Tag: News
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.
Coats Rose Advises City of El Paso on Housing Redevelopment
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Coats Rose attorneys Barry Palmer and Bill Walter worked on the Rental Assistance Demonstration program, having closed the first three RAD transactions in the State of Texas in 2014 and now following up with these 13 properties.
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.
NLRB Files Brief Supporting Unions’ Suit, Calling County Right-to-Work Laws Preempted
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Board urges court to invalidate a county ordinance that prohibits the use of union-security provisions in collective bargaining agreements.
Supreme Court Opens Door to Increased Role for State Courts, Regulators in the Energy Sector
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The decision upheld a lower court decision that allowed a greater role for state courts in regulating the energy sectorfinding that state laws may apply to conduct that affects both wholesale and retail transactions provided those laws do not conflict with FERC regulations.
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.
IP/Entertainment Attorney Lawrence Waks Joins Wilson Elser’s Dallas Office
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Lawrence Waks uses his multilingual skills to represent U.S. clients abroad as well as global clients in the United States.
Quarles & Brady’s Website Wins Top Honor at LMA Conference
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Quarles.com won first place at the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Annual Conference in the category of “Total Website.”
Ward Melville Heritage Organization to Honor James M. Wicks
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Farrell Fritz announces that James M. Wicks, a partner in the firm’s commercial litigation department, will be an honoree at the 2015 Jewels and Jeans Dinner.
Department of Labor Targets Oil and Gas Industry for Wage-Hour Compliance
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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease said this is not the first DOL foray into wage-and-hour practices within the oil and gas industry.
Recent Acquisitions Suggest Patent Market is Alive
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Recent intellectual property transactions through the first wuarter of 2015 indicate there are at least some signs that the patent marketplace is becoming more active.
