Baker Taps Partner From Brazil As Global Chairman
The Times: Baker & McKenzie has appointed Eduardo Leite, a partner from its Sao Paolo office, as its global chairman. …
Lawyers
New IP Partner Joins Stroock New York
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan welcome the addition of Irah H. Donner to their Intellectual Property Practice Group, says MarketWire. …
Littler Adds Partner To Its Philadelphia Office
Per BusinessWire: Littler Mendelson today announced that Thomas Benjamin "Ben" Huggett will join the firm’s ranks as a shareholder at…
Shutts & Bowen Hires Four Attorneys To Boost Healthcare Practice
BusinessWire: The Florida based firm Shutts & Bowen has added four attorneys to its Health Care Practice. Linda M. Robison…
Bryan Cave Partner Nominated For Second Slot At Justice
Bloomberg Newsweek: The president intends to nominate Bryan Cave partner James Cole for the second spot at the Justice Department. …
Corporate In-House Counsel Consider Blogs (Among Other Things) When Hiring Firms
A few days ago, Benzinga.com reported on a survey that asked corporate execs and their in-house counsel about their hiring…
Making The Lateral Move Rather Than The Move Into Retirement
Several posts in the blogosphere have, in the last few days, focused on a rather new, if not surprising, phenomenon…
Chadbourne & Parke Bring In IP Talent From GE and Disney
Per PR Newswire, Chadbourne & Parke announced today the addition of two powerhouses to its Intellectual Property group as the…
BP Retains Kirland & Ellis To Aid In Spill Defense
In the face of a myriad of law suits resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, British Petroleum has…
ALM Study Finds Firms Take On Variety Of Measures To Counter Economy
Earthtimes.org has reported that ALM Legal Intelligence has released a new study entitled “Changes In Staffing Structure of Law Firms”. …
Boston Firm Noted For Nearly 300 Trademark Applications In 2009
Wolf Greenfield, New England’s largest firm dedicated to trademark law, filed 292 trademark applications last year according to a Marketwire…
Loucks Has New Home
Michael K. Loucks, who spent over 20 years as a U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, has joined law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…