Archive for May, 2019
Stroock Adds Real Estate Partner Michael McCarthy
News
Michael McCarthy, a real estate lending lawyer, has joined Stroock’s national Real Estate Group as a partner in New York — the third lateral partner added to the practice in 2019.
How Small Law Firms Can Improve Cybersecurity to Prevent Data Disasters
Insight
Breaches can inflict irreversible damage to a firm’s reputation, finances and client relationships. So why aren’t they taking cybersecurity seriously?
70 Percent of Biglaw Firms Not on Board With $190K for First-Year Associates
News
A few Biglaw firms raised starting salaries for first-year associates to $190,000 last June, but a study by the National Association for Law Placement reveals that most firms held to a more modest course on starting salaries in 2018.
Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Going After Him for Nearly $500K
News
Court documents show that Abelson Herron Halpern LLP is seeking $420,495 in the suits brought against Weinstein.
Walmart Hires Former Prosecutor for Ethics Job
News
The former assistant U.S. attorney prosecuted cases involving fraud, money laundering, extortion, export violations, worksite violations and human trafficking
Perkins Coie Names Bruce V. Spiva Managing Partner in Washington, D.C.
News
Bruce V. Spiva has been named managing partner of Perkins Coie’s Washington, D.C. office.
Michael Best Adds Intellectual Property Partner Arimi Yamada
News
Arimi Yamada has joined Michael Best’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Akerman Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Ferdose al-Taie
News
Former federal prosecutor and partner Ferdose al-Taie has joined Akerman LLP.
Thompson & Knight Successfully Defends BP in Landmark Texas Oil and Gas Lease Cases
News
A Thompson & Knight trial team earned a unanimous verdict for BP America Production Company in a retrial of a 12-year-old lease termination dispute.
Hanzo Introduces Investigations for Compliance — Addressing #MeToo Hotline Reports
News
Hanzo has released Hanzo Investigations for Compliance teams and the investigations specialists within them who are facing logistical and technical challenges of increasing hotline reports.
Energy Attorney Christopher Skey Rejoins Quarles & Brady in Chicago
News
Christopher Skey has rejoined Quarles & Brady LLP’s Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office.
Sidley Adds Team Led by Private Equity Partner Mehdi Khodadad
News
A private equity team led by Mehdi Khodadad has joined Sidley Austin LLP from Cooley LLP, where Khodadad led that firm’s private equity practice.
Kevin Ghassomian Joins Venable’s Tax and Wealth Planning Practice
News
Kevin R. Ghassomian has joined the Tax and Wealth Planning Practice at Venable LLP as a partner in both the firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices.
SCCE Sets 18th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute
Event, Sept. 15-18, 2019
The event is the primary educational and networking event for compliance professionals across all industries around the world.
13 Greenberg Traurig Texas Attorneys Named in 2019 Chambers USA
News
Chambers also recognized three Greenberg Traurig practice areas in Texas: Health Care, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate.
Injured Utility Worker Sues CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
News
A Houston-area utility worker has filed a lawsuit against CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, after he was severely injured in a fall from a company utility pole.
Davis Smith Joins Bradley in Montgomery Office
News
Davis H. Smith has joined the Montgomery, Ala., office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a partner in the Corporate and Securities and Tax practice groups.
Shareholder Liseanne Kelly Rejoins Littler in San Diego
News
Liseanne R. Kelly has rejoined Littler as a shareholder in its San Diego office.
Disgraced Ex-Biglaw Chair Faces Prison After College Scandal Plea
News
Prosecutors have said they’ll recommend that Caplan a term as low as eight months in prison and pay a fine of $40,000 on the charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest-services mail fraud.
What to Glean From Fluor’s Promoting Its General Counsel to CEO
Commentary
A Forbes commentary by contributor George Bradt discusses the implications of Fluor’s recent confirmation of its general counsel as CEO of the troubled company.
