Webinar: How to Use an RFP As a Tool to Manage Outside Counsel
Webinar, Jan. 28, 2020
ACC-Northeast and RFP Advisory Group will present a webinar designed to teach how to use a request for proposal (RFP) as a tool to better manage outside counsel.
Eversheds Sutherland Adds New Partner Lance Phillips in Chicago
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Lance J. Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland’s M&A and Private Capital teams in its Chicago office.
Dykema Elects Nine New Members
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Dykema has elected nine new members to firm in an assortment of different practice areas and offices.
Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler’s Jody Rodenberg Among Dallas’ Top Young Attorneys for 2020
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Jody Rodenberg has earned a spot on the list of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 for 2020, an annual recognition of the top young attorneys in North Texas.
Hogan Lovells Makes 85 Promotions to Partner and Counsel
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Hogan Lovells started off 2020 by making 85 internal promotions to partner and counsel. The partner promotions were spread across five practice groups in 24 countries.
Another ‘Unsigned Agreement’ Held Enforceable Where the Parties Intended to be Bound, Despite Not Signing
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Written agreements without the “not bound until signed or executed” clause is risky business, James W. Wicks of Farrell Fritz writes.
Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson’s Taylor Mohr Named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40
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D Magazine has named Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson attorney Taylor Mohr to its list of Best Lawyers Under 40 for 2020.
IP Attorney, Former Judge Chad Everingham Joins Ward, Smith & Hill
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Trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill announced that intellectual property attorney and former U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles “Chad” Everingham IV is joining the firm as partner.
Blank Rome Adds Ex-Prosecutor and Former Deputy Chief at U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Blank Rome LLP announced that Paul H. Tzur has joined the Firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group.
Saxe Doernberger & Vita Names Newst Partner
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Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. announced that Bethany L. Barrese has been elevated to partner.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Promotes Tanvi B. Patel to Partner in IP Practice Group
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Neal Gerber Eisenberg has promoted Tanvi B. Patel, previously an associate of the firm’s Intellectual Property group, to partnership.
Perkins Coie Appoints New Office Managing Partners for Bay Area, San Diego and Portland
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Perkins Coie announces that it has appointed four partners to manage its San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego and Portland offices, effective Jan. 1.
Blank Rome Adds Corporate & Finance Partner in Chicago
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Craig R. Culbertson has joined Blank Rome LLP as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and as a member of both the Energy and Financial Services industry teams.
Hughes Hubbard Promotes Two to Partnership and Two to Counsel
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Alan Kravitz and Dustin Smith have been promoted to the partnership of Hughes Hubbard & Reed effective Jan. 1 . The firm also elevated Amina Hassan and Tamara Kraljic to counsel.
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2020
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The Supreme Court will hear a slate of highly charged disputes when the justices return to the bench in the new year and resume one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory.
Ex-GC Sues Faraday & Future; Was Poached From Mayer Brown
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Hong Liu claims that the electric car startup lured him away from a Mayer Brown LLP partnership by fraudulently overstating its prospects.
Apple General Counsel Adams Earned $25.2 Million in 2019
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Katherine Adams receives $1 million in annual cash compensation, with the balance coming in the form of restricted stock awards in the company.
Wave Goodbye to Unenforceable Mineral Lien Waivers
Insight
A post on the Gray Reed website covers an opinion that will have profound impacts on mineral liens and contractual provisions purporting to waive mineral liens.
Biglaw Firm Sued by Crypto Fund Manager for Alleged Malpractice
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Digital Capital Management’s complaint alleges that the law firm provided “inaccurate analysis and advice.”
Financial Tug-Of-War Emerges Over California Fire Victims’ Settlement
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The settlement leaves open just how much would be used to compensate victims, their lawyers and federal and state agencies for the money they spent on rescue and recovery operations.
