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Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:10:17 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, July 13th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories.

Thompson Hine added to its Executive Committee…

International firm Howrey is set to open a new office in Duesseldorf, Germany…

Despite law firm cuts, report showed an increase in law school applications…

Seyfarth Shaw LLP added patent attorney Alan M. Lenkin to its practice…

Snell & Wilmer added former Holland & Hart partner Daniel R. Frost to its construction practice…

Greenberg Traurig President Matthew B. Gorson was elected to serve on the Executive Committee of United Way…

Switzerland declined the United States’ request for extradition of Roman Polanski…

The National Law Journal released its 2010 “Hot List” of midsize law firms in the U.S….

Disney wiill pay “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” creator Celador nearly $270 mMillion in damages…

Midsize “Hot List” Released

eric — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:27:24 +0000

The National Law Journal has released its 2010 “Hot List” of midsize law firms in the U.S. The list contains “20 law firms that have thrived amid the downturn … that experienced a string of successes and that showed innovative ways to run their operations despite the economy.” The journal defines a midsized firm as having between 50 and 150 attorneys.

And the winners are:

Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, Hartford, Conn.
Bowman and Brooke, Minneapolis
BuckleySandler, Washington, D.C.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn, New York
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, Del.
Dow Lohnes, Washington, D.C.
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco
Goldberg Segalla, Buffalo, N.Y.
Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C.
Kaufman & Canoles, Hampton, Va.
Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans
McKool Smith, Houston
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles
Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, Va.
Pierce Atwood, Portland, Maine
Porter Hedges, Houston Shartsis Friese, San Francisco
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee
Zuckerman Spaeder, Washington, D.C.

Pierce Atwood Expands into Rhode Island

Erik Even — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:23:45 +0000

Portland, Maine’s Pierce Atwood, which laid off 21 in February, has announced a new Providence, Rhode Island office.

The new office expands Pierce Atwood’s products liability, commercial litigation, employee benefits and Employee Retirement Income Security Act practices.

Pierce Atwood employs 120 lawyers. The firm has hired a new partner, Brooks R. Magratten, formerly with Providence’s Vetter & White, to run the new office.

Magratten will be joined by associate attorney Michael J. Daly, also formerly of Vetter & White.

Pierce Atwood has offices in Augusta, Maine; Boston; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Washington, DC; and Stockholm, Sweden.

Pierce Atwood Lets Go 7 Attorneys, 14 Staff

Erik Even — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:20:23 +0000

Pierce Atwood, the largest law firm in Maine, laid off 21 employees last week, including seven attorneys and 14 staff members, according to Gloria Pinza, the law firm’s managing partner.

The laid-off attorneys were based in the firm’s Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire offices. The 14 staff members were in its Portland, Portsmouth and Augusta, Maine offices.

Pinza said the law firm is hiring three new attorneys at its Boston office in February, and that in March it will open a new office in Providence, Rhode Island, with two new attorneys. Despite the economic climate, Pinza said the law firm sees some opportunities to grow in those markets.

Pierce Atwood also maintains offices in Concord, New Hampshire; Stockholm, Sweden; and Washington, DC.