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Monday, February 28, 2011
Haynes and Boone, LLP has completed the much-anticipated relocation of its rapidly expanding New York office to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Haynes and Boone occupies 74,600 square feet, the entire 25th and 26th floors, in the landmark 70-story office tower. The move more than doubles the firm's former 35,000-square-foot space in the McGraw-Hill Building at...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Goodwin Procter LLP has announced that Gus P. Coldebella, former acting general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security, has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Proskauer was named one of five "Appellate Groups of the Year" by Law360 in the publication's annual ranking of top practices. Co-headed by Mark D. Harris, a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department, and Edward A. Brill, a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department, Proskauer's appellate practice was noted for its "bevy of...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is pleased to announce that Andrew B. Robins joined the Firm and will be heading up the Environmental Law Practice Group. Mr. Robins brings his vast environmental law experience to the Firm where he will counsel clients in regulatory compliance, cost recovery litigation, redevelopment, brownfields, transaction negotiation and...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Wiley Rein's Privacy Practice was selected as among the best privacy firms of 2010, and practice chair Kirk Nahra was singled out as one of the "best privacy advisers" by Computerworld magazine.Firms on the list were praised by respondents for their "broad and deep expertise" and "practical advice." Mr. Nahra earned a place among the roster of best privacy...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Stradley Ronon attorney Heather T. Fritts presented at the National Business Institute (NBI) seminar, "The Mechanics of Pennsylvania Civil Procedure," on February 25 in Philadelphia. She discussed the formats and procedures of motions and notices and provided practice tips for new attorneys. NBI is one of the largest providers of legal and professional...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Kim Koopersmith, U.S. managing partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, has been named by InsideCounsel magazine as the recipient of the 2011 Thomas A. Mars Pathmaker Award.
The award, named for the executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Walmart U.S., recognizes a law firm managing partner or law firm senior leader "...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Gibbons P.C. Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer June M. Inderwies has been selected one of the "Best 50 Women in Business" for 2011 by NJBIZ, New Jersey's only weekly business journal covering the entire state. The awards reception and ceremony will take place on March 28, 2011 at the Palace at Somerset Park, honoring the state's most dynamic...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
The United Kingdom based Black Solicitor's Network (BSN), the Dallas Diversity Task Force (DDTF) and the Houston Multi-Bar Diversity Committee (HMBDC) have released their latest reports assessing the diversity accomplishments of major law firms in their respective regions. Both the DDTF and the HMBDC reports ranked Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP first for...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Global law firm Proskauer has moved into its new office at Eleven Times Square in New York City, becoming the anchor tenant at the new, environmentally responsible office tower. The lease for the 400,000-plus-square-foot space was one of the most significant in the Manhattan office market in recent years.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Chance Clifford is targeting significant cost savings with the launch of a technology platform backed by Microsoft. The magic circle firm has been working with the technology giant, which is considering a concerted push into the global legal market, for several months.
It is mulling plans for a new document management system (DMS) based on Microsoft's...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Applied Discovery has announced the release of Applied Discovery® Leverage Data Analytics, a hosted solution for early case assessment and for ongoing document analysis throughout the matter lifecycle.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of 16 attorneys to the partnership, effective January 1, 2011. These accomplished men and women have demonstrated their dedication and commitment to our clients and to our firm.
Shar Ahmed is a partner in our energy and global transactions practice in Houston. Mr. Ahmed...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Fragomen has announced the election of new partners across individual corporate entities effective January 1, 2011. The knowledge and experience possessed by these newly promoted individuals strengthens the firm's global leadership and reflects the firm's commitment to providing outstanding guidance and client service both locally and globally.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
A multi-disciplinary pro bono team from Goodwin Procter LLP played a key role in providing corporate and legal infrastructure support for the recent successful launch of Jumo, a new social network connecting individuals and organizations working for global change. Jumo (a West African word meaning "to come together") is the brainchild of Facebook co-...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
McCarter & English has announced that Thomas J. Finn and Paula Cruz Cedillo have joined the firm as partners in the Business and Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. They will work out of the firm's Hartford office. Mr. Finn and Ms. Cedillo focus their practices on securities litigation, white collar criminal defense matters and complex...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Jones Day ranked #1 globally in M&A league tables for year-end 2010, maintaining a position it has held for 41 consecutive quarters. The firm also ranked #1 in the U.S.In M&A rankings released this month by Thomson Reuters, Jones Day led all law firms for number of completed deals worldwide, receiving credit for 345 transactions in 2010. The firm...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Duff & Phelps Corporation has announced that Ivan Lustig has joined the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory practice as a senior managing director. Lustig, who will be based in the New York office, brings more than 28 years of experience to Duff & Phelps.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Equivio has announced that it has tightened the level of integration of its technology with kCura's Relativity review platform. The enhancement encompasses the full range of the Equivio product suite, including products for assessing document relevance, grouping near-duplicates and capturing email threads. The Equivio software is available as a plug-in for...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Haynes and Boone, LLP has elevated four associates and two of counsel to partnership. The newly elected partners are David Bell, Karen Denney, Jeff S. Dinerstein, Trevor Hoffmann, Yasser Madriz and Ryan McConnell.
Associates Elected Partners
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Kelley Drye recently participated in The Future of Aging is in Our Hands, a national conference for LGBT older adults, organized by SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders) on November 12, 2010. This conference, the first of its kind, brought together LGBT seniors from around the country for three days of workshops...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Wiley Rein LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property Practice with the addition of new partner David E. Weslow. A former software and web developer, Mr. Weslow regularly handles cutting-edge issues involving law and technology. He has a broad practice that includes litigating, prosecuting and licensing of trademarks and...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
CaseCentral, the leader in secure, cloud-based e-discovery software for corporate counsel and law firms to simplify and take control of e-discovery, and Mitratech, the leader in collaborative accountability applications including matter management, e-billing, and GRC management automation, today announced a strategic alliance to combine CaseCentral's e-...
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, has admitted four attorneys to the firm's partnership: Christine M. Debevec of the firm's Philadelphia office, Joshua N. Silverstein and Catherine M. Ward of the firm's Cherry Hill, NJ office and David J. Winkowski of the firm's Malvern, PA office.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Workshare, a leading provider of document collaboration software, announced today that it has appointed John Safa as vice president, engineering. Mr. Safa brings more than 20 years of IT executive and engineering experience to the role, including the development of 20 patented technologies. In his new position, Mr. Safa will oversee the research and...
