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Monday, October 4, 2010
In its inaugural rankings of the nation's law firms, U.S. News & World Report has rated seven Wiley Rein practices among the best in the nation and Washington, DC region. Ranked in the top tier nationally is the firm's preeminent Communications Practice, which also is recognized, together with the firm's Insurance and Intellectual Property Practices,...
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Monday, October 4, 2010
James H. Jenkins has joined Stradley Ronon as chief financial officer, responsible for all aspects of the firm's financial management, including budgeting, billing, collections and cash management. He is also responsible for maintaining the firm's banking relationships and finance-related technology.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Editor: In a Letter dated June 21 to Peter Orszag, then Director of Management and Budget at the White House, the Business Roundtable (BRT) and Business Council (BC) urged that restraints on the ability of U.S. businesses to foster growth be reduced. An attached Executive Summary and Report gave examples of issues having a dampening effect on economic...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
DataCert, Inc. has been selected as a finalist for the International Legal Technology Association's (ILTA) Technology Implementation of the Year award. DataCert's finalist status is attributed to the successful international implementation of AIMS (Advanced Invoice Management System), its legal spend management solution, for Novartis AG. The implementation...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Kelley Drye obtained a significant victory for its clients Dynamic Currency Conversion, Inc. ("Dynamic"), Dynamic's President, David Nahor, and Mark Silverman, one of Dynamic's employees, in a lawsuit commenced by two of Dynamic's competitors. The Plaintiffs alleged that Dynamic tortiously interfered with a contract between the Plaintiffs and a third-party...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Lowenstein Sandler has once again earned top rankings in The Best Lawyers in America ®(2011) for its Corporate Law, Environmental Law and "Bet the Company" Litigation practices. In Corporate Law, Lowenstein Sandler is first in the state for its work in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Funds, Securities,...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Proskauer advised its longtime client, the National Hockey League, in a successful, private arbitration proceeding that upheld the rejection of Ilya Kovalchuk's 17-year contract with the New Jersey Devils, which the league claimed flouted its salary cap rules.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Suren E. Gortsunyan will join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Moscow as a partner in the international corporate transactions practice, the firm announced today.
Mr. Gortsunyan advises both Russian and Western companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. His clients include...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Jones Day advised Adani Enterprises Limited in connection with its US$850 million Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), the largest QIP in the history of Indian capital markets. Adani Enterprises Limited is the flagship company of The Adani Group, one of India's largest conglomerates.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is pleased to announce that Laura A. Laughlin, Daniel A. Lebersfeld and Thomas Kane have joined the Firm as Associates in the Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Laughlin and Mr. Lebersfeld are resident in the Firm's Newark office and Mr. Kane is resident in the Firm's Princeton office.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Phillips Lytle LLP has announced that Thomas E. Popek has joined the firm as an associate attorney with expertise in Intellectual Property, Corporate and International practices.
At Phillips Lytle, Mr. Popek's practice is focused on the domestic and international development, acquisition, protection, and commercialization of technology. Mr. Popek is...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Continuing the expansion of its global footprint in energy and international arbitration, King & Spalding announced today that it has applied for government permission to open an office in Singapore to serve as the regional hub for its work in both disciplines.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Epiq Systems has launched a comprehensive European document review service to assist law firms and corporate clients with the efficient management of their e-disclosure and e-discovery processes. The European offices for the firm are based in London and Brussels.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Goodwin Procter has announced the continued expansion of its Financial Services Group with the addition of Peter W. LaVigne as a partner in its New York office. LaVigne advises clients on a broad range of broker-dealer issues. He joins the firm from Sullivan & Cromwell.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Former Federal Prosecutor Ryan D. McConnell has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as of counsel in the firm's white collar criminal defense practice in Houston. Mr. McConnell will handle white collar investigations and commercial litigation, as well as corporate compliance issues. He will draw on his extensive experience as an assistant United States attorney...
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Fifteen Wiley Rein partners have been included among The Best Lawyers in America in the 2011 edition of the guide.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Jones Day has announced that Joan E. McKown, Chief Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, will be joining the Firm's Washington office as a partner in its Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement practice.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
ACCION has announced that Mary Chaffin will become the organization's General Counsel. Most recently, Ms. Chaffin has been working as a consultant for CGAP, CARE and ACDI/VOCA. Prior to that she was the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Risk Manager for Mercy Corps, a major international humanitarian development organization that founded such...
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Monday, August 2, 2010
King & Spaldingadvised Haddington Ventures, L.L.C., in a definitive agreement to sell the Bobcat Gas Storage assets and development project to Spectra Energy Corp. for $540 million.
Completion of the transaction is subject to approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is...
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Monday, August 2, 2010
XPRT Ventures, LLC, which holds significant patents covering e-commerce payment systems and methods, has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against eBay, Inc, its subsidiaries, PayPal, Inc.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is focused on promoting diversity and giving back to the community. On July 16 the firm hosted a field trip at its Newark office for students of the NJ Law and Education Empowerment Project's (NJ LEEP) Summer Law Institute. NJ LEEP helps urban youth from underserved neighborhoods in northern NJ. The Summer Law Institute is a...
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced the formation of its Financial Regulatory Reform Working Group, a multidisciplinary team of lawyers focused on providing timely, practical commentary concerning the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Group includes over 35 subject matter experts drawn from the firm's various...
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Monday, August 2, 2010
DataCert, Inc. announced that Passport, its new patent-pending technology platform for legal departments, has been selected by Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBP-ATL) to connect its network of 1500-plus attorneys who provide pro bono legal services to nonprofit agencies across Atlanta. PBP-ATL will implement the Passport platform as well as DataCert's...
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Annmarie Simeone, a Member of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., has been named Co-Chief Operating Officer of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. She previously served on the NJWLA Board of Directors as Co-Director of the Women's Leadership Resources Committee.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP has announced the election of six new partners and one special counsel.
Below is biographical information on the lawyers by offices in which they are based.
New York (Partners):
