Tag: LawFirms
Gardere Appoints Michael Drankoski as New Executive Director
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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP announced that Michael Drankoski has been named the firm’s new executive director, effective immediately. He will replace Judy Vetkoetter upon her retirement from Gardere later this year.
Quarles & Brady Announces First Managing Partner Transition
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Quarles & Brady LLP has announced that Daniel G. Radler will become the firm’s managing partner, succeeding Fredrick G. Lautz.
Associate Salary Tally: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
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About 107 law firms have issued raises to their associates after the initial big salary hike announced by Cravath, Swaine & Moore almost a month ago, reports Above the Law editor Joe Patrice in a transcribed interview with Casey Sullivan on Bloomberg Law.
Hogan Lovells Adds Lateral Partner Michael Turrill in Los Angeles Office
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Michael Turrill has joined Hogan Lovells’ Los Angeles office as a partner in the Litigation, Arbitration and Employment (LAE) Practice Group.
Big Law Trial Lawyer Goes Solo
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Veteran trial lawyer James Edward “Jim” Maloney, formerly of Baker Botts and Andrews Kurth, has opened a solo practice in Houston.
Foley Adds Labor & Employment Group in Boston
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James Nicholas and Donald Schroeder joined the firm’s Boston office as partners in the Labor & Employment Practice. In addition, Jill Collins joined Foley as an associate in Washington, D.C. and Erin Horton as an associate in the Boston office.
DOJ Deputy Chief Gejaa Gobena Joins Hogan Lovells White Collar Practice
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Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Gobena served as Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ).
Quarles & Brady Obtains WILEF 2016 Gold Standard Six-Peat
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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that it has achieved Gold Standard Re-Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for the six consecutive year.
Trial Attorney Lana Beverly Joins Dallas Office of Deans & Lyons
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Texas trial law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP announces that civil litigation attorney Lana P. Beverly has joined the firm’s Dallas office as an associate.
Simon Greenstone’s Erin Nowell of Dallas Named Among Top Young Litigators
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Litigation associate Erin Nowell from the Dallas office of Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, has earned a spot on the 2016 National Bar Association “40 Under 40 Best Advocates” list.
Michael Hearon Selected to 40 Under 40 Best LGBT Lawyers
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J. Michael Hearon of Quarles & Brady has been included in the National LGBT Bar Association’s 2016 class of the 40 under 40 Best LGBT Lawyers.
Foley Adds Experienced White Collar Litigator in Chicago
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Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Zaldwaynaka (Z) Scott has joined the firm’s Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Practice as a partner in the Chicago office.
Brian P. Corrigan Joins Farrell Fritz’s Estate Litigation Department as Partner
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Brian P. Corrigan recently joined Farrell Fritz’s estate litigation department as a partner.
National Insurance Coverage Team Joins Wilson Elser
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National law firm Wilson Elser announced that a national insurance coverage team of 11 attorneys has joined Wilson Elser in three offices – Chicago, Los Angeles and New Jersey.
Gardere Partner Michelle Schulz Named Co-Chair of Firm’s International Practice
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Partner Michelle Schulz has been named co-chair of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP’s international practice, effective immediately. She will lead the group alongside co-chair and partner Charles E. Meacham in Houston.
The Cravath Pay Raise: Challenges and Opportunities for Law Firms
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As power has shifted to buyers of legal services and the options for legal service delivery have expanded, the idea that firms will be able to shift some or all of the cost of associate compensation to rate increases seems almost inconceivable, writes Stephen Poor, chair emeritus of Seyfarth Shaw.
Irene A. Zoupaniotis, Labor & Employment Associate, Joins Farrell Fritz in Uniondale
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Irene A. Zoupaniotis has joined Farrell Fritz’s Uniondale office as a labor & employment associate.
Foley & Lardner Adds Trust and Estates Pair in Tampa
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Natalie Annis and Jamil Daoud have joined Foley & Lardner’s Estates & Trusts Practice in the Tampa office. Annis will join as of counsel and Daoud will be special counsel.
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton Lawyer Named Among Nashville’s Best
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Lauren Kilgore of Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP has been named to the 2016 Best of the Bar list published by the Nashville Business Journal.
Joe Kernen Named DLA Piper Managing Partner in Philadelphia; Nancy Rappaport Litigation Chair
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DLA Piper announced today that Joe Kernen has been named managing partner of the firm’s Philadelphia’s office and Nancy Rappaport chair of the office Litigation practice.
