Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  22527-22533 displayed

1  3216 3217 3218 3219 3220  3627

---

Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.

Thirty-Eight Dorsey Attorneys Earn High Ranks From Chambers USA
Thirty-eight attorneys at global law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP have been selected as leading U.S. lawyers by independent legal research firm Chambers and Partners USA. Chambers also ranked several Dorsey practice groups – based in multiple cities – among the best across U.S. law firms.

Based on thousands of client interviews nationwide, Chambers USA ranks law firms and individual attorneys according to technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.

“This recognition is particularly significant because it comes directly from clients and the business community,” said Dorsey Managing Partner Pete Hendrixson. “Chambers USA is a respected source for unbiased, independent information. Attorneys and groups earning recognition by Chambers represent the practice of law at its best.

06-16-2006

---

Sideman & Bancroft, LLP

Sideman & Bancroft LLP Partner Elizabeth Erhardt Co-Authors Award-Winning CEB Publication on Domestic Partnerships
Elizabeth Erhardt, a partner in the Civil Litigation and Real Estate practice groups at Sideman & Bancroft LLP has authored ""Creation and Recognition of Domestic Partnership Regimes in California,"" the introductory chapter to a ground-breaking publication that provides the first ever comprehensive treatment of legal issues concerning California’s Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act.

Published by the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), California Domestic Partnerships has just received the 2006 award for Professional Excellence by the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA). The annual awards are highly competitive and this book was singled out from a field of more than 300 entrants, from several countries, to receive ACLEA’s top honor in the ""Best Publication"" category.

Because California’s recent Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act for the first time applies the Family Code to same-sex partners, the Act opens up a new area of law and California Domestic Partnerships is the first book to explain and guide attorneys in its use. The legal treatise addresses the rights and obligations of both registered and unregistered domestic partners.

Same-sex domestic partners require the comprehensive expertise of diverse legal professionals who are able to integrate the complexities of real estate law, estate planning, and tax law into the newly available family law framework.

It is this level of comprehensive, integrated expertise that Sideman & Bancroft LLP is uniquely able to provide to its clients. With 29 attorneys, including 19 partners, it is the only firm of its stature and size in San Francisco with well-established practice groups in Family Law, Estate Planning, Tax, and Real Estate.

Ms. Erhardt, who focuses on litigation involving real property rights, trust disputes and domestic partnership dissolutions, often collaborates with Sideman & Bancroft partners Diana Richmond and Ellen Kahn. Diana Richmond leads the Family Law practice and is a distinguished attorney, mediator and private judge with a national reputation earned for her authority and experience in family law. Partner Ellen Kahn specializes in all aspects of estate and tax planning. In addition to offering clients the broad technical excellence and creative solutions that registered and non-registered domestic partnerships increasingly require, the depth of expertise within Sideman & Bancroft ensures that sensitive matters crossing legal specialties are kept private and protected within the firm.

Since its founding 28 years ago, Sideman & Bancroft LLP has grown into a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed boutique law firm. Clients include individuals, partnerships and companies – from start-ups to Fortune 100 – in a wide range of professions and industries. The firm offers the collective expertise of counsel in complementary legal fields who share a commitment to offering the highest quality representation with a dedication to personal attention and responsiveness.

06-16-2006

---

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA
For the fourth consecutive year, Shipman & Goodwin was recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in Litigation, and Corporate, Employment and Real Estate law. In addition, six of the firm's attorneys were acknowledged for their expertise in their respective practice areas.

Shipman & Goodwin ranked among the top four firms in the state in the practice area of Employment. In the category of Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, the firm ranked among the top six firms in the state. Finally, Shipman & Goodwin ranked among the top seven firms in the state for its work in the practice areas of Real Estate and Litigation: General Commercial.

Chambers USA also recognized six of the firm's attorneys for their outstanding work in a particular area of law including Brian Clemow, Employment; Barry C. Hawkins, Real Estate; Timothy S. Hollister, Real Estate; Paul D. Sanson, Litigation: General Commercial; Robert R. Simpson, Litigation: General Commercial; and Robert L. Wyld,, Litigation: General Commercial. In addition, the client guide named Simpson an ""Up and Coming"" attorney in the category of Litigation: General Commercial.

Published by London-based Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA is the nation's preeminent guide to law firms and individual attorneys. The selection process is based on interviews with in-house counsel and other attorneys around the country. The rankings are based on qualities including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other categories most valued by the client.

06-16-2006

---

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite

Six Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Shareholders recognized as Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers & Partners
Six members of the firm have been selected as Leading Lawyers for Business in Arizona by Chambers & Partners. They are included in the 2006 edition of Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business The Client’s Guide, which was released to the public on June 2, 2006. Chambers & Partners interviewed clients of law firms, General Counsel at Fortune 100 companies, high-profile entrepreneurs, and other significant purchasers of legal services to obtain a consistent market view of which law firms and lawyers are considered leaders in their law practice areas. The six lawyers from RC&A selected as leaders are listed below.

James E. Brophy was recognized as a leading lawyer in the corporate and mergers & acquisitions areas of law.
Michael J. Brophy was recognized as a leading lawyer in the environment and water rights areas of law.
Charles L. (Rusty) Chester was recognized as a leading lawyer in the employment, mainly defendant, area of law.
John A. Hink was recognized as a leading lawyer in the real estate area of law.
Michael D. Moberly was recognized as a leading lawyer in the employment, mainly defendant, area of law.
Nathan R. Niemuth was recognized as a leading lawyer in the employment, mainly defendant, area of law.

Chambers & Partners have been publishers since 1969. They are located in London, England, and publish United Kingdom, USA, and Global guides to the legal profession. Additional information regarding Chambers & Partners, its guides, and the selection process they use to determine the leading lawyers in the United Kingdom, the USA, and the World is available at www.ChambersandPartners.com.

06-16-2006

---

Stinson, Morrison & Hecker, L.L.P.

Chambers USA Ranks Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP No. 1 in Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, General Commercial Litigation and Environmental Litigation
Four practice areas of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP are ranked No. 1 in the latest edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In all, five practice areas and 15 attorneys were recognized in this annual listing of top law firms and attorneys.

The firm ranked first in Missouri and Kansas for its corporate/M&A and real estate practice. In Kansas, litigation work in general commercial and environmental also ranked No 1. Other practice areas cited highly were employment in Arizona, Kansas and Missouri; and general commercial litigation in Missouri.

The firm was cited for its group of strong litigators with “not just one star, but a host of smart and accomplished trial lawyers” and a group of “sharp and imaginative litigators who do one hell of a job.”

Clients commented that the firm’s 31 real estate attorneys, whose work included $1 billion worth of projects in downtown Kansas City, are “extremely thorough, high quality and devoted to representing our interests.” Chambers USA also noted the strong hold the 30 corporate/M&A attorneys have on the Kansas City market. Clients are impressed with these “technically skilled” attorneys who handle the full range of corporate services.

06-16-2006

---

Cox & Smith Incorporated

Cox Smith Matthews Shareholder Named New Chair of Bankruptcy Law Section of State Bar of Texas
Cox Smith Matthews today announced that shareholder Deborah Williamson has been named Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, effective today. She has been serving as the Vice-Chair of the section since 2004.

Head of the Firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Department, Williamson is a Former Chair and Past President of the American Bankruptcy Institute. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, San Antonio Bar Foundation and Texas Bar Foundation, Former Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Certification Exam Commission for the State Bar of Texas, Former Executive Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, a member of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, and Former Vice President of Publications for the American Bankruptcy Institute. She also serves as Director and member of the Executive Committee of the San Antonio Public Library Foundation and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and Texas Association of Bank Counsel. Williamson graduated from the University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, J.D., cum laude in 1981 and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1982.

The Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas is a 1,200 member organization providing an opportunity for all practitioners of bankruptcy law licensed in Texas to meet and exchange information and ideas on a regular basis, including practitioners in both the consumer and business bankruptcy arenas, for those who represent creditors and debtors, and those who live in any geographic region in Texas.

06-16-2006

---

Winston & Strawn, LLP

Winston & Strawn Advises General de Alquiler de Maquinaria on €103 Million Initial Public Offering
Winston & Strawn LLP advised General de Alquiler de Maquinaria (GAM) in its €103 million initial public offering on the Spanish Stock Exchanges. GAM is a leading Spanish equipment rental company sponsored by Nmás1/Dinamia, a Spanish private equity group focused on the middle market. The transaction, carried out in a period of strong growth for the company, is designed to allow GAM to pursue its dynamic of expansion and finance further growth of its rental services and depot network in Spain and allow existing investors to monetize a portion of their investment.

The public offering consisted of an offering of 6.7 million new shares by GAM and an additional 5.8 million existing shares from shareholders, at €8.25 per share. Shares began trading on the Spanish Stock Exchanges on June 13. The transaction is the first initial public offering by a portfolio company of Nmás1/Dinamia. Forty percent of the shares were placed with institutional investors in Spain and 60 percent to international institutions.

The Winston & Strawn team, led by Robert Flanigan (partner) assisted by Michael Moetell (partner), Maxence Marsin, Angelynn Meya and Boris Hernani, worked with Cuatrecasas, Spanish counsel to the company and selling shareholders. Morgan Stanley acted as sole global coordinator and book runner. The underwriting syndicate also included Cazenove, BBVA, Banesto and Espírito Santo Investment.

06-15-2006

---

25383 matches |  22527-22533 displayed

1  3216 3217 3218 3219 3220  3627