Announcements
Jackson Walker Adds Two More From Thompson & Knight to Real Estate Group
NEWS
Jackson Walker L.L.P. has added two more former Thompson & Knight real estate lawyers to the firm’s Houston office, joining four others who moved from Thompson & Knight on April 20.
Jon M. Spanbauer Joins Quarles & Brady’s IP Practice Group
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Jon M. Spanbauer has joined Quarles & Brady’s Chicago office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Robert M. Harper Elected to Suffolk County Bar Association Board of Directors
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Farrell Fritz partner Robert M. Harper has been elected to the Suffolk County Bar Association’s board of directors.
Hogan Lovells Names Alice Valder Curran New Regional Managing Partner
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Hogan Lovells has named Alice Valder Curran the new regional managing partner for its Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis offices.
Two Bell Nunnally Partners Named to “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” List
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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP partners Jeffrey J. Ansley and Karen-Lee Pollak have been selected by their peers for inclusion on D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” list.
Government Contracts Group Joins Covington From McKenna, Long
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These additions double the size of Covington’s government contracts group and place it among the nation’s largest.
Magazine Names Eric N. Assouline Attorney of the Month
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Assouline is co-founder of Assouline & Berlowe, P.A., a business litigation and transactional boutique law firm in Florida.
Agiloft Wins Top Slot on Capterra’s List of Contract Management Software Solutions
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Agiloft credited its Contract Management application’s surge in popularity to its comprehensive feature set.
Hogan Lovells Appoints New Board Members
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Ruth Grant and Cate Stetson have been elected to the board of directors of Hogan Lovells. Craig Hoover has been re-elected to one of the “at large” seats.
Rachel A. Scelfo Elected to West Babylon Public Library’s Board of Trustees
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Rachel A. Scelfo of Farrell Fritz has been elected to the West Babylon Public Library’s board of trustees. She will serve a five-year term.
Quarles & Brady Ranked 12th in Law360’s “100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys”
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The ranking is based on the firm’s female representation at the partner and nonpartner levels and its total number of female attorneys.
Thornton Named Managing Partner of Adams and Reese
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Adams and Reese announces that governmental relations and legislative counsel Guilford F. “Gif” Thornton, Jr., a partner in the firm’s Nashville office, has been elected Managing Partner.
Dykema to Combine with Texas-Based Cox Smith
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The addition of Cox Smith’s 118 lawyers will give the combined firm more than 450 attorneys in 15 offices.
PayPal Appoints GC and SVP of Strategy and Growth
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Louise Pentland, soon to become PayPal’s new GC, is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Nokia Corp.
Disruptive Law: Cloud-Based Law Firm Culhane Meadows Expanding to Chicago
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Started by a group of former Big Law attorneys, some of whom had worked together for more than 15 years, the firm now has attorneys based in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin and Chicago.
Quarles & Brady Partners Named Washington D.C. Super Lawyers
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that partners John F. Dienelt and Scott McIntosh have been named by Washington D.C. Super Lawyers magazine as among the top attorneys in Washington, D.C. for 2015.
Jackson Walker Adds Four Real Estate Partners from Thompson & Knight
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Jackson Walker has named four new partners in the firm’s Houston office, working in the firm’s Real Estate and Finance practice groups.
Jennie D.G. Azoulai New Marketing Consultant for GCN
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She will shape the direction and extend the reach of GCN’s growing brand and embark upon new marketing and PR initiatives. As well, she will serve as the main point of contact for new clients and prospects.
Experienced Energy and Telecommunications Attorney Joins Tucker Arensberg
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Debroff provides energy and telecommunications market participants with strategic legal, government and regulatory analysis and representation in state and federal jurisdictions across the country.
DLA Piper Bolsters Restructuring Practice with Addition of Eric Goldberg in L.A.
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Goldberg represents debtors both in and out of court, as well as creditors and other stakeholders, including lenders and funds, in a variety of transactions.
