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AnnouncementsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has been named the nation’s “Law Firm of the Year” for Construction Law in the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” Bradley also earned the honor in 2020 and 2018.

AnnouncementsBissinger, Oshman, Williams & Strasburger LLP is recognized in the 2022 edition of the Best Law Firms among the top Houston-based commercial litigation firms.

AnnouncementsTop 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Tax Practice Group with partner Lorie Fale in Miami. Fale provides state and local tax counsel related to corporate transactions, reorganizations, financings, in addition to tax planning, refund claims and tax controversy. 

AnnouncementsBradley Arant Boult Cummings has earned 156 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings and Tier 1 national rankings for Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

AnnouncementsLittler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that DCM Lawyers, a specialized labor and employment law firm in Portugal, is joining its global platform (hereinafter DCM | Littler). With offices in Lisbon and the Algarve, DCM | Littler is comprised of three lawyers, two trainee lawyers and three paralegals.

AnnouncementsBlank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Kerri L. Alessi has joined the firm’s New York office as of counsel in the Real Estate practice group.

AnnouncementsFarrell Fritz is pleased to announce that, for the tenth consecutive year, the firm has received a Tier 1 Ranking by Best Lawyers. We are listed in the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.”

AnnouncementsBuchalter is pleased to announce it has signed a lease to occupy the 15th floor in Fox Tower in downtown Portland.

AnnouncementsThe National Law Journal has recognized high-stakes trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill in its Top Hall of Fame Verdicts, a list of the nation’s largest jury verdicts between 2016 and 2020.

AnnouncementsVenable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of law firm Venable LLP, is pleased to announce it has awarded impact grants totaling $500,000 benefiting nine organizations in the firm’s respective communities, including Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. These organizations are providing enhanced services for school-aged youth that aim to bring students up to grade-level proficiency through intensive tutoring and family engagement.

AnnouncementsStinson Expands Business Litigation Team; Hires Former FTC Attorney Jonathan Ripa in Minneapolis

AnnouncementsComplianceHR, a joint venture of Littler and Neota Logic, has expanded its technology solutions for employers faced with new COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements, as well as a rise in reasonable accommodation requests from employees.

AnnouncementsChamberlain Hrdlicka’s Tax Planning & Business Transactions Group, led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim, represented Landmark Industries (Landmark) in entering into an agreement to sell its fuel and convenience store business to Shell Retail and Convenience Operations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Oil Products US (Shell).
The transaction between Landmark and Shell, one of the largest in 2021 for Chamberlain Hrdlicka, was supported by the legal team led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim, with assistance of Caroline Cho, senior counsel, as well as associates, Michael Farrell and Renee Bayer.

AnnouncementsDALLAS – Lawyers representing Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins in his legal standoff with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the wearing of masks to guard against COVID-19 have received the John Howie Award for their efforts.

AnnouncementsFoley & Lardner announced the addition of Mark Radtke to the firm’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office. Radtke previously was a Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring member at Cozen O’Connor.

AnnouncementsLittler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that DCM Lawyers, a specialized labor and employment law firm in Portugal, is joining its global platform (hereinafter DCM | Littler). With offices in Lisbon and the Algarve, DCM | Littler is comprised of three lawyers, two trainee lawyers and three paralegals.

AnnouncementsVenable LLP advised ClassPass on its merger with Mindbody, the leading experience technology platform for the fitness, wellness, and beauty industries, which was announced Oct. 13, is an all-stock deal and will integrate both teams.

AnnouncementsFoley & Lardner LLP is proud to announce that Christopher McKenna and Anne Sekel have been named managing partners of Foley’s Boston and New York offices, respectively, both effective on November 1, 2021.

AnnouncementsJ. Bradford Currier has joined the Montgomery, Alabama, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a senior attorney with the Governmental Affairs team.

AnnouncementsVeteran M&A attorneys Brian Lidji and Kyle Hooper join Jackson Walker as partners in the firm’s Dallas office.