ needs.”

Coulson was employed by Jones Day in London prior to joining Baker Botts. He was recommended for patent litigation in Chambers UK and Legal 500.

Coulson is a graduate of St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, and he received a diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice from Bristol University and diplomas in Legal Practice (with commendation) and Law from the College of Law. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, the Institute of Trademark Attorneys and the International Trademark Association.

Bart Showalter’s practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a special emphasis on patent litigation, procurement and licensing in the electronics, telecommunications and software fields. He provides strategic counsel to clients in a wide variety of areas, including those developing innovative computer software, semiconductor devices, optical systems, and data networks. He has litigated patent infringement cases involving landline and cellular telecommunications technology, video conferencing, interactive television, voice messaging and a number of other fields. He also provides general counseling on intellectual property issues.

International law firm Baker Botts has more than 725 lawyers and a network of 13 offices around the world. The firm is recognized as a leader in the energy, technology and life sciences sectors. Throughout the firm’s 170-year history, it has provided creative and effective legal solutions for clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

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Perkins Coie Foreign Legal Affairs Attorneys at Law announced it has opened a new office in Taipei, Taiwan.

The announcement, which came in recent days, will serve to broaden Perkins Coie’s Asia practice, as well as to better serve its Taiwan-based clients, especially in patent litigation and other intellectual property matters.

Jonathan James, firm wide Patent Litigation practice co-chair was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “We are excited to open this office in Taipei to be able to better serve the needs of our Taiwanese technology clients. The attorneys at Perkins Coie have been actively representing Taiwanese companies for more than a decade in many high profile patent cases. As our commitment to these clients expands and our relationships deepen, it is a natural and welcome step that Perkins opens an office in Taipei.”

James, a partner in the firm’s Phoenix office, concentrates his practice on patent, intellectual property and other commercial litigation for technology companies. He has represented clients, including Intel and HTC, in patent cases all over the United States. As well, he frequently counsels clients about patent enforcement and licensing issues and has extensive experience advising clients about, negotiating with and litigating against “non-practicing entities.”

James also assists U.S. technology companies in intellectual property infringement and licensing/unfair competition litigation matters in China. He possesses considerable experience and knowledge about China’s intellectual property, licensing and competition laws and about civil litigation in the Chinese courts. As such, he has worked closely with Chinese counsel in these matters and travels to China frequently.

Perkins Coie’s Taiwanese-based clients include HTC, ASUSTeK, ATEN International, Elitegroup Computer Systems, Largan Precision, Princo, Lite-On Group and Monolithic Power Systems. The firm secured an important patent litigation victory recently for HTC before the U.S. International Trade Commission in a case filed against it and others by FlashPoint Technologies.

Perkins Coie has over 175 attorneys involved in patent litigation, prosecution and licensing, with more than 100 of those attorneys having science degrees, including degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, and in numerous life sciences disciplines.  The firm regularly represents leading technology and life sciences companies in patent litigation in federal courts throughout the United States and before the International Trade Commission.

The firm was the recipient of significant recognition for its intellectual property practice, including top ten rankings in the 2011 Top Law Firms for Patent Quality by Information Technology and the 2011 Top 20 All Industries list by Intellectual Asset Management magazine and Ocean Tomo. In addition, the firm and its attorneys are recognized in numerous IP rankings, including Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.

The Taipei office is Perkins Coie’s third office in Asia. The firm’s other Asia offices, in Beijing and Shanghai, represent Chinese and multinational companies in intellectual property matters in the areas of technology and life sciences, corporate finance and securities, international business and personal planning.

With more than 800 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States, China and Taiwan, Perkins Coie serves great companies ranging in size from start-ups to FORTUNE 100 corporations.

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Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP announced in recent days that Jonathan (‘Jon’) Yorke joined the firm as a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Department (IRD). As well, Akash Sachdeva has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Intellectual Property department.

Yorke provides counsel to clients in the insurance and banking sectors, focusing in particular on cross-border issues. He is experienced in both contentious and on-contentious insolvency and restructuring. He represents clients, including leading insolvency practitioners, in administration and liquidation proceedings, and he advises on solvent and insolvent schemes of arrangement for insurance companies.

Yorke joins Edwards Wildman from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. There, he was head of Restructuring and Insolvency. He is also joined by associate Matthew Fowler.

Sachdeva is an experienced IP litigator. He has acted for major commercial brands and financial institutions before the High Court of London and for a major defense contractor in an international arbitration. He joins Edwards Wildman from Allen & Overy, where he was Of Counsel in the firm’s IP Litigation department. He bolsters the firm’s growing IP capability in the United Kingdom.

Laurence Harris, the partner in charge of Edwards Wildman’s London office was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “Our highly regarded insurance and IP departments have been growing at an impressive pace in London and throughout the firm. With the arrival of Jon and Akash, we are now in an even better position to address our clients’ legal needs in those important sectors. We are delighted that they have opted to come to Edwards Wildman, and we anticipate continued growth in the important UK market.”

Yorke and Sachdeva are the seventh and eighth partners to join Edwards Wildman’s London office in 2011. They come to the firm not long after the arrival of Stuart Blythe, who expanded the firm’s telecommunications practice; Richard Graham, who launched an IT and outsourcing practice; Charles Proctor, who launched a banking practice; Damian Connolly, a corporate and regulatory partner in the insurance sector; Eero Rautalahti, a capital markets partner; and Niall McAlister, a corporate partner advising clients in the Life Sciences sector.

Currently, Edwards Wildman has over 100 fee earners in the UK, and covers ten practice areas.

Edwards Wildman lawyers are known internationally for their work in private equity, venture capital, corporate and finance transactions, complex litigation, insurance and reinsurance, and intellectual property. The firm has over 650 attorneys in 14 offices on 3 continents, including the US, UK and Japan, with an associated office in Hong Kong. The firm works with Fortune 500 and FTSE 250 clients and start-up companies alike, across a range of industries, and serves as a forceful advocate for the firm’s  clients’ businesses.

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The law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP recently announced that Chad Everingham, a former U.S. magistrate judge, joined as a partner in its intellectual property practice in the firm’s newly established office in Longview, Texas. In this role, he will advise clients on a variety of intellectual property litigation matters, focusing on patent litigation.

Along with the addition of Everingham is David M. Stein, who joined the firm’s intellectual property practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Everingham has legal experience in both public service and private practice. For four years, he served as a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; this is one of the busiest patent litigation courts in the federal system.

Formerly, Stein was a partner at a large international law firm. There, he served as the chief operating officer of its East Texas practice group. He has significant experience litigating patent cases in jurisdictions all over the country.

Steven Zager, head of Akin Gump’s firm wide intellectual property practice was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “The addition of these talented attorneys who have such a deep and impressive set of patent litigation skills is a tremendous addition to our team. Chad literally helped write the book on patent litigation in one of the country’s IP litigation hotspots. Both have intimate familiarity with, and knowledge of, patent litigation that will be a boon not only for our clients, but also for our entire team.”

Everingham was quoted as saying: “These are exciting times for me. Akin Gump enjoys an international reputation for excellence in the handling of complex intellectual property matters. I am delighted to team up with such an experienced complement of trial lawyers. The chance to join one of the country’s top IP litigation practices was a tremendous opportunity that I could not pass up. I’m looking forward to establishing my practice at Akin Gump and bringing over a decade of experience in patent law to bear on behalf of the firm’s clients.”

During his service on the bench, Everingham handled nearly 80 Markman proceedings and tried over twenty complex patent cases. He presided, with the consent of all parties, over more than 200 civil cases, many of which were intellectual property disputes involving industries including medical devices, computer hardware and software, recreational equipment, advanced electronics and semiconductors, automotive and telecommunications. Everingham made significant contributions to the measures designed to facilitate the disposition of complex cases, regarding docket control, discovery and protective order measures.

Stein has been involved in major patent cases involving semiconductor devices and processing, medical devices, sporting goods and various business methods. He has also tried many cases in jurisdictions all over the country. Ranked by The Legal 500 United States (2010) as a leading patent litigation lawyer in the hi-tech, electronics and IT sectors, Stein has also handled many pro bono matters.

Stein was quoted as saying: “Akin Gump has long been a recognized leader in the intellectual property space, and it’s exciting to join its team of accomplished lawyers. I’m very much looking forward to the opportunities this move will present to our clients.”

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has over 800 lawyers in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and was founded in 1945.

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Law firm Jones Day announced recently that both Martha Gooding and Michael Stimson have joined as partners in its Intellectual Property Practice, in the Irvine Office.

Both join from Howrey, where they were members of the firm’s IP Group.

Joe Sims, the Jones Day partner responsible for coordinating the Firm’s activities in California was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “Martha and Michael are experienced IP litigators who provide even deeper strength for our firm in the California region. Together with the addition earlier this year of Bill Rooklidge and Frank Cote as IP partners in Irvine – both of whom were formerly partners in Howrey’s Irvine office – Jones Day now has 64 attorneys in our IP Practice in California and 266 attorneys in the group worldwide. This is one of the largest and most experienced, full-service global IP practice groups at any law firm in the world.”

Martha Gooding has nearly 30 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of complex disputes, including patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation. An experienced litigator, she has tried cases in federal and state courts. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the California Bar Foundation, she formerly served as President of both the Federal Bar Association of Orange County and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Orange County. She is also a former member of the ABA House of Delegates, and a former co-chair of the Federal Practice Task Force of the ABA Litigation Section.

The numerous awards she has received include being named a Southern California Super Lawyer, being selected for the Daily Journal’s Top Women Litigators list and the Best Lawyers in America list, and receiving the 2009 ADL Marcus Kaufman Jurisprudence Award. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

Michael Stimson, Ph.D., focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and appeals and reexaminations, appeals, and patent interference proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His litigation experience includes trade secret and patent trials and arbitrations, and appellate experience including appeals to the Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Ninth Circuit. Stimson has been the successful leader of several high stakes intellectual property litigation teams. He has handled cases regarding a broad range of technologies including hard disk drives, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, polymer chemistry, cement chemistry, and computer telephony. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Founded in 1893, Jones Day is an international law firm with over 2,500 lawyers. The firm acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies. It is also the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the United States. In California alone, Jones Day has over 320 lawyers in its San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Irvine, and San Diego offices.

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The law firm of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP recently announced the addition of two partners, Mary E. Rasenberger and Eleanor M. Lackman, both of whom are well known in the copyright and trademark fields. Both attorneys will join the firm’s digital media and intellectual property practice.

Rasenberger joins the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where her practice focused on copyright and digital media. For over twenty years, she has worked in the area of intellectual property, with a focus on copyright law and technology.

Her experience includes the counsel of clients in a broad range of fields, including internet, publishing, entertainment, technology, media and technology; her areas of specialty include policy, litigation, infringement analysis, and licensing.

Significant cases in which Rasenberger has been involved include Viacom v. YouTube in the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit, UMG v. Veoh in the Ninth Circuit, and Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick in the Supreme Court, for which she drafted amicus briefs on behalf of rights holders.

She also represented Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt in a series of lawsuits brought by photographers, and represented several software companies in major copyright infringement and trade secret litigations.

She also represented clients in the Google Books Settlement and in DMCA rulemaking proceedings. She has also advised a variety of Internet and entertainment companies on copyright law in the online environment, and handled major transactions involving the acquisition and licensing of copyrights and related properties.

Before returning to Skadden in 2008, Ms. Rasenberger served as a Policy Planning Advisor for the Register of Copyrights; as well, she managed the National Digital Infrastructure & Information Preservation Program (NDIIPP) at the Library of Congress. In addition, she worked in the IP and technology groups of both a major record company and New York law firms.

Rasenberger was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “I am thrilled to be joining new and old friends at CDAS. The firm’s deep expertise across all areas of entertainment and media law and high degree of professionalism have impressed me. CDAS is the perfect match for my practice in copyright and digital media. The expertise that Eleanor and I bring to CDAS will create terrific synergies for existing CDAS clientele and will help to grow the practice.”

Lackman joins from Hogan Lovells. She has broad experience in copyright, trademark and commercial litigation and counseling, especially in the areas of IP and new media.

She has provided representation to clients in a wide range of industries, including those in media, entertainment, luxury goods, consumer products, and telecom, in scores of federal and state court lawsuits at trial and appellate levels, as well as in arbitrations, domain name dispute proceedings and contentious matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Significant cases in which she has been involved include Capitol Records v. Naxos of America in the Court of Appeals of New York, Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings and Tiffany v. eBay in the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit, U.S. v. ASCAP (In re Yahoo! and RealNetworks) in the Second Circuit and Supreme Court, and Capitol Records v. Thomas in the District of Minnesota. In these cases, which involved complex IP issues, she represented litigants or amicus parties.

She has also counseled a wide variety of clients in matters regarding copyright, trademark and technology licensing, and exploitation and enforcement.

Lackman was quoted as saying in the same press release at the firm’s website: “Cowan DeBaets provides a concentration of in-depth expertise in copyright, trademark and digital media law that not only rivals that of other leading firms of all sizes, but is on a trajectory of growth. The ability to match that expertise with business-conscious rates was a real draw for me to join the firm.”

Located in New York, New York, Boutique law firm Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard (CDAS) has provided legal counsel to leading media and entertainment clients for over twenty-five years, offering them expert services regarding copyright, trademark and media disputes.

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John L. North and Jeffrey J. Toney join as partners, Laura Fahey Fritts and Jonathan K. Waldrop join as special counsel and Darcy L. Jones joins as associate; all in the firm’s Atlanta office. Jack Minnear joins as partner in the firm’s New York office.

Marc E. Kasowitz, Kasowitz’s managing partner was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “We are pleased that John and his highly respected team of litigators have joined our firm. Their impressive track record — particularly in winning complex patent cases — makes them ideal additions to our expanding IP litigation team.”

Kasowitz recently expanded its IP group in San Francisco. As well, the firm announced plans to open an office in Silicon Valley.

North, who served as the former chair of Sutherland’s intellectual property practice group, focuses on patent litigation and trade secret disputes, with many cases involving unfair competition claims and patent misuse throughout the pharmaceutical and other industries. He is also called upon to serve as arbitrator, special master and patent misuse expert in high profile cases. His prominent representations include serving as lead counsel to Teva, Minerals Technology and Gemstar T.V. Guide.

Toney tries patent infringement, trade secret an unfair competition cases before federal and state courts, and also handles transnational arbitration matters, including proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce. A former chemist, his practice focuses on the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, including commercial disputes involving technology issues related to the design and manufacture of a range of products. Prominent representations include University of Georgia Research Foundation, Emory University, Metso and Raytheon.

Minnear’s practice focuses on patent infringement, trade secret and antitrust matters, including multi-district litigation and Section 337 actions at the United States International Trade Commission. He has litigated patent cases across a broad range of technologies, including substantial experience representing generic pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement cases. 

With over 350 lawyers, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP is a national law firm specializing in complex, highly sophisticated litigation.

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Seth A. Gold will join the firm’s Los Angeles office as a member of the firm’s intellectual property litigation group, and Jerrold F. Petruzzelli will join the Palo Alto office as part of the firm’s corporate practice.

The pair joins K&L Gates from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and focus their practices on the representation of emerging technology and new media enterprises.

Paul W. Sweeney, Jr., Administrative Partner of K&L Gates’ Los Angeles office was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “We are delighted to expand the IP litigation capabilities in the Los Angeles office, and add depth to our entertainment and media practice.”

Gold has signigicant knowledge about the business models and software applications used for online advertising. He provides legal counsel to both public and private companies on issues involving trademark and copyright infringement, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, as well as issues involving internet continuity programs, keyword advertising, the Communications Decency Act, and Federal Trade Commission inquiries.

Petruzzelli is well known for his corporate representation of technology-based emerging and public companies, as well as venture capital and private equity firms. He has practiced in the Silicon Valley for nearly thirty years.

Jon Michaelson, Administrative Partner of K&L Gates’ Palo Alto office was quoted as saying: “Jerry’s first-rate lawyering skills, extensive experience, and sterling reputation in Silicon Valley add strength to our growing corporate practice in Northern California.”

K&L Gates LLP employs nearly 2,000 lawyers in 37 offices on three continents. The firm represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.

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The group includes Kevin Grange, Ashley Essick, Ben Kimes, Joan Arbolante, Paul Krueger and Tony Chen. Collectively, they’ve prosecuted thousands of patents, many of which were for companies well known in the venture and tech communities.

The group, led by Dan Ovanezian and Marina Portnova, has been highly sought after, and joins from Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman.

Gary Wingens, Lowenstein’s Chairman & CEO was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s site: “We could not be more thrilled that Dan, Marina and their team chose to bring their energy and creativity to Lowenstein. Their forward-looking, business-oriented approach fits perfectly with the entrepreneurial culture that makes Lowenstein Sandler different. This team’s arrival will certainly enhance our ability to continue to deliver great value and service to our clients, and our newest clients will have at their disposal the comprehensive suite of legal services that Lowenstein offers.”

With approximately 270 attorneys, Lowenstein Sandler PC is a nationally recognized full-service law firm with offices in New York, Palo Alto and Roseland.

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The group of partners all join from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. There, they built well regarded practices which focused on prominent information technology, pharmaceutical and semiconductor companies, as well as winning complex cases at trial.

The partners are Roger J. Chin, Richard G. Frenkel, Julie M. Holloway, Terry Kearney, Michael A. Ladra, and Ron E. Shulman. Frenkel, Kearney, Ladra and Shulman will join in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Chin and Holloway will join in the San Francisco office.

Bob Steinberg, Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “With our recent lateral additions augmenting our existing resources, we have built a powerhouse intellectual property litigation practice from coast to coast, across all significant industry sectors. The market for IP litigation continues to be strong, and this group of partners will add substantially to our reputation by helping us serve leading companies with their most challenging cases.”

Ron Shulman was quoted as saying: “We were particularly attracted by the global platform and deep IP litigation resources available at Latham & Watkins to support and grow our practices. We have successfully worked together as a group for many years, and we all are confident that joining Latham will advance our practices and capabilities.”

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with approximately 2,000 attorneys in 31 offices.

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Jones Day

In the press release at the firm’s website, Chris Lovrien, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Los Angeles Office was quoted as saying: “This group not only brings substantial depth to two very important and already strong practices at Jones Day, it is an indication of the continued growth plans we have in Los Angeles and throughout the state.”

Dave Steuber was the Chair of Howrey’s Insurance Recovery practice, and is a recognized leader in his field.

Formerly the Southern California co-managing partner for Howrey and co-chair of its Insurance Recovery practice, Ty Childress focuses his practice on complex business and tort litigation, insurance coverage advice, and related coverage litigation.

Amy Fink focuses her practice on general and complex litigation and insurance coverage advice.

David Meyer’s practice focuses on antitrust, commercial litigation, and appeals.

Greg Shumaker, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Washington Office was quoted as saying: “John and Susan add great depth to our trademark, copyright, and false advertising capabilities in Washington and their experience will help us deliver better service to our clients. Their arrival enhances our worldwide intellectual property practice, which includes nearly 300 lawyers and allows us to handle virtually any IP issue our clients might have.”

John Froemming is a trial lawyer with over twenty years of experience in commercial and intellectual property litigation.

With fifteen plus years of experience in intellectual property litigation and counseling, trademark, copyright, and false advertising, Susan Kayser has been nationally recognized in her field.

Jones Day is a global law firm providing significant legal representation for more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies.

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Since Howrey dissolved last week, its partners have been going to many different firms.  This Thursday, March 17, three more firms hired several former Howrey partners.

Morgan Lewis is getting Jason White, former IP litigation partner at Howrey, as well as commercial litigation partner, Romeo Quinto, Jr.  They will be joining 11 former Howrey lawyers that left to Morgan Lewis in February, including David Clough, in the firms Chicago office.  Quinto and White will also be joined by David Patariu, Mansi Shah, and Scott Sherwin, who were also formerly Howrey associates.  In all, 19 former Howrey lawyers have now gone to Morgan Lewis.  Clough also brought in two others with him to the firm: Scott Schutte, commercial litigator from Howrey and former head of class action practice Kenneth Kliebard.

Yet another four associates formerly from Howrey joined Morgan Lewis in Chicago: Kate Berezutskaya, Christopher Cabral, Gregory Fouts, Jayesh Hines-Shah, and Tedd Warden.

Scott Mendeloff and Gabriel Aizenberg, formerly litigation partners at Howrey, were hired by Greenberg Traurig in Chicago.  They had been part of Howrey since June 2008 after leaving Sidley Austin.

Another firm that got in on the action was Arnold & Porter, which hired another former Howrey litigation partner, Paul Alexander, in its Palo Alto office.

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Howrey, which confirmed the cuts in an e-mail to several media outlets, described the move as “a limited workforce reduction to adjust support staff levels to match our current and anticipated needs.

“This right-sizing of the firm,” the statement continues, “will allow Howrey to concentrate its resources on its three principal practice groups – antitrust, intellectual property and complex business litigation and to maintain our strong competitive position. We regret that this decision was necessary and will provide resources to help.”

Affected employees will receive a comprehensive severance package and full COBRA payments through Feb. 28, 2011, the firm said.

According to a report on AM Law Daily, the move continues a particularly rough couple of years at Howrey.  In 2009, the firm’s partners saw their profits plunge by 35 percent and this past February, Howrey axed 29 associates and 65 staffers.

AM Law Daily reports the latest round of cuts happened during the last week and that no attorneys were affected.

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DLA Piper added three attorneys as partners in the litigation practice of its New Jersey office…

Goodwin Procter elected 12 attorneys to the firm’s partnership…

Crowell & Moring added two attorneys to its environmental practice…

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Regina M. Pisa, chairman and managing partner of Goodwin Procter, called the class “a group of incredibly talented and dedicated attorneys who will play a leading role in the long-term growth of the firm.”

The newly-elected partners are:

• Seung W. Baik (Private Equity, Washington, D.C.).  Baik’s transaction-based practice focuses primarily on representing private equity investors and their portfolio companies in all manner of financing, business combination and other strategic transactions.
• Caroline H. Bullerjahn (Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, Boston).  Bullerjahn’s practice encompasses securities issues ranging from securities class action and derivatives litigation, to internal investigations and SEC enforcement actions.
• Brian C. Devine (White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Boston).  Devine represents corporations, officers, directors, and other entities and individuals in a wide range of litigation matters, including criminal prosecutions for securities fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading, civil class actions alleging violations of securities laws, and shareholder derivative lawsuits.
• Susanne N. Geraghty (Commercial Litigation, San Francisco).  Geraghty focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including consumer class actions and unfair competition matters.
• Teresa K. Goebel (Hospitality & Leisure, San Francisco).  Goebel’s practice encompasses commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on the representation of operators and owners in the acquisition, development, financing, management and sale of hotels and other hospitality properties.
• Andrew H. Goodman (M&A/Corporate Governance, REITs, Los Angeles).  Goodman’s experience includes corporate and securities matters involving public and private companies across industries with an emphasis on REITs, including representing buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions, and issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions.
• Theresa C. Kavanaugh (IP Transactions & Strategies, Life Sciences, Boston).  Kavanaugh represents life science and high-technology clients on a variety of patent matters including patent portfolio development, prosecution and risk assessment.
• Thomas S. Levato (Securities & Corporate Finance, New York).  Levato focuses on capital markets transactions in a variety of industries including life sciences, technology, retail/consumer products, gaming/lodging, and alternative energy/clean tech.
• Sabrina M. Rose-Smith (Consumer Financial Services Litigation, Washington, D.C.)  Rose-Smith’s practice includes both regulatory compliance counseling and auditing for banks, credit card issuers, mortgage lenders and specialty finance companies, and defending financial institutions against consumer class actions and government enforcement actions.
• Michael G. Strapp (IP Litigation, Boston).  Strapp has experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, securities litigation and patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation and counseling.
• Joseph C. Theis, Jr. (Technology Companies, Boston).  Theis represents public and private companies in a wide range of industries, including digital media, software, Internet, energy, healthcare information technology and life sciences.
• Damian W. Wilmot (Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Boston).  Wilmot concentrates his practice on general commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and governmental and internal investigations.

Goodwin Procter LLP has offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.  The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, technology, REITs and real estate capital markets, intellectual property, products liability and mass torts.

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• Lau Joins Goodwin Procter’s Hong Kong Office
• Akin Gump Adds Two Partners to IP Practice
• K&L Gates Adds Partners to Los Angeles and Palo Alto Offices
• Jones Day Adds Six Partners to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Offices

Vinson & Elkins added a prominent international project finance lawyer in Abu Dhabi, and deepened its Middle East Practice with the addition of six associates…

The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel will host a one-day summit in New York City Oct. 16 that will provide legal and regulatory analysis of the Asian market from top tier law firms…

Patent litigation attorneys Vernon M. Winters and Nicholas A. Brown joined the San Francisco office of Greenberg Traurig from Weil, Gotshal & Manges…

Vinson & Elkins added prominent IP lawyer Ira Schreger as partner…

Plaintiff’s litigation firm Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. expanded its national presence with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles…

Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Esensten opened an office in Tel Aviv, Israel…

Jones Walker was recognized as a leading litigation firm in Louisiana in the 2011 edition of Benchmark Litigation…

• Vinson & Elkins Adds Prominent International Project Finance Lawyer In Abu Dhabi, and Deepens Middle East Practice With Addition of Six Associates
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Prominent IP Lawyer as Partner
• ALM To Conduct a ‘Focus Asia’ Summit in New York City
• Wasserman Comden Opens Office in Tel Aviv
• King & Spalding Announces Plans to Open Office in Moscow; Hires Five Attorneys

Greenberg Traurig has five offices in California. Its IP & technology practice is comprised of nearly 200 lawyers—more than half of which are patent attorneys–across 32 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Winters has a national practice focusing on patent litigation and patent license litigation, in areas ranging from biopharma to computers and networks. He has acted as lead trial counsel in numerous matters, representing some of the most innovative companies in the bio- and high-technology sectors.

Brown has extensive high stakes patent litigation experience for a wide range of technology companies, as well as experience in general IP litigation and strategy. He has also been recognized by Chambers USA for his work on complex cases.

“We are exhilarated to have patent attorneys the caliber of Vern and Nick as the anchors for our San Francisco patent litigation practice. I have worked with both for many years and could not be more delighted to be reunited in a professional capacity,” said Ken Steinthal, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s San Francisco office.

Greenberg Traurig has more than 1,800 attorneys practicing around the world.

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• Kasowitz Adds Team of Six Attorneys from Sutherland to IP Practice
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• Leading Patent Litigator Joins Sheppard Mullin as Co-Chair of IP Practice Group
• Perkins Coie Announces Opening of New Office in Taipei, Taiwan

Baker & McKenzie was slapped with a $103 million malpractice verdict by a Mississippi jury…

Four attorneys at  Milberg LLP were selected for the 2010 Top Attorneys List by legal media company Lawdragon…

Sidley Austin’s Michelle Illene Ruiz, a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, was honored at The Anti-Defamation League’s 3^rd Annual Rising Star Awards Luncheon…

Renowned mediation attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg headlined the ILR Summit…

DLA Piper announced that Stéphane Lemarchand will join its Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Paris as a partner in the beginning of November…

• Renowned Mediation Attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg Headlines ILR Summit
• DLA Piper Hires Team of IT Lawyers from Bird & Bird’s Paris Base
• Milberg Attorneys Named 2010 Top Attorneys by Lawdragon
• Anti-Defamation League Honors Sidley Austin Chicago Partner
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Stéphane is a renowned specialist in IT and ecommerce law, with a transactional and litigation practice. His specialty is advising IT service providers on litigation matters, strategic project outsourcing and cross-border transactions.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Stéphane was a partner at Bird & Bird for 10 years. During that time, he led the IT practice in Paris, and was also joint head of the international IT sector and the Outsourcing practice group.

In the article at legalweek.com, DLA global co-head of IP and IT Simon Levine was quoted as saying: “What we have been trying to do is build our group as a whole in Europe so that we have a full service offering in intellectual property, IT and media/sport. We wanted to make some headway in those areas that have a particularly strong market offering and Paris was one of the primary candidates with a lot of client demand for technology and outsourcing work. We will be looking to grow further over the coming months, particularly in areas of mainland Europe such as Spain and Central and Eastern Europe.”

DLA Piper today has 3,500 lawyers in offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The firm’s clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies.

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• DLA Piper Adds Pair of Attorneys to Beijing Office
• Baker Botts Continues International Expansion of IP Practice
• Perkins Coie Announces Opening of New Office in Taipei, Taiwan

Baker Botts partner J. Bradley Bennett was named the new head of enforcement for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…

Goodwin Procter was named the winner of the 2010 Beacon of Justice Award by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association…

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP formed a national foreclosure litigation and investigation practice to deal with the emerging national foreclosure crisis…

Loeb & Loeb attorneys were named as 2011 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers…

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati opened an office in Hong Kong…

• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Opens Office in Hong Kong
• Baker Botts Partner Appointed Head of Enforcement for FINRA
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• Luce Forward Latest to Form Foreclosure Practice
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Adds Partner, Expands Asia Practice

In a press release at the firm’s site, CEO Steve Bochner was quoted as saying: “China is an incredibly vibrant market—one that we have been focused on and investing in for many years. Given Hong Kong’s position as a leading global financial center and the preferred overseas capital market for many Chinese enterprises, it is the logical place for us to open our second office in China. There are also considerable synergies between Hong Kong and the work we already are doing in China. We are extremely pleased to have found the right team and leadership to anchor our Hong Kong office, and look forward to continuing to build our presence in the Greater China region.”

The Hong Kong team will be led by Weiheng Chen, who co-heads the firm’s China practice along with Carmen Chang. He recently joined the firm from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy and has particular expertise in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. The Hong Kong team will work closely with the firm’s attorneys in Shanghai and the U.S.

The China practice represents clients in a variety of legal matters in the Greater China region and the U.S., including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, capital markets, joint venture and other forms of foreign investments.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s is nationally recognized as a leader in many areas of law, including the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities class action litigation, employment law, and intellectual property. In addition to the newly opened Hong Kong location, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

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• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Adds Partner, Expands Asia Practice
• DLA Piper Adds Pair of Attorneys to Beijing Office
• Hammonds Hong Kong Office Rejects Merger of Hammonds and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

Two former Mintz Levin Partners formed their own Boston based boutique…

The combination of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and Denton Wilde Sapte LLP – SNR Denton – launched as a top 25 firm by lawyers and professionals worldwide…

• Former Mintz Levin Partners Form Boston Boutique
• SNR Denton Launches as Top 25 Firm by Lawyers and Professionals Worldwide
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• Sonnenschein Adds Veteran Exxon Lawyer to Energy Practice
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The firm, dubbed Gilman Clark LLC for Bob Gilman and Thomas (T.J.) Clark, will focus its practice on small to mid-sized high-technology companies, a press release said.

“The people responsible for a company’s intellectual property have a renewed focus on the value provided by their outside counsel,” the firm leaders said. “At Gilman Clark, we can offer the same big-firm quality of representation we always have, but at a lower cost.”

Gilman has over ten years of patent litigation experience and Clark has an extensive corporate technology background.

The firm opened it offices at 176 Franklin Street, 4^th floor, in Boston’s Financial District and has already retained several clients in the technology sector, including Pulse Trading, a national brokerage firm, and Nextslide Imaging, a medical diagnostic company.

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• Boston Firm Noted For Nearly 300 Trademark Applications In 2009
• Massachusetts Home To Many Cutting Edge IP Law Firms
• Baker Botts Continues International Expansion of IP Practice

The Innocence Project and Winston & Strawn LLP launched InnocenceRecord.org…

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) launched an initiative to increase corporate America’s use of minority and women owned law firms for intellectual property (IP) law matters…

• The Innocence Project and Winston & Strawn LLP Launch InnocenceRecord.org
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• NAMWOLF Launches IP Initiative
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NAMWOLF plans to unveil the IP initiative at its upcoming annual meeting, October 3-6, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in Washington D.C.

“Corporate legal departments don’t always think of minority and women owned firms when they look for outside counsel to represent them in IP matters,” said Jose Rojas, NAMWOLF IP initiative task force co-chairman. “But the fact is that a substantial number of NAMWOLF member firms have significant expertise and experience in this rapidly expanding area of the law. The goal of our initiative is get that word out to as many corporate legal departments as possible,” added Rojas.

Minority and women owned law firms are admitted to NAMWOLF following a screening process – overseen by in-house counsel at major corporations – that requires they be AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, have a record of successfully representing multiple institutional clients, and pass a detailed reference check with only superior recommendations from clients.

“Virtually every corporation in America has IP issues,” said Yolanda Coly, NAMWOLF Managing Director. “We hope that this initiative – which is patterned after a successful ongoing initiative focusing on insurance law – will let corporations know they have an alternative to hire experienced minority and women owned law firms that are vetted by respected in-house counsel to handle registration, licensing and litigation of trademark, patent, licensing, copyright, and other IP matters.”

NAMWOLF was founded in 2001. It is a nonprofit trade association comprised of minority and women owned law firms and other interested parties throughout the United States.

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• Troutman Sanders Appoints New D.C. Chief
• O’Melveny & Myers Adds New Practice Group
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Brooks Kushman Diversity Officer Phyllis Golden Morey was honored among “2010 Women In Law”…

Fish & Richardson was chosen as an elite “National Tier 1″ IP law firm by U.S. News & World Report…

Fourteen attorneys in the Texas offices of McKool Smith were recognized in the 2010 Texas Super Lawyers…

Highly regarded litigator and advisor Elizabeth P. Papez joined Winston & Strawn…

Mintz Levin earned high marks in the U.S. News Law Firm rankings…

Sidley Austin bolstered its international trade practice…

McKool Smith was recognized in the 2010 “Best Law Firms” rankings…

• Brooks Kushman Diversity Officer Phyllis Golden Morey Honored Among “2010 Women In Law”
• Highly Regarded Litigator and Advisor Elizabeth P. Papez Joins Winston & Strawn
• Fish & Richardson IP Team Earns Top Honors
• McKool Smith Well-Represented by Texas Super Lawyers
• Sidley Austin Bolsters International Trade Practice

In the press release at PR Newswire, Howrey Chairman and CEO Robert F. Ruyak was quoted as saying: “About 95 percent of the work the firm does is litigation, and about 40 percent of that deals with IP, mostly in the area of patents. Howrey handles somewhere between 40 and 50 trials a year and has more seasoned trial lawyers than just about anyone.” Ruyak also credits the firm’s “Powerhouse” designation to its intense focus on both litigation and Intellectual Property law.

Howrey has nine offices in the United States, six offices in Europe and one in Taiwan that handle IP litigation. Howrey’s presence in Europe allows it to coordinate cases where they are filed presenting both an efficient and effective representation for the firm’s clients, as related IP cases are frequently filed in U.S. and European courts.

Recent wins for the firm include successful representation of Yahoo Inc. at trial in August in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, where the jury found that the search giant did not infringe a patent for electronic messaging technology held by Bright Response LLC.

In July, Howrey won for DA NanoMaterials, a Division of DuPont-Air Products. In this case, as in others, Howrey was brought in to replace another firm, issues were complex and required meticulous preparation of the relevant legal arguments so juries could understand the technicalities, and multimedia involvement was critical.

Founded in 1956, Howrey LLP is a global law firm with over 625 attorneys and more than 35 economic, financial and regulatory consultants. A consistent American Lawyer “A-List” and PLC Which Lawyer? “Global 50″ firm, Howrey is one of the most frequently used law firms by the world’s leading companies.

• Akin Gump Adds Two Partners to IP Practice
• Jones Day Adds Two Partners to IP Practice in Irvine Office
• Jones Day Adds Six Partners to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Offices
• Several Howrey Partners Moving on to Three More Firms
• Howrey Drops the Ax on 32 Staffers

The merger will create a full-service firm with strengths in business transactions, real estate, oil and gas, and litigation and intellectual property.

The combined firm will be called Lathrop & Gage. It will have 37 lawyers in Denver and rank among Colorado’s 20 largest law firms.

According to today’s article at denverpost.com, Jay Kamlet, firm partner was quoted as saying:  ”It really brings us areas we weren’t able to do before — oil and gas and intellectual property.”

According to the article, Kamlet said Kamlet Reichert had been approached by a number of law firms about merging in the last six years, but had considered just three other offers. A deal never worked out because of philosophical and cultural differences between the firms, as well as reluctance to break existing leases to combine offices.

The merger comes just one month after Kamlet Reichert LLC celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Founded in 1873, Lathrop & Gage boasts a long tradition of success. The firm has 300 lawyers in 11 offices in six states. While the firm offers the depth and strength of a national firm, it also possesses the hands-on service, management style and aggressive competition of a smaller firm.

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• Sedgwick Detert Hires Attorneys
• Lathrop & Gage Expands in Boston, Hires 3 New IP Partners
• Law Firms Collas Day and Crill Canavan To Merge in 2011
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Business firm Cohen & Grigsby was honored in Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel Edition…

Roger Clemens pled not guilty in federal court to charges he lied to Congress about taking performance enhancing drugs…

Hausfeld settled with Morgan Stanley for $4.95 Million…

Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check added a patent litigation practice and two established IP lawyers as partners and co-chairs…

• Barroway Topaz Adds Patent Litigation Practice, Two Partners
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• Roger Clemens Pleads Not Guilty
• Hausfeld Settles with Morgan Stanley for $4.95 Million
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Noted patent litigators Michael J. Bonella and Paul B. Milcetic were formerly partners with Woodcock Washburn LLP, a national intellectual property law firm based in Philadelphia.

According to the August 27th press release at PR Newswire, partner Joseph Meltzer was quoted as saying: “Broadening our practice to include patent litigation is a key part of our overall strategy. Patent work is a great fit for what we excel at – complex litigation on a national stage for clients seeking top-flight representation under an alternative billing structure. Mike and Paul are top intellectual property trial attorneys who have litigated major national patent cases across numerous industry sectors. We’re pleased to have practitioners of their caliber join us – they will drive the new practice forward.”

Mr. Bonella has served as lead lawyer on patent cases involving a wide range of technologies, including medical devices, signal processing, electrical hardware and software. Mr. Milcetic has been lead trial lawyer on multiple patent litigations.

With over 80 attorneys, Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLPis one of the largest firms specializing in the prosecution of complex class action litigation. Since the firm’s founding, Barroway Topaz has developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in the areas of shareholder, ERISA, consumer and antitrust litigation. The firm also dedicates a large portion of its practice to complex litigation on behalf of consumers as well as public and private entities, including municipalities, state agencies, and multi-employer welfare funds.

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• Kasowitz Adds Team of Six Attorneys from Sutherland to IP Practice
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• Greenberg Traurig Snags Patent Litigation Team from Weil Gotshal
• Lathrop & Gage Merges With Denver Based Kamlet Reichert

Reed Smith added leading IP strategist Marc Kaufman to its Washington D.C. office…

For four years running, Greenberg Traurig had more attorneys listed in the annual The Best Lawyers in America Guide than any other firm…

Barnes & Thornburg hired Peter Zura as a partner in its IP division…

DLA Piper gained a 5 person IP team from Hogan Lovells…

TEX-ABOTA Inc. named Richard A. Sayles, acclaimed courtroom lawyer, “Trial Lawyer of the Year”…

• TEX-ABOTA Selects Acclaimed Courtroom Lawyer Richard Sayles as “Trial Lawyer of the Year”
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Reed Smith

Kaufman joins the firm from Nixon Peabody, where he served as co-chair of its patent practice. He specializes in developing structured procedures for defining and executing IP strategies, which are aligned with clients’ overall business strategies. His work spans a range of technical fields including reconfigurable processors, content aggregation and targeting, digital rights management and database technology.

“Reed Smith is a growing and very successful firm that offers the right practice expertise,” Kaufman said in a press release.. “Its Silicon Valley presence, and firmwide strength in IP litigation, venture and corporate, and media and advertising practices are a perfect fit for my clients needs.”

Reed Smith’s Intellectual Property Group today includes more than 100 lawyers in the firm’s offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

Overall, Reed Smith has nearly 1,600 lawyers in 22 offices around the world.

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• Kasowitz Adds Team of Six Attorneys from Sutherland to IP Practice
• K&L Gates Adds Partners to Los Angeles and Palo Alto Offices
• Latham & Watkins Adds Six Partners to IP Practice
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Before signing on with Barnes & Thornburg, Zura was a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman.

Zura’s duties will consist of client counsel on patent infringement, validity, an large portfolio due diligence studies.
Barnes & Thornburg is the largest law firm in Indiana and the 97^th largest in the United States. They have approximately 475 attorneys across 7 offices in locations such as Washington D.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; among others.

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• Lathrop & Gage Merges With Denver Based Kamlet Reichert
• Barroway Topaz Adds Patent Litigation Practice, Two Partners
• Eminent Music Industry Exec and Attorney Joins Mitchell Silberberg as Partner
• Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Adds To IP Team

Venable added corporate attorneys from DLA Piper as partners in its New York office…

Megafirm DLA Piper promoted two partners to the office of chair…

Thompson Hine’s Michael Zimmer was named ABA Committee Co-Chair…

The National Law Journal Survey of Law Firm Economics revealed a tough economic climate…

Employees laid off in Louisiana are suing over their job loss…

A National Law Journal study showed that law firms cut costs by cutting lawyers and law firm staff…

Joel M. Schoenfeld, music industry executive and lawyer joined Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp as a partner…

LeClairRyan selected a new CEO…

• Eminent Music Industry Exec and Attorney Joins Mitchell Silberberg as Partner
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• NLJ Survey Highlights Tough Economic Climate
• DLA Piper Promotes Two as Part of Succession Plan
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In the August 4 press release at newyork.citybizlist.com, Tom Lambert, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp’s Managing Partner, was quoted as saying: “Joel’s vast experience with the legal and business issues facing the music industry today, both domestically and international, will be immensely valuable to our clients. We also welcome Joel’s rich experience in New York’s private equity world.”

Mr. Schoenfeld will focus on international IP issues, including global licensing, applications licensing, privacy and data protection, U.S. and EU antitrust and competition issues, digital rights, and other transactional matters.

Since 2006, Mr. Schoenfeld served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of eMusic.com Inc. Before that, he was President and CEO of Dimensional Music Publishing. Concurrently, he served private equity fund Dimensional Associates as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Prior to 2003, as principal of digital rights consultancy Schoenfeld Consulting/Fabric, Mr. Schoenfeld worked with many key music industry players as well as the United States Copyright Office.

From 1989 to 2000, he was General Counsel and Senior VP, Business Affairs, Worldwide for BMG Entertainment, and before that, he served as General Counsel of the Recording Industry Association of America.

For over a century, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has maintained a reputation for excellence in providing sophisticated legal and business solutions for its clients in areas including litigation intellectual property & technology, labor & employment, and eEntertainment & new media. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has offices in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.

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• Lathrop & Gage Merges With Denver Based Kamlet Reichert
• Barroway Topaz Adds Patent Litigation Practice, Two Partners
• Barnes & Thornburg Brings On New Partner For IP Division
• Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Adds To IP Team