Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  23227-23233 displayed

1  3316 3317 3318 3319 3320  3627

---

Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, L.L.P.

Sidley Austin LLP Named #1 Issuer Counsel for U.S. Debt, Equity and Equity-Related Deals for 2005 by Thomson Financial
For the second year in a row, Sidley Austin LLP was ranked top issuer counsel for U.S. debt, equity and equity-related deals by Thomson Financial in its 2005 law firm league tables. Sidley maintained its number one position as issuer counsel in both the U.S. straight debt, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and U.S. investment grade corporate debt categories. Sidley was also ranked number one manager counsel for U.S. investment grade corporate debt.

As the number one issuer counsel for U.S. debt, equity and equity-related deals, Sidley advised on 482 transactions with over $320 billion in deal value, representing a market share of 11.4%. Sidley was ranked number three underwriter counsel in the same category with nearly $220 billion in deal value from 408 offerings, representing a 7.4% market share.

Sidley advised issuers of U.S. straight debt, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, on more than $317 billion worth of transactions from 473 offerings, representing a 12% market share. In U.S. investment grade corporate debt, the firm served as issuer counsel on over $49 billion in proceeds from 72 issues, representing a 9% market share, and manager counsel on over $62 billion in deal value from 154 offerings, representing a market share of 9.2%.

Of 28 securities offerings measurements tracked in the Thomson survey, Sidley ranked in the top 10 in 21 categories. In 19 of those categories, Sidley ranked in the top 5. Notable rankings include:

• #1 issuer counsel and #3 manager counsel for U.S. debt, equity and equity-related securities

• #1 issuer counsel and #1 manager counsel for U.S. investment grade corporate debt

• #1 issuer counsel and #3 manager counsel for U.S. straight debt, including mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities

• #2 issuer counsel and #3 manager counsel for U.S. straight debt, excluding mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities

• #2 issuer counsel for U.S. mortgage-backed securities

“Sidley’s continued top performance in the league tables demonstrates the quality as well as the breadth of our capital markets practice,” said Edward J. Fine, a senior corporate partner and co-head of the Securitization team in New York. “We are gratified that our clients continue to choose Sidley as their counsel in increasingly complex transactions.”

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms, with more than 1,600 lawyers practicing in 15 U.S. and international cities including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Sidley was named the Number One-Ranked U.S. Law Firm for Overall Client Service in 2002 and 2004 in surveys of Fortune 1000 executives by BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm. In 2005, BTI named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for five years in a row. Sidley received the 2005 Catalyst Award in recognition of the firm's initiative to recruit, retain and advance diverse talent.

05-05-2006

---

Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

Former U.S. Attorney For Eastern District Of Wisconsin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
David J. Cannon, litigation partner in the Milwaukee office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, is the 2006 recipient of the Judge Myron L. Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association . Mr. Cannon is recognized for his dedication to trial practice, his contributions to the legal profession via the many legal articles he has authored and the many continuing legal education topics he has presented, and for the various bar association leadership roles he has held over the years.

When asked what his one advice to young litigators would be, Mr. Cannon responded, “Listen, listen, listen to what the judge, opposing counsel or your senior partner is saying and then respond appropriately.”

Prior to joining the firm in 1973, Mr. Cannon served as the Assistant District Attorney and then as District Attorney for Milwaukee County and as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He has extensive experience in all matters of litigation and is often called upon by our clients to conduct sensitive internal investigations involving corporate wrongdoing. Mr. Cannon has prosecuted and defended hundreds of criminal matters in both state and federal courts. Over the years, he has participated in a number of CLE presentations for the State Bar of Wisconsin on a variety of litigation issues. He was also named a Wisconsin Super Lawyer in the area of Litigation in the November 2005 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.

About Michael Best

Founded in 1848, Michael Best has earned its reputation as a leading Midwestern law firm. The firm has more than 250 attorneys in six office locations, including Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois and Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The firm provides a full range of legal services to clients on a local, regional, national and global basis. The firm’s main areas of practice are intellectual property and intellectual property litigation; corporate, health care, labor & employment, land & resources (environmental and real estate), litigation, tax, and wealth planning.

Michael Best is the exclusive Wisconsin member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. Visit www.lexmundi.com for more information. The firm is also a member of the China Alliance. The China Alliance is a unique arrangement established by four leading independent law firms in response to the increasing importance of China to the global marketplace and to North American businesses. Visit www.china-alliance.com for more information.

05-05-2006

---

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP

Luce Forward Strengthens Tenant-In-Common Specialization With Three Experienced Attorneys
Respected attorney Jason J. Belice has joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP as Partner, and highly regarded attorneys Carrie H. Darling and Adina Zerboni have joined the firm as associates. All three attorneys practice in Luce Forward's San Diego office.

Belice, whose experience includes work in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, and complex real estate acquisitions, will focus on tenant-in-common (TIC) syndications as part of Luce Forward's Business / Corporate Practice Group. Darling and Zerboni will also focus on tenant-in-common work as part of Luce Forward's Business and Real Estate Practice Groups respectively.

Recognized as a tenant-in-common industry leader, Luce Forward's TIC practice is led by attorney Darryl Steinhause, who pioneered the legal structure for the now popular tenant-in-common syndication model in 1995.

""Luce Forward has long been at the forefront of the highly intricate tenant-in-common industry,"" said Robert J. Bell, Luce Forward's Managing Partner. ""We are proud to welcome Jason, Carrie, and Adina to the firm, and we are confident that their expertise will add to the strength of our Business and Real Estate practice groups, and contribute to the growth of our TIC specialization.""

Prior to joining Luce Forward, Jason J. Belice was a Senior Associate with Baker & McKenzie in San Diego, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, and complex real estate acquisitions. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Cornell University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. Belice is a member of the Board of Directors for Camp Fire USA, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit youth development organizations, and also serves as a Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador.
Carrie H. Darling has spent the last four years as an attorney for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C., where she worked to ensure compliance with the Federal Securities laws. In addition to TIC-related work, Darling's practice at Luce Forward will focus on securities, general business matters and mergers and acquisitions. She earned a Masters of Law (LL.M.) degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration degree from Saint Mary's College of California. Darling is also a certified public accountant.
Adina Zerboni was previously an associate with Basile, Baumann, Prost & Associates, Inc., where she represented the U.S. Department of Navy in connection with the privatization (including development, financing and management) of residential and commercial planned community projects throughout the West Coast. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Zerboni has a California Real Estate Brokers' License and is an active member of the Performing Art League.

05-05-2006

---

Lathrop & Gage LLP

Philip diZerega Joins Lathrop & Gage
Philip diZerega joined the Boulder office of the Lathrop & Gage L.C. law firm as an associate in the intellectual property practice area. Prior to this, he was a patent attorney with Patent Law Offices of Rick Martin, P.C., in Longmont, Co.

Mr. diZerega focuses on intellectual property litigation as well as drafting and prosecuting U.S. and PCT patent applications. He was a law clerk for Katz, Look & Moison, P.C., in Denver in 2004. Mr. diZerega worked as an electrical engineer for Compaq Computer Corporation/Hewlett Packard Corporation in Houston from 1994 to 2002. He is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Colorado Supreme Court.

Mr. diZerega earned his bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas in Electrical Engineering in 1992 and his M.S. from Texas A&M University in 1994. He earned his juris doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2004.

About Lathrop & Gage:
Lathrop & Gage L.C. is a full-service law firm with 280 attorneys in 10 offices across the country. The firm has a regional, national and international practice in business and tort litigation, intellectual property, government relations, corporate, environmental, labor and employment, health care, real estate, financial institutions, tax, wealth strategies, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com.

05-05-2006

---

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, L.L.P.

Brigida Benitez to Receive Boston College Law School\'s 75th Anniversary Alumni Award
Brigida Benitez, a partner in the Washington, DC office, has been selected to receive the 75th Anniversary Alumni Award from Boston College Law School. The award is intended to recognize and honor leading alumni for distinction within the legal profession. Ms. Benitez will receive the award at the May 15th Law Day Dinner in Boston, at which ABA President Michael Greco will be the keynote speaker

05-05-2006

---

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bracewell & Giuliani Partner Mike Tankersley Receives Burton Legal Writing Award; Firm Honored for Third Time
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce that Michael W. Tankersley, a corporate governance expert and partner in its Dallas office, has received a 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Tankersley and co-author Suzanne Hopgood received the award for Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis, a handbook for public company directors published by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Bracewell has also received a Record of Distinction Award for 2006 in recognition of its attorneys earning three Burton Awards in the seven years since the program's inception.

""The Burton Awards recognize outstanding writing on legal subjects from submissions by the top 1000 law firms in the United States,"" said Patrick Oxford, Bracewell & Giuliani managing partner. ""We congratulate Mike, Suzanne and our past award recipients on receiving this national honor, which I believe exemplifies the quality and depth of expertise that we bring to our clients.""

In 2002, Bracewell partner Scott Segal, co-leader of the firm's government relations practice in Washington, garnered the writing honor. Kevin Ewing, Jason Hutt and Erik Petersen, environmental attorneys in the firm's Washington office received a Burton Award in 2005.

Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis guides corporate directors through the business, financial, legal and communications issues they must consider when their companies prepare for or respond to crisis situations such as natural disasters, investigations by government agencies, financial collapse and bankruptcy, or the loss of significant assets or key executives. ""It was surprising to us that there was so little guidance for corporate directors in the area of crisis planning and response,"" said Tankersley, who has more than two decades of experience advising officers and boards of public and private companies in responding to crisis situations and governance issues. ""Recent events have shown that some companies were well prepared for crisis, while others have floundered, at great cost to the company, its shareholders, employees and other key stakeholders.""

Tankersley and other recipients of Burton Awards for 2006 will be honored at a dinner June 12 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Attorney William C. Burton (author of Burton's Legal Thesaurus) founded the Burton Awards program in 2000 ""to eliminate archaic legal writing"" and ""reward talented legal writers from across America and, therefore, set an example for all others to follow.""

Tankersley counsels corporate boards and committees regarding fiduciary duty issues, conflicts of interest, disclosure and securities law compliance issues, including special committee investigations of alleged fraudulent activity. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Accounting degrees from Rice University. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law with high honors in 1980. He is a past chair of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and was a founding director and is past chair of the Texas Business Law Foundation. He is a frequent writer and speaker on corporate governance and securities law issues, and he is a member of the teaching faculty of the National Association of Corporate Directors, speaking at their national institutes and providing certified educational programs for public company boards.

Suzanne Hopgood is president and CEO of the The Hopgood Group LLC, a business and workout consulting firm she founded in 1985. During the past 10 years she has assisted public and private companies in facing difficult business, financial and legal challenges and crises, serving at various times as a turnaround CEO, chairman of the board of directors of two troubled public companies and as chair of public company audit, nominating and governance committees. Hopgood is a member of the teaching faculty of the National Association of Corporate Directors and is an active member, educator, facilitator and mediator for public and private company boards.

About Bracewell & Giuliani

Bracewell & Giuliani has a 60-year history of global excellence. With offices in New York, London, Washington, D.C., throughout Texas, and in Kazakhstan, Bracewell is strategically positioned to serve client needs worldwide. Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, and leading public entities depend on Bracewell & Giuliani for practical solutions and creative advice spanning law, business and public policy.

05-05-2006

---

Richman, Greer, Weil, Brumbaugh, Mirabito & Christensen, P.A.

Bruce Christensen elected to AAML Board
Bruce A. Christensen has been elected to a three year term on the Board of Managers of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has been designated vice-chairman of the annual institute committee.

05-05-2006

---

25383 matches |  23227-23233 displayed

1  3316 3317 3318 3319 3320  3627