Nixon Peabody Managing Partner Moves to Foley & Lardner
James Chapman, who established and managed Nixon Peabody's Palo Alto office, has moved to Foley & Lardner in Silicon Valley.…
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Jones Day Expands in California with Four Laterals
Jones Day expanded its presence in California today with the addition of four partners. In San Diego, Patrick Elsevier is…
Greenberg Taurig Open S.F. Office with Two Shareholders
Greenberg Traurig has opened an office in San Francisco, its fifth in California. The new office will have two managing…
Elderkin and Team Join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Three partners from Woodcock Washburn, including former policy committee member and current litigation practice chairwoman Dianne Elderkin, have decided to…
Cravath Changes Course on Deferred Associates
Cravath, Swaine & Moore informed incoming associates that some of them can begin their employment with the firm this fall,…
Former Ropes & Gray Employee Charged in $53 Million Insider-Trading Case
Arthur Cutillo, a former employee of the New York law firm Ropes & Gray, pleaded not guilty in federal court…
Russo Leaves Patton Boggs for AIG
Thomas Russo has joined AIG as general counsel and vice president of legal, compliance, regulatory and government affairs. Russo is…
McDonald Hopkins Continues Expansion in Chicago
Charles F. MacKelvie has joined the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins as a member in its healthcare and healthcare restructuring…
Chadbourne Add Gerald Silver As Partner in Litigation Practice
Gerald D. Silver has joined Chadbourne & Parke as a partner in the firm's litigation practice in its New York…
Seyfarth Shaw Adds Sequeira as Of Counsel
Leon R. Sequeira has joined Seyfarth Shaw as of counsel in the labor and employment department. Sequeira most recently served…
Ervin Cohen & Jessup Wins $16.5 Million Medical Malpractice Suit
David Bricker, of Beverly Hills, California law firm Ervin Cohen & Jessup, recently won a $16.5-million verdict on behalf of…
Former Assistant to Solicitor General Joins Ropes & Gray
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, formerly Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, has joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in its Appellate…