Eckert Seamans Expands in Richmond
Eckert Seamans added three partners and three lobbyists to its Richmond office this week. All six come from the firm…
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Jenner & Block Adds Former Counsel for General Dynamics
David Savner, the former senior vice president and general counsel of General Dynamics, is returning to Jenner & Block as…
Abrupt Closure of Mann Bracken’s Offices Causes Chaos
The abrupt closure of Rockville based debt collection law firm Mann Bracken’s 24 offices nationwide has plunged Maryland regulators, courts…
Partnership Shakeup: KamberEdelson now Edelson McGuire
As the result of a change in partnership, the firm previously known as KamberEdelson is now Edelson McGuire. Its newest…
Ogletree Deakins Opens in Las Vegas
Employment law firm Ogletree Deakins has opened an office in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the help of six new attorneys.…
$125 Million Plus Paid to Placement Agents for CalPERS Deals
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), which provides retirement, health, and other financial programs to more than 1.6 million…
Cozen O’Connor Picks up Former TARP Official
Howard Schweitzer, former Chief Operating Officer of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, has joined Cozen O'Connor in the firm's Washington…
White & Case Launches Arbitration Practice in Singapore
White & Case, one of six international firms awarded a license to practice in Singapore at the end of 2008,…
Appleby Opens Offshore Office
The UK's Appleby will open a new office in Guernsey, Channel Islands in the spring of 2010. Appleby’s Guernsey office…
Florida Bar Extends Investigation Beyond Rothstein
35 former senior attorneys from the defunct Fort Lauderdale firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler are being investigated by the Florida Bar.…
SCOTUS Blocks Proposition 8 Trial Broadcast
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision has blocked the broadcast of the trial underway in San Francisco regarding California's…
Dyncorp Sued by Veterans
Dyncorp International, a defense contractor that provides security teams for the US Government in overseas missions along with other hands…