Duane Morris announced recently David A. Charapp has joined the firm as a partner in its San Diego office, in its Corporate Practice Group. In addition, the firm is also pleased to welcome Jarrett Fugh as a partner in its Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Fugh joins the Real Estate Practice Group.

The addition of Charapp reflects the firm’s growing corporate practice group on the West Coast and nationally, especially in the areas of life sciences and technology. He joins Duane Morris from Foley & Lardner LLP. There, he served as chair of the firm’s Life Sciences Collaborations & Licensing Practice.

Charapp assists life sciences and technology companies with their critical partnering, licensing and financing transactions, as well as significant operational agreements such as those for manufacturing and supply, distribution, and pre-clinical and clinical research. Charapp has significant experience as an in-house attorney, having been associate general counsel at Kosan Biosciences, a biotechnology company acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and associate general counsel at Santarus, a specialty biopharmaceutical company.

Charapp earned his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Boston College Law School.

Duane Morris’ Life Sciences and Biotechnology Group offers clients a wide range of legal services, including intellectual property counsel, securities counsel in connection with private and public equity funding, international trade and tax advice, labor and employment guidance, dispute resolution and litigation service. These are all provided within the framework of their business to address each client’s specific needs.

The addition of Jarrett Fugh reflects the firm’s growing Real Estate Practice Group on the West Coast and nationally. He joins Duane Morris from Winston & Strawn.

Fugh concentrates his practice on real estate and corporate matters, representing clients in the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of real property, with an emphasis on hospitality and resorts. He helps clients in the origination and restructuring of syndicated, mezzanine and securitized loans, as well as in the construction financing of major commercial, residential and hospitality properties. In addition, Fugh advises clients on the formation and structuring of joint ventures for both developers and institutional investors in real estate projects. He also counsels clients on a range of general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions and financings.

Local and national media have interviewed Fugh with regard to economic trends in the real estate market, particularly those concerning Asian investment in the U.S. real estate markets.

Fugh earned his J.D., cum laude from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a staff member of The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics.

Duane Morris LLP is a full-service law firm with over 700 attorneys in 24 offices across the United States and around the world. Founded in 1904, the firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2011, the Am Law 100 ranked Duane Morris as the 67th largest law firm in the U.S. based on gross revenue.

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Fenwick & West LLP announced in recent days that high stakes IP litigation attorney Andrew P. Bridges has joined the firm as a partner in its IP & Technology Litigation group.

Bridges concentrates his practice on complex litigation in Internet, copyright, trademark, advertising, unfair competition, consumer protection and commercial law disputes. He is recognized on a regular basis as one of the Top 100 IP litigators in California. He joins the firm from the San Francisco office of Winston & Strawn. According to Corporate Counsel, he is one of the Top 10 “Go-To” IP litigation firms in the U.S.

Laurence Pulgram, Co-Chair of the firm’s IP & Technology Litigation Group was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “Fenwick continues to seek out the best attorneys to deepen practice areas that are mission critical to our technology and life sciences clients. Andrew is an ideal fit—a globally known IP litigator who builds on the momentum and market share we have developed with an already outstanding group. We are thrilled to welcome him to the fold.”

Bridges was quoted as saying: “I was drawn to Fenwick & West for IP & Technology Litigation because of its depth and extraordinary track record of success in representing innovators and industry leaders in high-stakes IP litigation. Winston & Strawn is a great firm and I will miss working with my colleagues there, but I am really looking forward to joining my practice with such an accomplished team and look forward to growing the Group.”

Bridges litigates cases for Internet, technology, and consumer-focused companies with regard to new business models, media, technologies and communications platforms. He has handled numerous high-profile matters, including the defense of Diamond Multimedia against the recording industry’s attack on the first popular portable MP3 music player; defense of Google and others against Perfect 10′s copyright, trademark and publicity law challenges to the Internet; CNET Networks against the effort of Snap-On Tools to thwart the launch of the Snap! Online portal; and ClearPlay, maker of DVD playback control software that enables consumers to have a “PG” experience of “R” rated movies, in a suit brought by Hollywood directors and studios seeking to ban the software.

Bridges has secured numerous settlements for clients in important cases, including ones for The Financial Times Limited, Bare Escentuals, OmniVision Technologies, Cox Communications, Full Sail University.

Darryl M. Woo, Chair of Fenwick’s Litigation Group was quoted as saying: “Andrew’s substantial background advising a wide range of prominent companies, coupled with his groundbreaking victories on cutting edge copyright, trademark and Internet issues in high-stakes litigation, adds breadth as well as depth to our leading IP & Technology Litigation practice. Andrew’s impressive list of accomplishments, stellar reputation, extensive subject matter knowledge and thought leadership will provide our clients with a tremendous resource. He is highly respected nationally and globally, and we couldn’t be more pleased he selected Fenwick & West to expand his practice.”

Chambers USA ranks Bridges in Band 1 for Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secrets, and he is also ranked in Band 1 for Trademark Litigation by World Trademark Review, listed in Best Lawyers in America, and honored in numerous other publications that relate to e-commerce and intellectual property law. The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Mediation and Arbitration Center has selected him as a domain name arbitrator, and he serves the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California as an early neutral evaluator.

Over the past two decades, Fenwick & West attorneys have handled some of the most prominent IP, technology and patent litigation matters, including securing one of the 25 largest IP litigation payouts in U.S. history—a $400M settlement for its client Compuware against IBM.

The firm was recently named one of only 20 “Go To Law Firms on the Cutting Edge” for patent litigation, and was recently awarded “Most Innovative Use of Technology by a Law Firm” by American Lawyer Media for the firm’s proprietary electronic discovery tools.

The firm has nearly 300 attorneys in offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, California; Boise, Idaho; and Seattle, Washington, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Winston & Strawn LLP announced in recent days it has added Alfred Fabricant and Lawrence Drucker as partners to its New York office. Fabricant will head the firm’s IP practice in New York.

Both attorneys join from Dickstein Shapiro, LLP.  Both have cultivated a robust IP litigation practice through their representation of clients in cutting-edge technologies related to software used for analyzing media audience and marketing information data, radio frequency identification, digital watermarking, robotics, optics, and Web design platforms. Their clients are based in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Fabricant has over thirty years of litigation experience. He is an experienced trial lawyer, and concentrates his practice on patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, entertainment, antitrust, and other commercial litigation matters. He has, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, tried cases to verdict as first chair in a broad range of technical disciplines, including digital and analog electronics, robotics, computer software, mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, and business method patents.

For twenty years, Drucker has concentrated his practice on patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, including trials and appeals. His work covers a broad range of areas, and includes patent infringement matters involving consumer electronics, audience measurement systems, medical devices, robotics, optics, radio frequency identification products, and floor coverings.

Michael Elkin, managing partner of Winston’s New York office was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “Fred and Larry bring enormous talent and energy to our IP litigation practice. Their nuanced understanding of advanced technologies, plus their track record of success in the courtroom, are tremendous assets to existing and new clients in New York.”

Thomas Fitzgerald, firm managing partner was quoted as saying: “We welcome the remarkable skills and savvy that Fred and Larry bring to the entire firm. Their reputation and know-how are an outstanding fit for the practice and the firm’s global platform.”

Fabricant earned his J.D., with highest distinction, from The John Marshall Law School in 1978 and his B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami. Drucker earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1988 and his B.A. in Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Queens College of the City University of New York.

The addition of Fabricant and Drucker follows the firm’s recent expansion of its global intellectual property litigation group and regional capabilities. Most recently, Winston added prominent IP litigation attorney Michael Murray to its New York office. As well, David Enzminger and David Dalke joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. In addition over fifteen litigation partners from the former Howrey law firm joined its Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices, as well as its newly opened Houston office.

International law firm Winston & Strawn LLP has nearly 1,000 attorneys in fifteen offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. The firm serves clients of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector.

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Winston & Strawn LLP announced yesterday that Michael Madden has joined the firm as head of its commercial litigation practice in London.

The addition of Madden follows a succession of high profile appointments for Winston, both in London and globally. As part of its continuing strategy for expanding globally, prominent IP litigators, Richard Price and Gareth Morgan, joined the firm’s London office. In addition, other major hires include former managing partner/CEO of Howrey LLP, Robert Ruyak, and former head of the President’s national Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, Robb Adkins, to the firm’s Washington, D.C. and West Coast offices. 

Madden is the former managing partner of Ashurst’s dispute resolution department. Not only does he have a strong track record in commercial litigation and arbitration, administrative law and judicial review, he has significant experience as the lead partner in disputes involving corporate acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures in various industries. He has also advised on disputes relating to international and domestic contracts, finance transactions, tax, defamation, professional negligence, insolvency issues and real estate.

Among Madden’s range of significant cases is a favorable decision before the House of Lords concerning directors’ duties which is a leading case on the use of “poison pill” and other takeover disputes. He has successfully handled many other major cases in the Court of Appeal and the High Court, including leading cases on injunctions, the exercise of public authority powers and on casino licensing. 

Madden’s corporate clients represent a variety of sectors, including banks, private equity, financial services, retail, gaming and leisure, real estate and technology. He is consistently recommended for his strong client focus. He has been described, per the press release, in the leading directories as “someone you would always want on your side” and a “tough” litigator.

While serving as managing partner of the Ashurst dispute team, Madden oversaw the development of litigation and arbitration teams to service global clients, including the establishment of such practices in Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong, and with clients and lawyers in Beijing and other centres in China.

Winston’s managing partner, Thomas Fitzgerald was quoted as saying in a press release at the firm’s website: “We are delighted that Michael has chosen Winston to further develop his highly regarded disputes resolution practice. Michael’s experience and stature within the sector will immediately enhance our dispute resolution capabilities and undoubtedly attract the kind of talent we seek in growing our presence throughout Europe.”

Madden was quoted as saying: “Winston’s globally acclaimed disputes resolution team has an outstanding reputation and a premier list of clients. I am pleased to be joining the Winston London office at a time of growth and welcome the exciting new challenge of developing not only a London-based disputes resolution team but a truly global offering.”

Thomas Benz, managing partner of Winston’s London office was quoted as saying: “We are delighted that Michael is joining our London team, his strong management experience in developing a cohesive and highly successful disputes team and his track record of managing significant client relationships will be integral to broadening the scope of this practice area both here and globally.”

Founded in Chicago in 1853, Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with over 900 attorneys in 13 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.

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Included in the group is Sean Boland, former vice-chair of Howrey, and two former assistant US attorneys general who will both serve as senior counselors at their new firm.  Boland led Howrey’s negotiation discussions with Winston & Strawn and said that one of the reasons the deal fell through is that client conflicts would have split up his anti-trust group.

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One things for certain: wherever they end up, they’re likely to find old friends.  In the last year, over 140 partners have left Howrey for other firms, not to mention large numbers of associates and staff.  As they say at Dodger Stadium, you can’t know the players without a scorecard, and The American Lawyer has prepared a handy chart for those interested in tracking the former Howrey partners.

Even a major law firm needs lawyers when it shuts its doors, and Howrey is no exception.  The firm will be advised during the final days by counsel from Latham & Watkins.

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Four IP litigation partners from Howrey’s Palo Alo office are now moving to Perkins Coie.  The four who are leaving are James Valentine, Daniel Shvodian, Christopher Kelley, and James Pistorino, all from Howrey’s Palo Alto office.  Margaret Macdonald, another partner of Howrey located in Washington D.C., has also been given an offer by Perkins Coie, according to Perkins Coie’s chief lateral recruitment officer, Karen Andersen.

Since these four jumped ship, Perkins Coie has increased its IP practice to over 75 patent litigators and over 200 attorneys in its Bay area location, according to its Bay area managing partner, Ed Wes.

Krista Carter, also based in Howrey’s Palo Alto office, left Howrey for Dickstein Shapiro.  On March 1^st she joined the firm and now is opening an office in Silicon Valley, along with partners Deborah Fishman and Jeffrey Miller, who were formerly partners at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Henry Petri and Janelle Waack, from Howrey’s Houston firm, left for Novak Druce + Quigg, an intellectual property firm, originally founded in 2004 by partners formerly from Howrey.  Howrey’s Houston office has not seen as many defections as some of its other offices, and Petri was offered a position at Novak in January, but, in his words, he stayed until now “to wrap up things there.”

Waack decided to move much more recently, because of the talks between Howrey and Winston.  In her own words, she said, “When the situation came up with Howrey and the potential integration with Winston & Strawn, it just became apparent there were some conflict issues I’d have to deal with.”

As a result of all of the recent departures, Howrey is now almost the half the size it was last year.  The firm had 297 partners and counsel as of April 2010.  Now, less than a year has passed by, and 141 of those 297 have left the firm.

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Large numbers of Howrey partners have moved to other firms in the last few months after merger talks with Winston & Strawn fell through.  Winston & Strawn reportedly withdrew from merger negotiations and instead issued direct invitations to three-quarters of Howrey partners, however several prominent attorneys have left for firms other than Winston as well.

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According to numerous reports, Winston & Strawn, after ending merger negotiations with Howrey, made individual offers to as many as three quarters of Howrey partners over the weekend.

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Michael Elkin, managing partner of Winston’s New York office, said that Murray’s solid experience in the IP practice will bolster the firm’s highly-ranked IP group. “Mike brings enormous talent and high energy to our IP litigation practice. His vast experience understanding complex IP issues, along with his track record of success in the courtroom, will be an immediate asset.”

Jim Hurst, head of Winston’s intellectual property group, affirmed that Murray’s addition will have a big impact on the expansion of the IP practice of the firm. “As our IP practice expands, it will look for the kind of experience and know-how that Mike brings to the table. His abilities are a great fit for the practice and firm, and will allow us to expand our services in a strategic way around the globe.”

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Four litigators from medical malpractice firm Duffy & Duffy were named top attorneys by Super Lawyers magazine…

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Eighty-one lawyers from Thompson Hine LLP were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011…

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For more than twenty years, Dumezich has represented numerous individuals and companies, including international financial institutions and public accounting firms, in complex tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities. He will head Winston & Strawn’s highly-regarded Federal Tax Controversy Practice.

Colton is also experienced in all aspects of tax controversy work, ranging from IRS examinations through administrative appeals and litigation.

Most recently, Dumezich has represented taxpayers in matters under IRS Examination or in IRS Appeals exceeding $4 billion in proposed adjustments or settlements.

Colton has extensive experience with all aspects of tax-advantaged transactions, discovery disputes, and privilege issues. He has helped garner favorable outcomes over the years for such important entities as United Parcel Service of America and Comcast Corporation.

In the press release at the firm’s website, managing partner Thomas Fitzgerald was quoted as saying: “We are very pleased that Dan and Gary have joined Winston & Strawn/ Our historically strong tax controversy practice has always been noted for its administrative audits and appeals work, and the depth of our tax litigation capabilities will be significantly enhanced by the proven talent, energy and focus of these highly-regarded attorneys.”

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international commercial law firm with 14 offices in America, Asia and Europe.

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Li has practiced at international law firms for more than a decade in New York as well as mainland China. Speaking native Chinese and fluent in English, Li’s experience includes complex cross-border commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investment, venture capital investment, and foreign direct investment in China. He has practiced in China since 2004.

“We’re delighted that Jem has joined our Beijing office because he gives additional quality and breadth,” said Thomas Fitzgerald, Winston & Strawn’s managing partner. “China clearly plays an important role to our strategic vision of expanding the firm’s footprint in Asia and we are excited about the opportunity to provide even stronger service to our clients there.”

Li obtained his M.I.A. from Columbia University, and his J.D. from Pace University.

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international commercial law firm with 14 offices in America, Asia and Europe.

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The annual award is reserved for lawyers who have demonstrated “exemplary public service and outstanding professional success” during their extended careers.

“We are so proud of Jim putting his civic duty at the core of his life’s work,” said Winston & Strawn Chairman Dan K. Webb.

“Jim’s well-known example still inspires his colleagues,” agreed Thomas Fitzgerald, the firm’s Managing Partner. “We want to continue the legacy of his uncompromising ideals, in which the public welfare and clients always come first.”

Thompson, who has played an integral role in the firm’s global growth, served as Illinois’s governor for 14 years and longer than any other chief executive in the state’s history. Prior to this public leadership role, Thompson worked at the state prosecutor’s office in Cook County, Illinois, and the state attorney general’s office, where he argued more than 200 cases before the Illinois Supreme Court. He was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in 1971, where he gained a national reputation for being tough on crime, while prosecuting several high profile public corruption cases against members of both parties.

First joining Winston & Strawn as a partner in 1975, Thompson was prompted to run for high office a year later because he “saw it as an opportunity to turn the state around.” During most of Thompson’s record-breaking four terms, the traditionally-partisan Illinois enjoyed a rare period of cooperation between political parties, economic growth, and a balanced budget.

Thompson’s public service record continued unabated after leaving the Governor’s Mansion in 1991 and rejoining Winston. Most notably, he served as Chairman of the Bush Intelligence Oversight Board during the 1990′s and later, as a member of the president’s National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, which held hearings in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and made recommendations to Congress and the President that are still being implemented.

Thompson served as Winston & Strawn’s Chairman and CEO until 2006, when Webb ascended the firm’s top leadership post. Over the years, he has successfully managed to complete hundreds of cases and appeals in the state and federal courts. Thompson’s law practice continues to be extensive and focused on government relations, complex litigation, and corporate governance, as well as corporate investigations.

He is also Chairman of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority and a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international commercial law firm with 14 offices in America, Asia and Europe.

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Papez recently served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel and as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She was also a former appellate and commercial litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and is experienced in Executive Branch and private practice. Additionally, her perspective on the judiciary and top-level appellate work is rare.

As Deputy Assistant Attorney General from 2007 to 2009, Papez advised senior officials at the White House and Executive Branch agencies on a wide range of legislative, regulatory, and enforcement matters concerning financial regulation, national security, intellectual property, and other areas now governed by, among other things, the recently-amended False Claims Act (FCA), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Financial Reform Act, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA or Health Reform Bill), and the Foreign Investment & National Security Act (FINSA). She also testified and briefed members of Congress on matters concerning pharmaceutical and intellectual property regulation, government contracting, and whistleblower rights, and represented the United States in several federal appeals before working on a wide range of current legal issues and trends at the Supreme Court.

As a litigator at Kirkland from 2000 to 2007, Papez represented corporate clients in appellate, commercial, and regulatory matters involving federal and state constitutional questions, complex commercial and procedural issues, antitrust, securities, and bankruptcy-related disputes, corporate and consumer fraud, contract, and product claims, and trade and telecommunications regulation. Prior to entering private practice, Papez served as a research analyst in the National Security and International Affairs Division of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and as law clerk to the Honorable Danny J. Boggs on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

In today’s press release at PR Newswire, Thomas Frederick, chair of Winston’s Litigation Department, was quoted as saying: “Elizabeth brings a truly exceptional blend of experience and legal skills gained from her positions in both the public and private sectors.”

Papez earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was editor of the Harvard Law Review and articles and symposium editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. She earned a B.S., summa cum laude, from Cornell University.

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 900 attorneys among 14 offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. The firm serves the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector.

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The move significantly expands its M&A, securities, private equity, and finance capabilities on the West Coast. Levin joins from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he was a partner in and former co-chair of the firm’s M&A/Private Equity practices. Loui joins from Mayer Brown LLP, where he was a partner in its banking and finance department, and the Los Angeles Finance practice leader.

The two men, who each have well established practices in Southern California, bring a rare combination of experience representing public and private companies in acquisitions and divestitures, securities offerings, and corporate finance transactions, including securitizations, structured and acquisition finance matters, and capital raises for emerging companies.

Levin has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as private companies in their acquisitions and business dispositions, and has advised many prominent investment banking firms.

Loui’s representation of lenders and issuers includes acquisition financings of up to $3.7 billion, and structured financings and other securitizations in transactions valued up to $6 billion, including some of the first securitizations of non-performing loans and life settlements.

In today’s press release at PR Newswire, Laura Petroff, managing partner of the Los Angeles office, was quoted as saying: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Jim and Warren to our office. Their reputation and proven deal-making abilities, along with their uncommon blend of experience, will allow our office to grow strategically in ways that complement our existing corporate presence in California and the firm’s global capabilities.”

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 900 attorneys among 14 offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

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Prominent litigator Caryn Jacobs joined Winston & Strawn as partner…

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Jacobs, who joins Winston from Mayer Brown, brings more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of securities, accounting and auditing, ERISA, and other commercial disputes. Her experience includes the successful handling of complex individual, class, arbitration, and multidistrict actions at the trial and appellate level.

Formerly, Jacobs was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois’ Criminal Division, where she prosecuted dozens of criminal matters, eventually concentrating on criminal financial institution fraud cases.

Jacobs co-tried the high profile Lexecon v. Milberg case. The case resulted in a $45 million jury verdict against the law firm in question and led to a $50 million settlement. She also co-tried and won, on behalf of a Big Four accounting firm, a massive federal securities fraud action brought in the Southern District of New York.

According to the release at Winston & Strawn’s website, Thomas Frederick, chair of Winston’s Litigation Department was quoted as saying: “Caryn clearly brings enormous talent, energy, and experience to our litigation team. The depth of her experience in complex securities and corporate governance litigation will greatly increase the depth of our national litigation services and will undoubtedly be welcomed by our corporate clientele.”

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 900 attorneys in 14 offices in Asia, America and Europe. The firm serves the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector.

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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan ended her Senate testimony…

Lindquist & Vennum attorney John A. Chanin was named president-elect of The Faculty of Federal Advocates…

Greenberg Traurig’s Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group received the Global M&A Network’s 2010 Turnaround Atlas Award…

Four McKool Smith principals have been named to to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list…

Nixon Peabody announced partner Kari K. Harris joined the firms’ private equity fund practice in its Boston office…

Fried Frank introduced a partner in its Asset Management Group…

Winston & Strawn adds partner to Trusts And Estates Group…

Clark Hill PLC, through lateral hires absorbed the Chicago based IP firm Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr…

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Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 900 attorneys among 14 offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

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Ugo Colella has returned to Patton Boggs after 3 ½ years at Katten Muchin Rosenman. He previously was with Patton Boggs from 2000 thru 2006. Colella represents companies in civil litigation, with an emphasis on business-related disputes and mass torts…

Jem Li, an attorney in Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s corporate mergers and acquisition department in Beijing, has been promoted to partner. Li’s practice focuses on capital markets and corporate transactions…

Greenberg Traurig has made Meital Stavinsky of counsel to the firm. Stavinsky previously was the Israeli Business Consultant for Greenberg Traurig’s Israel practice. She will continue to direct the activities of that practice…

Winston & Strawn has added attorney Wood W. (Woody) Lay to its Charlotte office from Hunton & Williams, where he led its Charlotte labor and employment practice. Lay’s practice focuses labor and employment law issues with an emphasis on employment, ERISA, non-competition and trade secret litigation…

Thomas Whitelaw announced Melissa Yoon has joined the firm’s Irvine office as senior counsel. Yoon previously practiced at Jones Day and before that was at Morrison & Foerster, where she handled employment and complex commercial litigation.

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McKool Smith, which is considered a premier trial law firm with more than 120 attorneys in six cities, helped clients secure four of the country’s Top 100 Verdicts in 2009, according to a recent report from The National Law Journal. No other firm won more than two, according to a firm press release.

“We take great pride in handling every case with the intention of winning and winning big,” said Mike McKool, co-founder of McKool Smith. “That mindset is one reason why we have won more of the country’s top verdicts than any other firm, and it’s the kind of thinking I know our clients want when they’re headed to court.”

McKool Smith’s successful verdicts cited by The National Law Journal include:

i4i v. Microsoft – McKool Smith won a $200 million patent infringement verdict for Toronto-based software maker i4i Inc. against software giant Microsoft. Principals Douglas Cawley, Gordon White, Jeff Carter, Kevin Burgess, Rosemary Snider, Jill Lynch and Randy Carter led the way for McKool.

Versata v. SAP AG – Led by firm principals Sam Baxter, Scott Cole, Steve Pollinger and Ted Stevenson, McKool Smith won a $138 million patent infringement verdict for software maker Versata Software Inc. against global software provider SAP AG.

City of San Antonio vs. Hotels.com, et al. – McKool Smith won a $20 million jury verdict for the city of San Antonio and more than 170 Texas cities in a class-action lawsuit over unpaid hotel occupancy taxes. Gary Gruciani, Tom Graves and Steve Wolens were at the helm for McKool.

OPTi Inc. v. Apple Inc. – Led by principals Carol Butner and Rosemary Snider and co-counsels Michael Brody and Taras Gracey, partners at Winston & Strawn, the team won a $19 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of technology provider OPTi Inc. against Apple.

McKool Smith is based in Dallas, Texas and also has offices in Houston, Marshall, New York and Washington D.C.

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Revenue is down at Winston & Strawn…

DLA Piper forms an alliance with a Brazilian law firm…

Former Arnold & Porter chairman Michael Sohn joins Davis Polk…

A former secretary sues Drinker Biddle over a pay dispute…

Ex Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo hires prominent D.C. lawyer Brendan Sullivan…

New research finds that U.S. News and World Report Law School rankings have an adverse impact on diversity efforts…

Irell & Manella wins an unanimous decision on behalf of Novellus Systems…

Fulbright & Jaworski names James K. Dixon their new executive director…

Wilkinson Barker Knauer scoops up Morrison & Foerster’s communication law group…

Patton Boggs partner Rodney E. Slater will advise Toyota on quality and safety issues…

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Founded in 1853, Winston & Strawn is a Chicago based firm with offices worldwide including Beijing, Charlotte, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Newark, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

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Steve Epstein joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a partner…

Albert P. Halluin, Senior Counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, passed away in a plane crash last Friday…

Kirkland & Ellis reported increases in  profits and revenues in 2009…

Mayer Brown reported decreases in profits and revenues in 2009…

British law firm Ashurst asked more partners to leave and closed it’s India office…

Northwestern University School of Law topped The National Law Journal’s annual rankings…

K&L Gates global development partner Janice Hartman has overseen the rapid expansion of the firm…

Winston & Strawn outlined associate salaries in a memo…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear were named one of the top intellectual firms in the nation by MIP Magazine…

Rosemary Becchi joined Patton Boggs Washington, D.C. office as a partner…

Revenues and profits decreased at Howrey in 2009…

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The memo from Thomas P. Fitzgerald outlines an associate pay-scale beginning at the market rate of $160,000 for first-year associates. However, it also states associates salaries “will range up to the maximum base compensation levels set forth below.”

There is little detail given in the memo with regards as to how associates could reach the maximum, other than saying associates salaries “will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on seniority, performance and productivity factors and will be communicated separately to each associate.”

The increases will be retroactive to Feb. 1.

Winston & Strawn associates pay scale:

Class Year

2009   $160,000

2008   $170,000

2007    $185,000

2006   $210,000

2005    $230,000

2004   $250,000

2003    $265,000

2002    $280,000

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Pilecki’s practice concentrates on representation of foreign and domestic banking organizations on regulatory and corporate matters. He also has experience helping bank organizations plan new activities and corporate structures for their U.S. activities, according to a firm press release.

Pilecki also serves as chair of the Executive Council of the Federal Bar Association’s Banking Committee.

Mancusi focuses his representation on foreign and domestic banking organizations in regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. He also comes with experience representing clients in government and corporate internal investigations.

He currently serves as chair of the American Bar Association Banking Law Committee’s Enforcement, Director Liability, and Problems Banks Subcommittee.

Kilpatrick Stockton is an international law firm with nearly 500 attorneys in nine offices around the world, including Atlanta and Augusta, Ga. Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem N.C., New York City, Washington D.C., Dubai and Stockholm.

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• Winston & Strawn LLP Adds Two Partners to Los Angeles Office
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Tipsters tell us that Hawkins & Parnell is opening in Austin…

Colson Hicks is opening in Washingtonwith the help of a managing partner from Greenberg Traurig…

Sidley Austin finally told its associates what they would be paid in 2010…

So did Winston & Stawn, but it’s not good news…

Layoffs are coming in the Los Angeles courts…

The Senate confirmed a few nominees…

25 firms have formed a consortium to file a class action against Toyota…

Podhurst Orseck picked up a big lateral from Holland & Knight…

Harry Reid leveled a sharp criticism against the ABA judicial evaluation committee…

and former President Bill Clinton was released from the hospital…

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This might seem like a way to increase business at the firm – pay associates less so the firm can advertise lower rates for its clients, but that isn’t the case.  Hourly rates for the associates’ time have gone up.

Meanwhile, fellow Chicago denizen Sidley Austin has continued to pay its associates at 2008 levels as well, while they evaluate the market.  Is it any surprise that the National Law Journal says the market for Chicago laterals is picking up?

UPDATE:  Sidley has just announced a salary thaw and raise.  Read about it here.

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A Senate report says that attorney-client accounts are being used to circumvent money laundering laws…

King & Spalding picked up three litigators from Orrick…

Winston & Strawn added three in New York…

Wilson Sonsini picked up an O’Melveny partner in San Francisco…

Former Michigan Chief Justice joined Miller Canfield…

Thompson Hine gets a lateral from Hogan & Hartson…

Lovells opened its second Saudi Arabia office…

Former California Bar Director sentenced for embezzlement…

Allen & Overy will open in Australia…

A class action against Dell has been reinstated by the Ninth Circuit…

Skadden picked up a pair of partnersfrom Dechert…

Wlikie Farr reported a drop in revenue and profits…

And Littler Mendelson has a new managing shareholder in Philly…

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Winston & Strawn has added two partners and a senior counsel to its New York office. Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn join as partners in the firm’s restructuring and insolvency group while William J. Grant has joined as senior counsel in the mergers and acquisitions practice.

Larose, who will head the financial restructuring practice, focuses his practice on the restructuring of financially troubled entities. He was previously with Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he led the corporate restructuring practice. Kohn practices in the area of business reorganizations, including complex Chapter 11 cases. He also joins the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Grant represents corporate clients and investment banks in financings and acquisitions, particularly in the healthcare, technology and media industries. He was previously a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Winston & Strawn’s New York office has grown to over 200 attorneys and further expansion is expected this year, the firm said in a press release. Winston & Strawn has 14 offices in Asia, Europe and the United States.

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Pringle, who is also a partner in the firm, will be honored at a gala dinner in October following the Golden State Institute, which is a series of antitrust and unfair competition seminars presented by the section.

The award has been offered each year since 1991 and, according to a press release, honors “the most prominent, respected and successful attorneys in terms of impact on the profession, and one who exemplifies the highest standards of collegiality, professionalism and commitment to the practice.”

Griffin added: “”Bob is truly an outstanding antitrust attorney who has had an exceptional career. He is very deserving of this honor, which, over the years, has become a ‘lifetime achievement’ award and is described by some as the equivalent of being inducted into the California ‘Antitrust Hall of Fame.”

Gene Crew won the award in 2009.

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