Judge Kathleen O’Malley and Raymond Lohier Jr. have been nominated by President Barack Obama for federal appellate judgeships. O’Malley has been nominated for the Federal Circuit. She has been a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio since 1994. She also teaches patent litigation at Case Western Reserve University School of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 25, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, February 25, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… Morrison Foerster added a lateral in New York… A former US Attorney joined up with Locke Lord… Marc Daniel joined Arnold & Porter in Washington DC… Latham & Watkins added one in Hong Kong… Revenues dipped slightly while profits stayed flat at Arent Fox… And speaking of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Jones Day has added intellectual property litigator Mark Finkelstein as a partner in its office in Irvine, Calif. Finkelstein, who is the fifth lateral partner to join Jones Day in California this year, arrives from Latham & Watkins. You can read about the first four California laterals here. According to a firm press release, Finkelstein specializes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
Jones Day has been the most vociferous opponent of the NALP recruitment plan, as we originally reported here, but several other firms have come out against it. Weil Gotshal and Lowenstein Sandler have spoken out against it, saying that it would create a five month gap between on campus interviews and the extension of offers – [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, February 4, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s headlines. Woodcock Washburn has a new litigation chair… Adams & Reese is expanding in Florida with an office in Tampa… Sidley Austin has received an award for its work in life sciences law… Thompson Hines promoted 10 law clerks to associates… Foley & [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Jones Day expanded its presence in California today with the addition of four partners. In San Diego, Patrick Elsevier is moving to Jones Day from Alston & Bird’s Atlanta office, and Ken Funahashi is coming on board from Baker & McKenzie. Elsevier is an IP litigator specializing in biotechnology patent litigation. Funahashi is a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 2, and here’s a quick peek back at yesterday’s headlines… Ropes & Gray adds a former Assistant to the Solicitor General… McDermott Will & Emery added one to its IP practice… A forthcoming DoJ report will admonish but not sanction the lawyers who authored the “torture memos“… UC San Diego is [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Last month we told you about a report issued by the National Association for Law Placementthat recommended changes to the way firms recruit on campus. They asked for feedback, and Jones Day has filed this objection. At the heart of the 8 page complaint, dated January 29, is an assertion that implementation of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Scott Pierpont has been named partner in the banking and finance practice of global firm Jones Day. Prior to joining Jones Day, Pierpont was a partner in Mayer Brown. He will serve in Jones Day’s New York office. Pierpont’s practice includes representation of financial institutions, asset managers, hedge funds and investors among others. He most recently [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 29, 2009
For the past eight years, Gregory Katsas has held high level posts at the Justice Department. Mr. Katsas served as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from June 2008 to January 2009. Between 2001 and 2008, Mr. Katsas also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Principal Deputy [...]
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