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Kilpatrick Stockton Brings on Lawyers

Erik Even — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:11:48 +0000

Kilpatrick Stockton has hired Edward Henderson, formerly of Canadian law firm Torys LLP, as a partner in the firm’s global construction & infrastructure projects practice in New York.

Henderson reps construction and real estate clients in dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration.

The firm has also brought in Jill Cox, previously at Constangy, Brooks & Smith, to join the firm’s labor & employment team out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Kilpatrick Stockton employs more than 500 attorneys in ten offices globally: Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; New York, New York; Washington, DC; Dubai, UAE; London, UK; and Stockholm, Sweden.

Barnes & Thornburg Expands (Again), into Ohio

Erik Even — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:30:24 +0000

Last week we reported that Indianapolis’ Barnes & Thornburg had opened an eighth office, in Atlanta, Georgia.

This week the 500-attorney firm announced a ninth office in Columbus, Ohio, with a focus on labor and employment.

William A. Nolan, formerly of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Columbus, joins the new office as a partner.

Barnes & Thornburg has offices in Elkhart, Fort Wayne and South Bend, Indiana; Atlanta, Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Washington, DC.

Maslon Edelman Cuts Five Admin Positions

Erik Even — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:22:56 +0000

Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand has cut five administrative positions.

There is no further information available about these layoffs. If you have any inside info you’d like to share, please send us a confidential tip. You’ll be glad you did!

Founded in 1956, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based firm employs more than 80 lawyers. The firm specializes in business & securities, estate planning, financial services, labor & employment, litigation and real estate.