Ohama, Nebraska’s Kutak Rock has launched an office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and brought on a former Wolf Block attorney to run it. Jeffrey Blumenfeld joins as of counsel. He spent 24 years at Blank Rome, before joining Wolf Block in 2007, where he was chairman of its public finance practice. He represents public entities in the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 8, 2009
McKenna Long & Aldridge has hired on four public finance attorneys for its corporate practice in Atlanta. Earle Taylor joins as a partner, and head of the firm’s Public Finance practice. Taylor has participated in public finance transactions in more than 15 states and territories, as well as for Indian tribes. He frequently drafts and consults [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 11, 2009
Bryan Cave has brought on two lawyers for its Hamburg, Germany office. Philip Haleen joins as of counsel from Faegre & Benson’s Frankfurt office. He focuses on international tax matters and franchise & distribution law. He got his JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. Iliana Haleen joins as counsel, also from Faegre & Benson. She [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
Warren, New-Jersey-based law firm Ventantonio & Wildenhain has brought on two new attorneys. Vincent D. Commisa joins as of counsel. He practices in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Commisa is a United States Military Academy Liaison Officer and a member of West Point’s Admissions/Field Force, where he is the 9th Congressional District Coordinator. His JD is from [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 13, 2009
Baltimore’s Venable has brought on eight lawyers for its tax and estate planning practice in Los Angeles. Brad Cohen, Michael Foster, Robin Gilden, and David Schwartz join as partners from Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen. Name partner Michael Luftman will also soon join Venable. Charles Kolstad joins as of counsel, and Richard Luftman as an associate. Kyle [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
Ladas & Parry has hired Michael Cornman, Jay Bondell, and Meyer Gross, all former partners at New York intellectual property firm Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell. Ladas & Parry brought on the IP team as of counsel for its New York office. They bring along associate Elliot Lipins. Established in New York in 1912, Ladas & Parry [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 11, 2009
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added three new hires to its Los Angeles office. Allan J. Abshez joins as shareholder in the Environmental and Land Development Practice groups, where he will continue to work with Elizabeth Camacho, who joins as of counsel. Both come from Irell & Manella LLP. Cedric T. Chou joins as a shareholder in the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 7, 2009
Three key partners of the financial services group of the former WolfBlock have joined the Jenkintown, Pennsylvania firm of Friedman Schuman. Lawrence R. Lesser, David E. Stern and Elizabeth A. Grzywacz have joined Friedman Schuman, which now employs 21 attorneys. Lesser was co-chair of WolfBlock’s financial service department. He was previously a founding partner of Lesser & [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Steptoe & Johnson has hired three lawyers from Los Angeles’ McNamara, Spira & Smith, including founder Michael McNamara. McNamara joins as a partner; Kirsten Spira, a founder and name partner at McNamara, will serve as of counsel, and J. Patrick Jacobs joins as special counsel. They will work in the litigation practice at Steptoe’s Century City, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Bay Area’s Fenwick & West, which in January laid off 36 staff and froze associate salaries, has laid off 15 associates and seven staffers. According to online sources, the firm is also laying off an undisclosed number of corporate of counsel. Founded in 1972, Fenwick & West LLP is a full service law firm focusing on [...]
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