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Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:54:03 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, May 28th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories.

12 Winstead PC Attorneys were selected as Houston’s Top Lawyers…

Miami-based firm Greenberg Traurig made additions to its offices in Albany and Philadelphia…

New York-based White & Case promoted five overseas attorneys to partner…

International firm Eversheds named five new partners to its global operations…

Eversheds Adds to Partner Ranks

joshua — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:03:56 +0000

International firm Eversheds has named five new partners to its global operations. The new partners will be based at the firm’s offices in London, Madrid, Munich, Paris and Rotterdam.

María de Castro has joined the firms Madrid office as both Partner and the new Head of the Employment Department in the region. Having joined from an in-house position at telecoms giant Ericsson, de Castro brings expertise that will strengthen the firms’ client service excellence delivery strategy, Eversheds said in a press release.

Dr. Joos Hellert, who practices franchise law as well as dispute resolution and corporate compliance, joins Eversheds in Germany. Joos was Legal Director of the Central European division at Burger King as well as a member of the management board for Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

In Rotterdam, property and sustainable energy partner Paul Goedvolk, formerly of a boutique Dutch property firm and Allen & Overy, joins the firm’s global property and sector leading renewable energy group.

Jeremy Irving has joined as a partner in the firm’s insurance group in London. Formerly with DLA Piper UK, Jeremy Irving will lead Eversheds’ London team advising on commercial and FSA regulatory/compliance issues in the insurance and reinsurance markets.

Litigation partner Rémi Kleiman joins the firms Paris office having previously worked at Montespan and Field Fisher Waterhouse. Kleiman specializes in commercial litigation, notably with regard to financial and banking litigation for banks and other domestic and international financial institutions.

Stephen Hopkins, Eversheds Head of International, commented on the move in a press release.

“These new partners have been appointed in line with Eversheds strategy to deliver high quality consistent advice in key sectors across the international jurisdictions in which Eversheds now operates,” Hopkins said.

Eversheds has more than 4,500 service providers for the business and finance community. It has 47 international offices in 29 jurisdictions.

White & Case Names Five Overseas Partners

joshua — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:02:32 +0000

New York-based White & Case has promoted five overseas attorneys to partner. Two from the firm’s office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Zeeshan Ahmedani and Phillip Power, were awarded partner status. They are both members of White & Case’s global mergers and acquisitions practice, the National Law Journal reports

In London, Jeremy Duffy, a part of the firm’s global banking practice, was promoted to partner. The focus of his practice includes cross-border senior and mezzanine acquisition finance and real estate finance.

Irina Nesvetova was made partner at White & Case’s Moscow office. She is a member of the firm’s global banking practice and her practice’s focus includes project and trade finance. Finally, in Prague, Jonathan Weinberg was promoted to partner. He is also a member of the firm’s global banking practice. Weinberg’s practice focuses on asset finance transactions and leveraged buyouts in a number of countries.

White & Case is a global law firm with lawyers in 36 offices in 25 countries.

Linklaters, Magic Circle Firms Make Partner Promotions

joshua — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:05:40 +0000

Linklaters is among a handful of magic circle firms that recently announced partner promotions, according to a report by Cityam.com. Linklaters, the UK’s largest law firm based on revenue, has promoted 14 associates to partner, which is a slight decrease from the previous year when 18 made partner.

“These promotions highlight our continued commitment to investing in our global practices in order to enhance the breadth and depth of expertise we offer our clients,” said Linklaters senior partner David Cheyne.

Cityam.com reports the promotions puts Linklaters right in line with magic circle competitors Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May.

Allen & Overy promoted 18 to partner this year, two less than a year ago, and Slaughter and May promoted just two, which is the same as last year. Freshfields added 18 associates to its partner ranks, which is an increase from the 14 that were promoted last year.

Cityam.com reports reports Linklaters promoted eight London partners, Freshfields six London partners, and Allen & Overy two London partners. Allen & Overy managing partner Wim Dejonghe said “over half of the firm’s turnover continues to be generated outside the UK and two-thirds of our work is cross-border.”

Fellow magic circle firm Clifford Chance is slated to make its partner promotions in July.

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:14 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, January 7. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s news.

Rose Walker has two new attorneys…

The prop 8 trial in California will be broadcast via youtube….

Gibson Dunn received an award for best litigation firm…

Archer & Greiner picked up a former D.A.…

More law firm mergers are expected this year after a slow 2009….

The 9th Circuit has overturned a felon disenfranchisement law in Washington…

Rogers & Hardin promoted a new partner…

and Irell & Manella associates are receiving above market bonuses…

Five of Nine New Partners at WilmerHale are Women

joshua — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:37:09 +0000

WilmerHale announced its new partnership class this week. Nine associates have been promoted to partner and of those, five are female. Three new partners were promoted in Washington DC and three in New York, with two more coming in Boston and the last one in London.

Last year WilmerHale promoted ten partners, four of whom were women. Wilmer’s assistant managing partner, Carol Clayton, says it’s a reflection of the firm’s effort to hire and promote women and that she hopes that it’s the beginning of a trend.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP has twelve offices across the US, Europe and Asia. It was created in 2004 through the merger of the Boston’s Hale & Dorr and the Washington’s Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, and employs more than 1,100 attorneys worldwide. As of 2008, it was the 23rd largest law firm in the world in terms of revenue

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:45:27 +0000

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, December 1, and here’s a look back at the stories making news yesterday…

BigLaw is promoting fewer to partner this year…

An aspiring lawyer in New York has been refused admission to the bar because of his excessive student loans…

Nelson Mullins opens a new office in West Virginia…

Chadbourne & Parke is paying associates the money originally cut from their salaries…

and another firm has matched the Cravat bonus schedule…

Firms Tighten up in Partnership Promotions

joshua — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:21:46 +0000

In a year that has been notable for salary cuts, layoffs, associate deferrals and smaller bonuses, it should come as no surprise that promotions to partner are also down across the board. Profits are down, and firms are reluctant to increase the number of slices of the shrinking pie. Although not every firm has announced this years promotions yet, plenty have.

Here’s a sampling of prominent firms that have announced a smaller partnership class this year compared to last year: Cleary Gottlieb, Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray, Proskauer Rose, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Skadden Arps, Davis Polk, Paul Hastings, Gibson Dunn, Mayer Brown, Kirkland & Ellis. The list of firms bucking the trend is much smaller and those that have promoted larger classes have promoted only marginally more partners while some of the firms with smaller classes have cut promotions by as much as half. Fried Frank for example promoted seven new partners, up from five the previous year, but did so in a year where its total number of attorneys shrank by 26%.

23 New Partners at Latham & Watkins

joshua — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:27 +0000

Latham & Watkins & Watkins promoted 23 of its associates to partner this week. With twelve promotions coming in corporate law and five more in finance, this could be viewed as a sign of optimism about the economic recovery. In addition, 13 associates were promoted to of counsel. & Watkins

Although this years class is smaller than the 30 promoted last year, it’s one of the largest classes we’ve seen so far this year. Only Kirkland & Ellis, who promoted 51 to partner in October, has had a larger partner class so far this year.

Latham & Watkins LLP is one of the largest law firms in the world, employing around 1,500 attorneys in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive California roots, but its largest office is now in New York City.

Trowers & Hamlins Lays Off 17 Lawyers & Staff

Erik Even — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:56:03 +0000

Trowers & Hamlins, which has laid off at least 11 lawyers in recent months, has now cut 17 lawyers and support staff in London.

Last month Trowers promoted seven new partners, increasing the firm’s global partnership to 117.

Trowers has three offices in the UK and five in the Middle East.

Trowers & Hamlins is a mid-sized UK law firm based in the City of London. It is considered a leading firm in the field of social housing law, and also a leading law firm in the Middle East.

In 2007, the firm was #40 on The Sunday Times list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”

London Firms Delay Partner Promotions

Erik Even — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:25:26 +0000

London Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have delayed their 2009 partner promotions.

Clifford Chance will defer this year’s promotions process until the firm completes its restructuring this Summer, which is likely to cut the firm’s partnership up to 15%.

Allen & Overy is delaying its partner promotions until at least the beginning of May, when the firm will have completed its global restructuring. The firm expects to see 47 partners, or 9%, ousted by the end of the financial year.

Clifford Chance LLP is the largest law firm in the world, both by number of lawyers and revenue. It is a prestigious international practice with its principal office at Canary Wharf in London.

Founded in 1930, Allen & Overy has approximately 5,500 staff and 31 offices worldwide.

Latham & Watkins Profits Plummet 21%

Erik Even — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:33:47 +0000

Profits for Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins fell 21% in 2008, one of the biggest falls so far reported by an Am Law 100 firm. Profits per equity partner fell from $2.27 million in 2007 to $1.8 million in 2008.

The firm also saw a dip in revenues, a 4% decrease to $1.9 billion has knocked the firm back below the $2 billion mark. Last year, Latham and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom became the first two firms of The Am Law 100 to break past the $2 billion level in gross revenue.

The firm continued its international expansion in 2008, with new offices in Dubai and Qatar.

Latham also grew in Asia with a seven partner corporate team in Hong Kong, hired from Allen & Overy. In November, the firm announced 30 partner promotions worldwide, one more than in 2007.

Bradley Arant Names 17 to Partnership

Erik Even — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:36:31 +0000

The new firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, the result of the merger between Bradley Arant Rose & White with Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, has named 17 attorneys to the partnership.

“We are very happy to elevate these members of the firm to the partnership,” said John B. Grenier, managing partner. “Each of these attorneys demonstrates not only top-level skills in their respective practice areas, but also the dedication to client service that we expect from partners of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.”

New Partners:

Birmingham, Alabama: Rhonda Caviedes, Christian W. Hancock, Jonathan Head, Thomas Atkinson Roberts Jr, Jason A. Walters

Nashville, Tennessee: Tara L. Cleare, Andrew Elbon, Catherine Grow, Jonathan D. Rose, Eric W. Smith, Joycelyn A. Stevenson

Charlotte, North Carolina: David Hill Bashford

Huntsville, Alabama: Daniel Kaufmann

Jackson, Mississippi: J. Douglas Minor Jr., Jack Robinson Dodson III

Montgomery, Alabama: Angela Raines Rogers

Washington, DC: Daniel P. Golden

Tracing its roots to 1871, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has more than 350 attorneys in seven offices, and is the largest law firm headquartered in Alabama and one of the largest in the South.

Thompson Hine Elects 13 Partners

Erik Even — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:56:46 +0000

Thompson Hine LLP has elected 13 lawyers to the firm’s partnership effective January 1, 2009:

Gary D. Blachman is a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group in the Cincinnati office.

Dorian Daggs is a member of the Business Litigation and Product Liability Litigation practice groups in the Atlanta office, as well as the ERISA Litigation group.

Carolyn S. Flahive is a member of the Telecommunications subgroup of the firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group in Columbus.

Gregory J. Gawlik is a member of the Tax practice group in the Cleveland office.

Christopher R. Johnson is a member of the Labor & Employment practice group in Cleveland.

Eduardo Kim is a member of the Commercial & Public Finance practice group in Cleveland.

Tony Kuhel is a member of the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group in Cleveland.

Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle is a member of the Product Liability Litigation and Business Litigation practice groups in the Cleveland office.

Michele L. Noble is a member of the Business Litigation and Product Liability Litigation practice groups in the Columbus office.

Christopher T. O’Shaughnessy is a member of the Construction practice group in Columbus.

Patrick J. Saccogna is a member of the Personal & Succession Planning practice group in Cleveland.

Robin M. Wilson is a member of the Business Litigation and Real Estate practice groups in Cleveland.

M. Scott Young is a member of the Labor & Employment and Business Litigation practice groups in the Cincinnati office.

Established in 1911, Thompson Hine is a business law firm that has been named one of the Best Corporate Law Firms in America by Corporate Board Member magazine. Thompson Hine employs over 400 lawyers in Atlanta, Brussels, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, New York and Washington, DC.

Shearman & Sterling Promotes 10 to Partner

Erik Even — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:01:12 +0000

In more Shearman & Sterling news: the New York law firm has announced ten partner promotions.

Seven of the promotions were in the firm’s international network, two in Asia and five in Europe. The firm’s New York headquarters received three partner promotions.

The new partners are:
Beijing: Ling Huang
Frankfurt: Katja Kaulamo
London: Clare Breeze, Mei Li Lian
Munich: Winifred Carli, Andreas Merkner
New York: Robert Katz, Kirsten Nelson Cunha, Samuel Waxman
Rome: Tobia Croff

Via The Lawyer (who apparently can’t count).