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Ray Quinney to establish new tech and science practice

Ray Quinney & Nebeker, a Salt Lake City law firm, raided national law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to enrich its practice areas with five attorneys. The move stems from the firm's desire to establish a solid practice in technology and life science companies, "The Venture Practice." Many of these companies are financially aided by institutional venture capital investors.

Mark Bonham, a corporate and securities partner, and Matthew Wells, a venture capital attorney at the national firm, joined the new firm as shareholder. The duo will be joined by senior associates Aaron Murdock, Chris Shoff, and Justin Judd together with supporting staff members in forming the firm's new Venture Practice. The new attorneys at the firm have vast experience in venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings, including Utah IPOs for Omniture, Altiris, Overstock, and Sonic Innovations, said James Jardine, Ray Quinney's managing director. These incoming attorneys have served as legal advisor on nearly 100 venture capital transactions, 80 bridge financings, besides 46 M&A deals. With the new recruits, Ray Quinney now has more than 100 attorneys on its roster. The new attorneys will be working in the law firm's principal office in Salt Lake City, and its branch office in Provo.

07-10-2007

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Delgado, Acosta, Braden, and Jones dissolves law firm

One of El Paso's largest law firms, Delgado Acosta Braden & Jones, P.C., has dissolved. Three of the four named partners, Hector Delgado, Alejandro Acosta, Jr., and John R. Jones, have joined forces with an Austin-based law firm, Bickerstaff, Heath, Pollan & Caroom.

The Austin law firm, which will now be known as Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta, specializes in state and local government law. Delgado and Acosta will join in as partners at the El Paso office of the new law firm where Acosta will serve as the CEO. The two new partners bring a wealth of legal experience as well as a rich history of accomplishments to the new firm. Their new firm will retain Delgado and Acosta's Dallas and Houston offices.

The third partner, John R. Jones, will oversee the Houston office. Besides Jones, two other attorneys from the former firm joined the Austin firm. Ricardo Ortiz and Catherine Than have joined the commercial litigation section at Bickerstaff. Ricardo Ortiz will be based in the Dallas office, while Catherine Than will practice in the Houston office. This makes Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta the largest minority-owned firm in the Southwest comprising 18 partners and 30+ lawyers across the state.

The remaining 11 former firm's lawyers have found jobs or started their own practices, informed Acosta. Paul Braden, the fourth partner, on the other hand, joined international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, as partner in El Paso.

07-10-2007

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Pietragallo opens shop in Philadelphia

With the addition of two veteran lawyers as partners, one of Pittsburgh's largest 70-attorney regional business and litigation law firm, Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon, LLP, opened a Philadelphia office.

The new partners are Joseph Mancano, who joins the firm from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney where he was a shareholder in the litigation practice in the Philadelphia office, and Joseph Vaughan, who served the Vaughan Law Offices, LLP, in West Chester, PA. Besides the two partners, the new Philadelphia office will employ two associates, Mary March and Divya Wallace. Pietragallo Bosick's attorneys serve a national clientele from its six offices. The move to open doors in Philadelphia stems from the firm's desire to expand its foothold in Pennsylvania as well as fortify its position as a multistate regional law firm, said William Pietragallo, managing shareholder of the firm.

07-06-2007

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Morgan and Williams opens their new law firm

Attorneys Corey Morgan and Ken Williams have become named partners in a new law firm they have started with the moniker Morgan and Williams Law Firm, LLP.

Both Morgan and Williams are law graduates from the University of Louisville Law School. Morgan practiced law in Russellville for some time before going to Glasgow where he was first a prosecutor and then started practicing privately. Williams continues with his private practice in the area of criminal defense, family law and estates and probate. Morgan practices primarily include bankruptcy, family law, taxes, and estates and probate. In addition to the law firm, Morgan will also embark on a tax business by July 15.

07-06-2007

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K&L Gates combats weak cellular signal in new offices

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP's (K&L Gates) 500 lawyers and staffers using wireless handhelds faced huge problems owing to weak cellular signals from its proximity to the White House. Poor cellular signals face problems penetrating massive steel high-rises and structures. In Washington, the problems are compounded owing to height restrictions in the area, which makes the builders to add multiple basement floors.

To combat with the problem of poor indoor cellular coverage, the law firm roped in San Jose-based LGC Wireless Inc., to install special indoor antennas to boost cellular signals. LGC's new system enables employees to use cell phones in offices three floors underground. The law firm incurring an expenditure of about $80,000 installed the LGC InterReach Unison system. Happy with the outcome, it also asked T-Mobile to install a mini base station worth about $20,000, and Verizon for a rooftop antenna at about $50,000. Rodney Carson, director of administration for the Washington headquarters of K&L Gates said that the firm's cell users as well as clients and attorneys are happy with the system's effect. The law firm also has Wi-Fi service installed throughout the new building.

A privately-held leader in specialized wireless coverage and capacity solutions for carriers and enterprises, LGC Wireless ships more than 10,000 systems to more than 100 countries worldwide.

07-05-2007

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Townsend is stocking up its Beltway office with local manpower

Townsend & Townsend & Crew, LLP, a 200-lawyer intellectual property law firm, is stocking up its yet to open Beltway office with local resources. In a bid to add teeth to its existing practice, the firm is on a fishing trip, filling the catch bucket with prized catches from the local legal circles in the Washington, DC, area. This office is the first office on the East Coast and the eighth location nationwide.

The new office will house five attorneys, three partners-Gary Morris, Neil McCarthy, and John McGroarty from Kenyon and Kenyon, LLP, while two more partners-Richard Meyer and Jonathan Link have come from McGuireWoods, LLP. Besides them, one special counsel, one associate, and a full support staff will also join the new set up. Gary Morris will serve as partner-in-charge of the office, while Richard Meyer, former McGuireWoods patent practice chair, will serve as head of East Coast litigation. The new office will concentrate on patent-focused practice, advising clients on a wide range of patent procurement (prosecution), patent validity and infringement opinions, patent portfolio counseling, and patent litigation in federal courts and before the International Trade Commission.

With headquarters in San Francisco and additional offices in Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, San Diego, Seattle, and Tokyo, Townsend has more than 200 attorneys.

07-05-2007

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Diversity fetches top honors for Thompson & Knight

In an age when diversity finds equal prominence as top legal issues, one law firm has managed to keep its diversity banner flying high together with its clout in the legal arena. Texas-based international law firm Thompson & Knight, LLP, established in 1887, is one among the top 100 law firms for diversity.

The MultiCultural Law magazine, a diversity publication from L.P. Green & Partners, Inc., published its lists recently where the firm was also named among the Top 50 Law Firms for Partners, Top 100 Law Firms for Women, Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanics, and Top 25 Law Firms for Native Americans.

MultiCultural Law deals in diversity issues pertaining to the legal profession. It also covers diversity in the workplace and the role played by minorities and women in the business sector. Thompson & Knight's more than 420 attorneys' practice focuses on the energy sector, besides corporate and securities, litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy matters.

07-04-2007

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