Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  15233-15239 displayed

1  2176 2177 2178 2179 2180  3627

---

Foley & Lardner

Foley Expands Litigation Department With Addition of Jeffrey R. Blease
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Jeffrey R. Blease has joined its San Diego office as a partner and member of the Litigation Department and the General Commercial Litigation and Construction Practices.

“The national trial experience that Jeff brings to the firm will enhance the litigation services we provide both nationally and on the West Coast,” said Jon Wilson, chair of the firm's Litigation Department. “His intimate involvement and depth of experience with the construction community also will prove to be a great resource for our clients.”

Blease joins Foley from his former firm of Blease & Zuccaro, LLP, where he was a founder and managing partner. He has extensive jury trial experience in multiple jurisdictions and enjoys distilling complex matters into concepts and themes a jury can understand. Blease has tried cases spanning a number of issues from business disputes to construction cases with tens of thousands of documents.

Over the last 18 years, Blease has focused his practice on general business litigation and construction issues including contracts and litigation representing owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors. He concentrates on “shovel to gavel” representation, meaning he oversees all legal aspects of a construction project, including permitting, zoning, licensing, environmental issues and contract disputes with consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and others. Blease has handled construction matters across the nation as well as eminent domain cases for landowners.

Prior to joining Foley, he served on the Sartell, MN, City Council for 10 years, chaired the Public Works Commission, served on the Economic Development Commission, and on the Area Planning Organization, the intergovernmental planning group, in St. Cloud, MN.

Foley & Lardner LLP provides the full range of corporate legal counsel. Our attorneys understand today's most complex business issues, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax. The firm offers total solutions in the automotive, emerging technologies, energy, entertainment and media, financial services, food, golf and resort services, insurance, health care, life sciences, nanotechnology, and sports industries.

11-09-2006

---

Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Sudha Shetty Receives Equal Justice Works Award
Dorsey diversity consultant Sudha Shetty was recently honored with a national Equal Justice Works Award, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported. Shetty, a native of India, has focused her efforts at providing legal services for underserved residents of Seattle, including immigrant populations and victims of domestic violence.

"When I think back about ten years ago, I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel," said Shetty, who lost custody of her young children after her arranged marriage ended in divorce ten years ago. "But now here are my kids, graduating from college, and I have an incredible job at a law firm that believes in diversity and in pro bono work - I feel very blessed.

11-09-2006

---

Covington & Burling, P.C.

Covington’s Peter Nickles Named General Counsel to DC Mayor-Elect Adrian Fenty
Peter Nickles, highly regarded partner and now senior counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, has been appointed General Counsel and Senior Advisor to newly elected DC Mayor Adrian Fenty. Mr. Nickles will assume his new position in early 2007.

At Covington, Mr. Nickles’ practice emphasizes major class actions involving securities fraud and toxic torts; jury and non-jury trials; defensive takeover litigation and other high-profile litigation; international arbitrations; as well as antitrust and trade law and federal regulatory practice. Over the last four and one-half decades, he has also represented numerous Fortune 500 companies against insurance carriers in complex insurance coverage disputes.

Mr. Nickles has fought for the rights of poor and disadvantaged persons through social, institutional, and political reform throughout his career. His commitment to public service dates back to his early days as a lawyer, when he was counsel to the Jackson State Task Force and the Kent State Task Force, reporting to the Scranton Commission on Campus Unrest. From 1970 to 1975, he chaired Covington’s program at Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) in Washington, DC. He was an adjunct professor at Howard Law School from 1980 to 1992.

Mr. Nickles has litigated important cases to protect the rights of the District’s most marginalized citizens. As class counsel in Dixon v. Barry, filed in 1974, he helped secure significant relief for thousands of homeless and mentally retarded residents of the District of Columbia. This case, which required nearly 30 years of litigation, resulted in the creation of community-based services for persons with mental illness.

Mr. Nickles has also been involved in several cases that have been instrumental in reducing violence, alleviating overcrowding, and improving Medicaid and mental health services for prisoners in the District of Columbia. In Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia and in John Doe v. District of Columbia, he was appointed by the United States District Court to represent all of the prisoners confined to the District of Columbia’s Central and Maximum Security Facilities regarding a plethora of unconstitutional conditions. In Inmates of the Modular Facility v. District of Columbia, he skillfully negotiated an effective Consent Decree designed to cure constitutional deficiencies in security, health care, sanitation, and fire safety. In Woman Prisoners v. District of Columbia, class-action litigation brought on behalf of the District’s women prisoners, he won an injunction requiring the District of Columbia to provide adequate reproductive health care, to take steps to prevent sexual abuse, harassment, and other relief.

In May 1998, he received the District of Columbia Bar Association’s Pro Bono Service Award for his years of public service in connection with a number of cases affecting the citizens of the District of Columbia.

11-09-2006

---

Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Birk Appointed Colorado Bar Fellow/Honored as Children's Advocate
Denver partner Mary Birk has been invited to become a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation. Selection as a fellow is limited to no more than five percent of the lawyers in Colorado and "is recognition of a lawyer as one whose professional, public, and private career has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession and the maintenance and advancement of the objectives of the Colorado Bar Association."

The Colorado Bar Foundation promotes the advancement of jurisprudence, the administration of justice and the dissemination of educational information to practicing attorneys and to members of the general public through grants and contributions.

Birk was also honored by the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center for her volunteer efforts with its "Denver Prevention Partnership" program which, in partnership with the Denver Department of Human Services (DDHS), pairs volunteer attorneys with at-risk children to strengthen and preserve their families without court intervention. Volunteer attorneys are assigned to a family and asked to meet with them regularly, help develop a services plan, monitor their progress and participate in Team Development Meetings at DDHS.

11-09-2006

---

Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Sanford Addresses Practising Law Institute: "Communications Law
Washington, D.C., partner Bruce Sanford, who has been described by American Journalism Review as one of the most accomplished press lawyers in the nation, was invited to be a speaker at the Practising Law Institute's "Communications Law" program held November 9-10 in New York City.

Sanford was a speaker on a panel which addressed libel issues, including: Are courts increasingly hostile to libel defendants who refuse to disclose confidential sources?; How should courts rule when libel plaintiffs seek to unmask anonymous web posters?; Do disclaimers of defamatory meaning count for anything?; Does a university professor become a limited purpose public figure when he makes anti-war statements during class discussion?

11-09-2006

---

Dechert LLP

FSA Fines Foresters Friendly Society for Misleading Commercials
Foresters Friendly Society has been fined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for promoting financial products to elderly consumers in "substandard" commercials. Dechert LLP lawyer, Richard Heffner, says the level of fine does not appear to be out of line with fines in other financial promotion cases but because Foresters is a mutual fund, the fine in this case would have been primarily borne by Foresters' customers. The FSA says it imposed the fine on the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society because the firm failed to promote financial products to consumers in a way that was clear, fair and not misleading.

11-08-2006

---

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Names Special Counsel Across Practices and Offices
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms, today announced the promotion of 24 attorneys to the position of Special Counsel “Cadwalader has long recognized the need to develop and retain its most valuable asset – our attorneys. The position of Special Counsel supports this effort and provides recognition and incentive for our experienced attorneys who have demonstrated excellent legal and management skills and expertise in their area of practice. Above and beyond that, these attorneys have worked very hard, have excellent working relationships with clients, train and mentor junior staff, and have made significant contributions to our pro bono, diversity, recruiting and marketing efforts,” stated Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader’s Chairman. “We are very fortunate to have so many talented and deserving lawyers to promote this year. We congratulate them on their achievements and look forward to their continued success with us.”

Aaron Benjamin, an attorney in the Capital Markets Department in Charlotte, focuses on structured finance, derivative products, other innovative limited-recourse lending transactions, secured transaction law and the federal securities laws. He received his J.D. from the University of Toronto Law School and his undergraduate degree, with high honors, from Carleton University. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Resident in the New York Litigation Department, Jeffrey S. Burman concentrates in the resolution of reinsurance disputes, including litigation, arbitration and mediation, and the representation of insurers, reinsurers, banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity funds in insurance and reinsurance based transactions. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware, and his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Rutgers Law Journal.

Following law school, he served as a judicial clerk for The Honorable James M. Havey, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. He is a member of the bars of the States of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of New Jersey.

Elizabeth Butler, based in the New York Litigation Department, advises clients in a variety of areas of commercial law, including banking, insurance and reinsurance, contracts, antitrust, torts and fraud. She graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Minnesota and received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. She is a member of the New York State bar.

Anderson D. Caperton, resident in Charlotte, concentrates his practice in the area of real estate finance and securitization. A member of the Global Finance Department, he represents national, international, and regional financial institutions, investment banks, pension funds, and investors in connection with the financing, acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial ffice buildings, regional shopping malls, shopping centers, hotels, industrial warehouses, merchandise marts, multifamily housing, and residential and planned unit developments. He received his undergraduate degree from University of Virginia, and his J.D. from University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the University of North Carolina Law Review and the founder of the North Carolina Banking Institute. He is admitted to practice in the State of North Carolina.

Holly Marcille Chamberlain, also in the Global Finance Department in the Charlotte office, practices in the area of real estate finance and securitization. She represents national, international, and regional financial institutions, investment banks, pension funds, and investors in connection with the financing, acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial office buildings, regional shopping malls, shopping centers, hotels, industrial warehouses, merchandise marts, multifamily housing, and residential and planned unit developments. She received her J.D. from New York Law School and her B.A. from Binghamton University. She is admitted to practices in New York, North Carolina and Massachusetts.

Matthew Fenster focuses on litigation for a wide array of health care organizations involving general commercial matters, complex fraud, and health care reimbursement. He earned a B.S. from Cornell University and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the NYU Journal of International Law & Politics. He is admitted to practice in the courts of the States of New York and New Jersey, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

David Gingold, a member of the Capital Markets Department in New York, is experienced in corporate and capital markets transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings (including synthetic CDOs and securitizations), public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity and credit derivatives, and various types of structured financings. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A., with honors, from Williams College. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Nathan Haynes, a restructuring attorney in New York, has played significant roles in numerous chapter 11 cases, including Northwest Airlines, Lodgian, Inc., Casual Male Corp. and Bradlees Stores Inc. He is experienced in commercial litigation in state and federal bankruptcy court and with issues involving debtor and creditor rights, the enforcement of contractual obligations, loan work-outs, banking and insurance coverage. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Pace Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Pace Law Review, and a cum laude graduate of Northeastern University. He is admitted in New York and Massachusetts. Resident in the Global Finance Department in New York, Gerard Hefner represents institutional lenders in the real estate finance area, including in the origination of commercial mortgage loans and mezzanine loans secured by office buildings, apartment complexes, shopping malls, hotels, healthcare facilities and cell towers. He received his law degree from St. John's University School of Law, where he was a St. Thomas More Scholar and Associate Editor of the St. John's University Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, also from St. John' s University. He is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.
Richard Jensen, resident in the New York office, concentrates in the area of asset securitization, with particular emphasis on the securitization of prime, alt-A and sub prime residential mortgage loans. Clients he regularly represents include major mortgage, investment and commercial banks. He received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University and earned his law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York.

Robert Kim, a New York capital markets lawyer, has developed expertise in every aspect of the commercial mortgaged-backed securities practice, including public and private CMBS offerings, real estate CDO transactions and structured mortgage and mezzanine loan participation transactions. He received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and his A.B. from Harvard University. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York. A New York-based litigator, Stacey Lara concentrates in the areas of complex commercial and securities litigation, and antitrust related matters. She received her undergraduate degree from New York University and her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where she also served on the Moot Court Honor Society. She is admitted to practice in New York State and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jeffrey Legault, a corporate lawyer in New York, represents large corporate entities as well as global investment banks in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private placements and joint ventures. He received his undergraduate degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and his LL.B. from the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto. He is admitted in New York and Canada. Ivan Loncar, an attorney in the Capital Markets Department in New York, focuses his practice on fixed income and credit derivatives and structured financial products. He represents dealers, banks and other financial institutions in connection with interest rate, total return, and credit default swaps and other structured financial products that combine securitization techniques and derivative products. He received his LL.B. from University of Belgrade School of Law and his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Michael C. Macchiarola, resident in New York, concentrates his practice on structured products transactions on behalf of investment banks, domestic and foreign commercial banks , and large hedge funds. He has experience with equity-linked and hedge-fund linked products as well as derivatives, particularly equity derivatives. He also advises on prime brokerage and Cadwalader, stock loan matters. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and an A.B. from The College of The Holy Cross. He is licensed to practice in New York.

Geoffrey R. Maibohm, a Capital Markets attorney in Charlotte, handles all aspects of commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, servicers and subservicers, as well as co-lenders and participants in loans. He also has significant experience dealing with ongoing servicing issues. He graduated magna cum laude from the Syracuse University College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Geneseo. He is admitted in North Carolina and New York.

Richard Nugent, an attorney in the Tax Department, is resident in New York. A transactional lawyer with significant expertise in the tax aspects of public and private corporate mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs, he also has experience advising clients on cross-border tax planning strategies, the tax consequences of restructurings and bankruptcies, and financing transactions. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Saint Peter's College, his J.D., with honors, from Rutgers School of Law, and his LL.M., with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center. Following law school, he clerked for The Honorable Robert P. Ruwe of the United States Tax Court and The Honorable Richard F. Suhrheinrich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is admitted in New York.

Matthew Robertson, resident in the Charlotte Global Finance Department, represents national, international and regional financial institutions, investment banks, and investors in connection with the financing of a wide range of commercial properties, including multi-state, multi-property mortgage loans and large, sophisticated financings involving multiple lenders and various levels of mortgage and mezzanine debt as well as the sale and transfer of various types of commercial loans. He received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Delaware, and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law. He is admitted in North Carolina.

Jason Salman, resident in London, has worked on a wide range of corporate and restructuring matters throughout Europe and in Australia, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings and general corporate governance and regulatory matters. He received his Bachelor of Economics degree and Bachelor of Laws degree from Murdoch University in Western Australia. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales and as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Michelle R. Seltzer, a lawyer in the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation Group in Cadwalader's Washington, D.C. office, advises clients on a wide range of complex civil litigation matters and on a variety of criminal and regulatory issues, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, securities and other white collar crime matters. She received a B.A., with highest honors, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. Following law school, she served as a clerk to United States District Court Judge John F. Nangle in the Southern District of Georgia. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and in Georgia.

Thomas Stimson, a member of the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation Group, resident in Washington, represents corporations and individuals in a wide variety of white collar criminal, regulatory, and complex civil litigation matters, including international corruption (arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), money laundering, securities, antitrust and intellectual property cases. He also conducts internal investigations and advises clients with regard to compliance and corporate governance issues. He received a B.A., with honors, from Iowa State University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia, where he was an member of the Journal of Law & Politics. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia State Bar.

An attorney in Cadwalader's Capital Markets Department, Laura Swihart concentrates in commercial mortgage-backed securities, representing mortgage loan sellers, issuers and underwriters. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her B.A., with honors, from the University of Connecticut. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York. Jackson Taylor, a member of the Financial Restructuring practice in London, advise creditors, insolvency practitioners, debtor companies and directors on a range of contentious and consensual insolvency processes as well as institutional creditors and ad hoc creditors’ committees on restructuring financially distressed companies outside of formal insolvency proceedings. He graduated with double degrees, with honors, from The University of Melbourne, where he also obtained a Master of Laws degree. He also holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency from the UK Insolvency Practitioners Association. He is qualified as a barrister and solicitor.

Joshua R. Weiss, a New York-based litigator, has experience in various areas of complex commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking and finance, swaps and derivatives, securities, contract, employment, trade secrets and unfair competition, bankruptcy, copyright and trademark, and insurance coverage litigation. He also has been involved in numerous international, multi-jurisdictional disputes. He received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University, and his J.D., cum laude, from The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. He is admitted to practice in New York State and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

11-08-2006

---

25383 matches |  15233-15239 displayed

1  2176 2177 2178 2179 2180  3627