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Colson Hicks Picks up Greeberg Traurig Managing Partner in DC

joshua — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:28:12 +0000

The managing partner of Greenberg Traurig‘s Washington DC office, Ronald Kleinman, is leaving to open a DC office for Florida’s Colson Hicks Eidson. Colson Hicks and Greenberg Traurig have a long standing collaborative relationship and Colson Hicks is subleasing space from Greenberg for the new office. The new office will focus on commercial litigation and international arbitration, and according to Colson Hicks Eidson partner Joseph Matthews, it will offer contingency and alternative billing arrangements to its clients. Matthews will split his time between South Florida and the new office in DC.

Laura Klaus and Sanford Saunders will take over management responsibilities in DC for Greenberg Traurig.

Brinks Hofer Opens DC Office

joshua — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:03:53 +0000

Brinks Hofer has closed it’s office in Arlington, Va, which was staffed by three paralegals and no lawyers, and opened its doors in Washington DC. The new office will be led by Thomas Holt, an IP lawyer from Brinks Hofer’s Chicago office. Holt will be joined in Washington by associates Scott Brim and Michelle Miller, both of whom are also making the move from the Chicago office. According to Holt, Brinks Hofer has been looking for an opportunity to expand its IP practice to the Washington area for some time, and “the pieces didn’t fall into place until now”.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was founded in 1917 as the two-man patent law firm of Wilkinson & Huxley. Today Brinks has approximately 180 attorneys in six US offices.

Eckert Seamans Opens Virgina Office and Picks up 4 from Troutman Sanders

joshua — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:52 +0000

Former Troutman Sanderspartner Matthew Kirsner has joined up with Eckert Seamansand will head up a new office for the firm in Richmond, Virginia. Three other Troutman Sanders attorneys have joined Eckert Seamans in the firm’s Washington DC office. All four attorneys have practices concentrated on electric utility, telecommunications and other regulated industry work.

In addition to Kirsner, the three attorneys joining the DC office as members are Charles Zdebski, Raymond Kowalski and Eric Schwalb. At Troutman Sanders, Zdebski was a partner, Kowalski was of counsel and Schwalb was a senior associate.