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After 2 months, Kent Alexander resigns as Allscripts GC
Kent B. Alexander has resigned from a position as general counsel and executive vice president of Allscripts, a medical software company based in Chicago, just two months after resigning as Emory University's general counsel and senior vice president to take the job. Alexander said his last day at Allscripts was Friday.2008 was Am Law 100's worst in 17 years
Nothing grows forever. For the first time since 1991, both average profits per partner and revenue per lawyer dipped last year among the Am Law 100 firms, the top-grossing firms in the nation. And, given the weakness in the market thus far in 2009, another decline seems likely this year.Those are the headlines from the 23rd annual Am Law 100 report, published by the American Lawyer, a Daily Report affiliate.The Score: Firms Nab Roles on Team Sales, Stadium Plans
The recent $261 million purchase of English Premier League franchise Fulham FC and the record-setting $68 million sale of Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew have landed roles for a handful of Am Law 200 firms. Meanwhile, Shearman and Snell & Wilmer are advising a potential purchaser of the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes, and DLA Piper is acting as counsel to Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs on a $500 million renovation plan for Wrigley Field. It's all in our semiregular look at sports and the law.Alexsam Inc. on Wednesday agreed to dismiss claims against three retailers—J.C. Penney, Toys "R" Us and The Home Depot— for allegedly infringing patents related to prepaid electronic gift cards. The move marks a victory for Fisch Hoffman Sigler, which represented the retailers.
New Orrick Leader Adds to Team with CMO from Shearman
Continuing to revamp the firm's executive ranks, Mitchell Zuklie has hired Betsy Donovan, Shearman & Sterling's chief marketing officer since 2010, to fill a similar role at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.The Score: Am Law Firms Book Roles on High-Profile Sports Deals
In our regular look at sports and the law, Katten Muchin snags a role on the sale of a minority stake in the Colorado Rockies, Kirkland & Ellis advises on an ownership change for the Memphis Grizzlies, four firms help wrap up the sale of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Latham & Watkins and Freshfields grab roles on a major motor racing investment.Firms spread out to West Coast, Chicago
Troutman Sanders' chief Robert W. Webb Jr. said last week that a primary factor in his firm's merger with Washington-based Ross, Dixon Bell was to gain offices on the West Coast.Webb isn't the only one with expansive thinking. Dozens of law firms have planted flags on the West Coast, in the Midwest and the South, with a noticeable absence of expansion on the East Coast during the first half of 2008.Patent Litigation Survey 2010: The Busiest Firms For Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Overall
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