Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  11187-11193 displayed

1  1596 1597 1598 1599 1600  3627

---

Cozen O' Connor

Cozen O'Connor Member Scott B. Schwartz Appears on CN8 Your Morning to Discuss iPhone™ Issues
Cozen O’Connor member Scott B. Schwartz recently appeared on CN8 Your Morning to discuss the newly announced Apple iPhone™ mobile device. In discussing the much anticipated new phone, which is the subject of a trademark infringement lawsuit by Cisco Systems, Inc., Schwartz spoke of the implications of Apple’s release of the iPhone in the face of the lawsuit, why Apple launched the product in this way and possible naming alternatives for Apple’s iPhone.

Schwartz is a member of the Intellectual Property Department and is resident in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He concentrates his practice in all aspects of trademark, copyright and unfair competition law. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, Schwartz served at Intel Corporation as a senior attorney responsible for implementing and managing global trademark enforcement and protection strategies.

Schwartz is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, D.C. He is a member of the International Trademark Association and serves as the subcommittee chair of the U.S. legislation and new regulations subcommittee. Schwartz has been a guest lecturer on trademark law at Santa Clara University School of Law and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having appeared in his youth in various commercials as well as an independent film. He was named a 2005 Pennsylvania “Rising Star” by Law & Politics.

A resident of Bala Cynwyd, PA, Schwartz earned his undergraduate degree from American University (B.A., 1988) and his law degree from University of Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1991).

01-29-2007

---

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Three New Members of Silicon Valley IP Team Featured in IP Law360
The recent addition of three new attorneys to Buchanan's Silicon Valley office — Karineh Khachatourian, Jeffrey M. Ratinoff and Bryan J. Sinclair — was noted in a January 19, 2007, article in IP Law360 as giving the firm’s "team a competitive edge in Silicon Valley." Both Khachatourian and Sinclair serve as special counsel, while Ratinoff is a senior attorney.

The article, titled "Buchanan Ingersoll Bolsters Silicon Valley IP Team," highlighted the experience each attorney brings to Buchanan’s Intellectual Property Section, especially in the areas of dispute resolution and IP litigation in federal, state and appellate courts.

Khachatourian told IP Law360 that, along with staying close to her existing client base in Silicon Valley, "I’m excited about the challenge to build the firm’s IP litigation department and capability in Silicon Valley. The firm is not only committed to expanding its Silicon Valley presence, but also its California presence." In addition, she noted, "there’s a lot of crossover between the firm’s institutional clients and large Silicon Valley-based companies."

She added that women attorneys do not ordinarily get the chance to help launch the growth initiative of a practice. "This is a great opportunity for me. I appreciate the chance to grow the practice as well as the firm’s commitment to me. The expansion means we can take on more varied cases and interesting issues."

According to the article, many of Khachatourian’s clients will follow her to Buchanan, including Eagle Broadband, a communications technology and services provider; Savvis Inc., a global IT utility services provider; and Phoenix Technologies, a builder of core system software platforms.

01-29-2007

---

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Buchanan’s Merger Figures Prominently in Pittsburgh Business Times Article
Titled "Mergers change local legal landscape," an article appearing in the January 19, 2007, edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times discussed recent mergers among the city’s three largest law firms. The merger that created Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in July 2006 was termed "the biggest local merger in decades."

The article noted that all three firms — Buchanan, Reed Smith, and K&L Gates — wanted to "fill in their U.S. footprints" and that CEO Tom VanKirk is game for a similarly big merger in New York City or Philadelphia. VanKirk is quoted as saying, "We want a larger presence in those places so, therefore, we could have merger activities in both."

The article went on to quote VanKirk on his belief that it's a plus for Pittsburgh to be home to Buchanan, K&L Gates and Reed Smith. "The fact that the city of Pittsburgh can support and headquarter three different law firms in the top 80 — depending on whether you're using National Law Journal or American Lawyer measurements — says a lot about the Pittsburgh marketplace. It makes for a very vibrant legal market, which makes it easier for smaller firms to recruit here."

Speaking to redundancy that often results from mergers, Robert Denney, president of Robert Denney Associates, a Wayne, Pennsylvania-based consultancy to law firms, told the Business Times that he expects Buchanan to "most likely to influence the Pittsburgh market going forward.

01-29-2007

---

Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Cutler Addresses ABA National Consumer Protection Program
"partner Barry Cutler addressed the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s National Consumer Protection Program at Georgetown Law Center on January 29.

Cutler was a panelist for the session, ""Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection Practice—Inside and Out—The Bureau Directors’ Perspective."" The conference brought together the leading government enforcers, public interest lawyers, and private practitioners to discuss the most pressing issues in consumer protection law today.

Cutler, who concentrates his practice on consumer issues including advertising, credit, business opportunities, marketing and direct selling, FTC regulation and trade associations, was Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1990 to 1993."

01-29-2007

---

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Fisher & Phillips Returns to San Francisco
Fisher & Phillips LLP is moving its Bay Area office from Oakland to San Francisco effective January 29. The firm has been in the Bay Area since 1982. Our new office is located in One Embarcadero Center in the heart of San Francisco's prime commercial district.

San Francisco Managing Partner Tim Murphy said when the opportunity arose to move into the Embarcadero Center the firm recognized the value of that location. “San Francisco provides us a more centralized location from which to serve our clients. For most of the 25 years we have been in the Bay Area we were located in San Francisco, so it’s like a homecoming.”

The San Francisco office currently has eight seasoned attorneys. Murphy said, “We plan to add to our already experienced group of attorneys in the near future.” The attorneys average 18 years of practice, with Murphy leading the group. He has practiced law in California for 35 years.

Fisher & Phillips Chairman Roger Quillen added, “Our clients are fortunate to be served by such a stellar group of attorneys as those we have in San Francisco and our other California offices. Additionally, our Western clients benefit from the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge we can tap into in the rest of our offices from coast-to-coast.

01-29-2007

---

Downey Brand LLP

Trusts & Estate Attorney Added to Downey Brand
Gina L. Lera joins the firm's trusts and estates practice group as counsel. She received her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1995 and her B.A. from
California State University, Sacramento in 1992. Prior to joining Downey Brand, Lera was a partner with Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP in Sacramento. She is a Certified Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate Law Specialist with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

01-29-2007

---

Cohen and Wolf, P.C.

Jonathan C. Parks Joins Firm
Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. is pleased to announce Jonathan C. Parks has recently joined the firm.

Jonathan C. Parks joins the firm as a director in the Intellectual Property Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of patents, copyrights, trademarks, technology transfer and intellectual property counseling. He received his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1996, M.S. in computer engineering from Syracuse University in 1991, and his B.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 1989. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Mr. Parks was a partner with the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP in Pittsburgh. He resides in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Cohen & Grigsby offers legal services to private and publicly held businesses, nonprofits, multinational corporations, individuals and emerging companies. It has experience in bankruptcy, business, tax, employee benefits, estates, trusts, immigration, intellectual property, international business, litigation, labor and employment, and real estate. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has offices in Bonita Springs, Florida and Naples, Florida.

01-29-2007

---

25383 matches |  11187-11193 displayed

1  1596 1597 1598 1599 1600  3627