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The Churn: Lateral Moves & Promotions in The Am Law 200
A senior New York appellate judge retires from the bench and joins Greenberg Traurig; a longtime McDermott Will & Emery veteran joins Foley & Lardner; and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker nearly doubles in Houston by absorbing local firm Powers & Frost. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Departures and Cutbacks Take Ashurst Partner Exits to 22
Ashurst has seen 22 partners leave its limited liability partnership since January -- equating to around 10 percent of its partnership as it stood at the beginning of the current financial year. The top 10 London law firm had 235 partners at the beginning of May. The number of departures is higher than the figure initially predicted in January, when it emerged that 10 partners were to leave Ashurst's equity over the course of this year in response to the economic downturn, including retirees.SNR Denton to Vote on 3-Way Merger With European and Canadian Firms
Partners at SNR Denton, the 1,140-lawyer global firm created by the 2010 merger of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and British firm Denton Wilde Sapte, will vote next week on a three-way merger with European firm Salans and Canadian firm Fraser Milner Casgrain.Am Law 100 Trio Lead on $1 Billion in Property Sales
Real estate firm Hines has announced the sale of Manhattan office buildings at 425 Lexington Avenue and 499 Park Avenue to JPMorgan Asset Management and American Realty Advisors, respectively, for a combined total of more than $1 billion. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's recent renewal of a lease for 595,000 square feet of space at 425 Lexington was a key factor in the sale of the office tower.The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Three more leave Dickstein Shapiro for Crowell & Moring; an in-house lawyer joins Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy's space and satellite practice; and K&L Gates adds four partners around the globe.The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Mergers Down in Second Quarter, But Still Up Compared to Last Year
Though mergers involving U.S. law firms were down in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, the industry saw more tie-ups in the first half of 2012 than it did during the first six months of 2011.Turkish Trouble: Global Firms Cope with Istanbul Unrest
Despite protests roiling Istanbul that saw thousands of lawyers join a Wednesday march against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, several Am Law 100 and large international firms say their local operations remain open for business. Edwards Wildman Palmer private equity partner Ted Cominos, whose firm announced last month its plans to open in Istanbul, and others spoke with The Am Law Daily about their commitment to the Turkish market.Blawgs to Add to Your Favorites List
Blogs and Web sites provide timely information about technology law issues. The problem is finding the time to sort through them and select the ones that cover your specific interests. Many offer subscription services, and will send subscribers an e-mail each day with a link to that day's new content. Some even offer RSS feeds, which -- when used with a newsreader -- "push" the updated content to your computer. K&L Gates partner Kelly Talcott cuts to the chase with the sites he finds most useful.White & Case's Madrid Launch Headlines Spate of New Office Openings
Three years after Latham & Watkins poached more than a dozen White & Case partners in New York, the Middle East, and London, White & Case has launched a new outpost in Madrid by raiding Latham for its Spanish corporate head. Other firms opening new offices include Cozen O'Connor, GrayRobinson, Hogan Lovells, K&L Gates, Reed Smith, Venable, and Winston & Strawn.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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