Announcements
Dream Hotel Group Appoints Laura Mutterperl EVP and GC
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Hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group announces the appointment of Laura Mutterperl as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
DLA Piper Trio of Lawyers to Employment Practice in San Francisco
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DLA Piper announced that Ron Holland, Ellen Bronchetti and Pankit Doshi have joined the firm’s Employment practice as partners in the San Francisco office.
Farrell Fritz Promotes Five Attorneys in its Uniondale Office
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Farrell Fritz, a law firm headquartered in Uniondale, NY, promoted five attorneys effective Jan. 1.
Williams & Connolly Elects Four Attorneys to Partnership
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Williams & Connolly LLP announces the election of four attorneys to its partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
Freeborn Expands Insurance and Reinsurance Practice with Addition of Partner Bruce Engel
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Bruce M. Engel has joined Freeborn & Peters LLP in Chicago as a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group.
Litigator John Paul Nefflen Joins Shackelford’s Nashville Office
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Commercial litigator John Paul Nefflen has joined the business and entertainment law firm Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP, as a partner in the Nashville office.
Martin G. Bunin Joins Farrell Fritz’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group as Partner
Marty Bunin is a partner in Farrell Fritz’s bankruptcy & restructuring practice group. He is resident in the firm’s New York City office.
The Top Texas Legal Stories of 2016
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From the legal debate over bathrooms, to the battle over renaming a Houston law school, to a billion-dollar-plus jury award, Texas was home to some of the nation’s most intriguing legal news of 2016.
Newspaper Names Best PR Firm for the Legal Community in 2016
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For the fifth consecutive year, Texas Lawyer has named Androvett Legal Media and Marketing the best public relations firm for the legal community in 2016.
Rusty Hardin & Associates Adds Two Lawyers and Earns Top Accolades
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Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, has added two lawyers to its team at the same time it is being recognized for both civil and criminal legal expertise and accomplishments among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America, the firm said in a news release.
Jarrod T. Smith Joins Dykema’s Lansing Office
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Jarrod Smith has joined Dykema’s Corporate Finance Practice Group as a senior in the firm’s Lansing office.
Cybersecurity Attorney, Former Texas Chief Information Security Officer Joins Gardere
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Information security expert Edward H. Block has joined Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP as a senior attorney in its Austin office.
Zapproved Launches “I Solve E-Discovery” Movement for In-House Professionals
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Zapproved Inc., a developer of cloud-based software for corporate legal departments, announced that it has launched the “I Solve E-Discovery” movement “to galvanize the community of in-house experts who are solving the complicated challenges of e-discovery.”
DLA Piper’s Brown Named to 2016 list of Litigation Trailblazers
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Loren Brown, co-chair of DLA Piper’s global and U.S. Litigation practices, has been named to The National Law Journal‘s 2016 list of Litigation Trailblazers.
Buchalter adds IP shareholder in LA
Buchalter Nemer has added Gabriel Green as a shareholder in the Litigation Practice Group in Los Angeles. He concentrates his practice on representing corporations and public personalities encountering infringement claims involving musical compositions, video game graphics, sculptural works and more.
Quarles & Brady Earns Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
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Quarles & Brady LLP has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Gardere Partners to Serve on Board of Texas Business Law Foundation
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP partner Richard A. Tulli was recently elected chairman of the Texas Business Law Foundation, and partner Rick Jordan was appointed secretary-treasurer, the firm announced in a news release.
David Brunori Joins Quarles & Brady’s Business Law Practice Group
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David Brunori has joined Quarles & Brady LLP’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Business Law Practice Group, the firm announced in a news release.
Edison, McDowell & Hetherington Expands to Florida
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National trial law firm Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP announced the opening of its South Florida office. EMH now has offices in Texas, California and Florida.
Akerman Continues New York Office Growth
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, announced the continued expansion of its second largest office, with the addition of New York partners John Campo and Sanford Davis.
