White & Case, which has been tagged with numerous departures during the past few months, announced it has added five new partners this week. Promoted to partner in the firm’s global banking practice were Jeremy Duffy in London; Moscow-based Irina Nesvetova; and Jonathan Weinberg in Prague. The firm has also bolstered its global mergers and acquisitions practice [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 1, 2010
Kaye Scholer is opening a new office in Silicon Valley, with the help of a veteran patent litigator from White & Case. William Coats was the manager of White & Case’s Palo Alto office prior to last year and brings some heavy clients with him to Kaye Scholer. Among his book of business, estimated at [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 26, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, February 26, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… A judge ordered the shutdown of debt settlement firm Allegro Law LLC… Motley Rice LLC and Burke PLLC have joined forces to pursue claims for clients in the Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc., Burn Pit multidistrict litigation… Jeff Roberts joins Gibson, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 25, 2010
Multiple reports indicate White & Case has been tagged with yet another defection, as Steve Betensky has apparently resigned as chair of the firm’s global information technology practice. The move follows news last week that Elaine Johnston left White & Case to join Allen & Overy’s antitrust practice; and earlier this week, Tanneke Heersche left [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Lincoln Fabrics will pay $4 million dollars to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. government… A couple wins a lawsuit against their former stockbroker… Profits are up and revenues are down at Shearman & Sterling… Profits and revenues are up at Irell & [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The lateral market for 2010 is expected to be brisk and we’ve already seen some big moves in the first month and a half of the year. This is following a record high for lateral moves in 2009, although some of that can be attributed to mergers or failing firms. Big moves so far this year [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 5, 2010
White & Case lost its 13th partner to Latham & Watkins with M&A specialist Andrew Macklin becoming the latest to make the switch. Macklin made partner at White & Case in January 2009. He joined the firm in 2005 and relocated last year to the firm’s new Doha, Qatar office. Macklin’s departure leaves White & [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
An additional eight partners have left White & Case to join Latham & Watkins. The moves come just three days after the bulk of White & Case’s London banking practice left for Latham & Watkins. Craig Nethercott and Glen Ireland will join Latham’s London office, where they will be reunited with Chris Kandel, Sam Hamilton, Brian [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 29, 2010
There’s been a major move in London as the bulk of White & Case’s banking practice has jumped to Latham & Watkins. Christopher Kandel, co-head of White & Case’s London banking practice, along with Sam Hamilton have already moved, while Brian Conway and Jayanthi Sadanandan are expected to join Latham in the coming weeks. Latham [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reed Smith has added two partners to its corporate and securities group in New York. Michael Smith, whose practice focuses on corporate and securities law with regards to international financing moved from Patton Boggs. Kenneth Regensburg, who moved from White & Case, has a practice focused on M&A, public capital markets, private equity, [...]
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