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Chris Reeder joins Sheppard Mullin in LA

Former Lord, Bissell & Brook attorneys, Christopher S. Reeder with a team of three attorneys have joined the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, in its Los Angeles office.

The four attorneys—special counsel Beverly Lu, associates Gabriel Green and Gene Wu, and Reeder will be part of the firm's business trial practice group. Complex business litigation partner Reeder practices commercial law, real estate, franchise, business practices, IP, employment and labor, construction, lending and brokerage laws, among others. Guy Halgren, chairman of Sheppard Mullin said the firm envisages to build upon Reeder's "diverse" experience. "The team's practice dovetails well with other key groups in the Los Angeles office, such as real estate, employment, and IP," he added.

Out of Sheppard Mullin's 250 litigation specialists representing clients from its 10 global offices, more than 75 of them are based in the LA office alone. The firm has more than 490 attorneys representing clients in diverse practice areas from its 10 offices worldwide.

07-26-2007

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Former GM Counsel William B. Slowey joins Butzel Long

After nearly two decades of serving General Motors Corporation as the Corporate Antitrust Counsel, William B. Slowey has joined one of Michigan's oldest and largest law firms, Butzel Long, as of counsel. Slowey will be based in the firm's Detroit office.

Slowey has nearly four decades of experience working as antitrust attorney covering a wide variety of industries and market sectors. These include defense, locomotive, electronic, communication, earth-moving equipment, heavy-duty transmission, heavy-duty bus and truck, as well as automotive parts and vehicle sectors. Philip J. Kessler, chairman of the law firm is hopeful of expanding the firm's practice, especially antitrust and class-action litigation, based on Slowey's experience of serving some of the top-notch international companies.

Butzel Long has more than 225 attorneys in its roster spread in offices across the globe. Its attorneys represent clients from varied industries on a regional, national, and multinational level.

07-25-2007

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Clifford Chance continues to expand U.S. base

Clifford Chance, UK's top drawer law firm continues to expand its Washington, DC, practice as well as fortify the firm's foothold in the U.S. The firm recently hired Regulatory Partner Thomas Pax, an expert in bank regulation and sub-prime issues. Pax, who joins the firm after 14 years of serving Pillsbury Winthrop, will concentrate on banking and regulatory law.

The firm's desire to strengthen base is exemplified by the recent hiring it has done in 2006 and earlier this year. The firm hired senior investment fund expert Brynn Peltz from rival Simpson Thacher & Bartlett last year. This year it added restructuring partners Andrew Brozman and Jennifer DeMarco from Chadbourne & Parke, and John Howitt and Ray Warman from Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker.

Clifford Chance's U.S. arm has done itself proud by winning several notable U.S. and cross-border advisory assignments, including Schneider Electric's acquisition of American Power Conversion for $6.1 billion, among others.

07-25-2007

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Bracewell & Giuliani boosts practice with revamped website

International law firm Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, has revamped its website (www.bgllp.com). The new site will thrust the law firm's expertise in particular practice areas including energy, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, white-collar criminal defense, private investment funds, banks and financial institutions, and environmental strategies. For easy navigation, the site contains content organization tools, which facilitate visitors with easy access to information on the firm's attorneys and practices, recent information, other events, and RSS and blog feeds, among other features. Wendy Horn, director of marketing and client relations stated that the move to revamp the site was spurred by the need to "align the online brand identity with demonstrated expertise as well as enhance the site's functionality, ensuring an optimal experience for external visitors and clients."

Bracewell & Giuliani has 400 lawyers spread across its global offices serving clients in the energy and financial services sectors.

07-24-2007

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Kozyak Tropin is one among top six bankruptcy firms in Florida

According to Chambers USA 2007 Client's Guide rankings, prominent law firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton joined the prestigious Band 1 group of top six bankruptcy/restructuring law firm in Florida.

Kozyak Tropin, a 20-lawyer firm, handles complex commercial litigation and corporate bankruptcies representing clients in contract, tort, securities fraud, and class-action litigation and defense, besides a host of related practices. Besides Kozyak Tropin, the other five firms are Berger Singerman, Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser P.A., and White & Case, LLP, in the Band 1 category.

Published by Chambers and Partners, a world leader in client-led intelligence on the legal profession, the Chambers 2007 Client's Guide lists the top lawyers and law firms in 175 countries.

07-24-2007

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New law firm created with a different outlook

Los Angeles-based business transactional attorney Jerry Mowery opened a unique law firm with the moniker DriveThruLegal.com. The firm wishes to relieve its clients from the burden of having to foot expensive bills with affordable and fixed rates (without a retainer), often furnished by expensive law firms to the clients.

Mowery discovered that by deleting the "shark" element, often attributed to greedy attorneys from his law firm, his entrepreneur clients will benefit from both legal counseling and document services at affordable and fixed prices. Mowery, defining the "shark" element in attorneys as their egos, says that this is what raises the overhead costs and in turn, the fees. If that can be reduced, the fee also comes down. The firm, which fans the "clients' entrepreneurial spirit," was launched in July 2007 with expansion plans slated for next year.

07-20-2007

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Bader Yakaitis uses blog as innovative educational tool

Personal injury attorneys of the New York City-based Bader, Yakaitis, and Nonnenmacher use blogs as an effective medium to pass on information on personal injury to their clients. The firm assists clients and others by providing them the opportunity to discuss their problems with experts to get solutions for their problems and also information on personal injury law, or any other related issue. Bader, Yakaitis's team of qualified attorneys handles wrongful death and other serious personal injury claims and defends victims' rights with proper compensation for injuries caused by individual or external agents. The firm uses the new blog site to reach to a larger mass of people and obtain feedback, to utilize the comments for better service.

07-20-2007

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