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Helms Mulliss & Wicker shows record growth of 62%

The Raleigh office of business law firm Helms Mulliss & Wicker (HMW), PLLC, has reached a record growth of 62 % in the first half of 2007. David Paulson, managing member of the Raleigh office of HMW found the recent growth to be impressive but did not feel it to be the firm's main goal. Acknowledging the firm's accomplishment mostly due to the growth of the region, he announced that the vicinity "has a growing number of very sophisticated businesses that support the growth of law firms interested in complex legal work".

Persistent increase in the number of clients has impelled the firm to hire more. In the past five months, HMW has recruited three paralegals and three legal assistants to the Raleigh office. Paulson emphasized that the firm has been "constantly looking for top attorneys and support staff."

06-08-2007

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American Health Lawyers Association appoints John R. Washlick as director

The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) has chosen Cozen O'Connor member John R. Washlick on its Board of Directors. Only four attorneys are chosen on a national scale. Washlick joins the board this month at the AHLA's annual meeting. Designated at such a position is a matter of paramount credit that a legal professional can conquer while practicing health law. The board frames AHLA's policy and leads "health law to excellence through education, information, and dialogue".

Co-chairing Camden County Bar Association's health law committee, Washlick is also on the board of directors of the New Jersey Bar Association health law committee.

Washlick is ranked among The Best Lawyers in America and also tagged a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer," in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Philadelphia magazine.

06-08-2007

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Skadden, Arps to advise Virginia Tech Review Panel

International law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, will offer pro bono advice to the Virginia Tech Review Panel. W. Gerald Massengill, the chairperson of the panel said that the move follows the agreement by Attorney General Bob McDonnell and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to allow an outside firm to advise the panel which was created to study the Virginia Tech shootings. Lead attorneys Richard Brusca and Amy Sabrin will offer the pro bono services for the firm. Besides advising the state police and Virginia Tech, the Virginia Attorney General's office is also advising the commission. However, because the review panel is an independent body, it necessitated legal advice from an outside counsel, said the chairperson. Earlier, Gov. Kaine created the eight-member commission to review the April 16 tragedy, and the circumstances that led to the massacre and the response.

06-07-2007

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Fortinet arms law firm with Advanced Network Security

Prominent national law firm Fish & Richardson adopted Fortinet®'s FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer S to enhance its network security and reporting based on its performance, ease of manageability, and integrated functionality. Leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified threat management (UTM) solutions, Fortinet® armed the law firm with a comprehensive security platform. Through this, Fortinet® will provide real-time network protection to the law firm's 11 offices across the country and also help safeguard communications for its more than 1,500 users. Fortinet®'s FortiAnalyzer(TM)-2000 is a logging, reporting, and analysis appliance which will enable the firm to easily aggregate, analyze, and report on its log data across the country.

Fish & Richardson, which specializes in IP, litigation, and corporate law, wanted to upgrade the security of its network perimeter to include anti-virus scanning and web content filtering. The firm's existing firewall systems provided only packet-filtering functionality and were at the end of their planned lifecycle. Therefore, the firm wanted an integrated single-appliance network security solution that consolidated all of the required feature-sets and included reporting.

06-07-2007

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Thompson & Knight forms Renewable Energy Practice Group

International law firm Thompson & Knight, LLP, added one more feather to its cap. The firm added the Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice Group to secure its position as a top-drawer global energy law firm. Scott Deatherage, partner in the firm, will lead the diverse group of 26 attorneys. These attorneys have vast experience in various renewable energy projects and regulatory matters. The new group will include the firm's environmental regulation and emissions trading, project development, finance, corporate, and other attorneys from its national and international energy practices in its offices spread across the globe.

Deatherage stated that the trading in emission reduction credits and the regulation of greenhouse gases have opened considerable avenues for work. Pete Riley, Managing Partner of the firm feels the new group will allow the various practice areas to combine, especially with its expertise in the energy sector. Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight's 420 attorneys focus primarily on the energy industry, besides litigation, tax, insolvency, and international energy matters.

06-06-2007

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Stole Rives adds 13 lawyers from Lindquist & Vennum.

In a bid to expand its renewable energy practice as well as open shop in Minneapolis, Portland-based prominent law firm Stoel Rives has added 13 new names to its attorney roster recently. All these attorneys come to the firm from Minneapolis-based Lindquist and Vennum and will start a Minneapolis office for Stole Rives. The new additions include 10 partners, including Mark Hanson, chair of the agribusiness group, and three associates having experience in agribusiness, food, and renewable energy. Daryle Uphoff, Managing Partner at Lindquist and Vennum, said that he was aware of the attorneys' "shopping" around for a change, but was surprised at their sudden departure. Besides Hanson, the other partners joining the Minneapolis office are: Ron McFall, Kevin Prohaska, Joe Thompson, David Quinby, Jonathan Miesen, Kevin Johnson, Eric Bartsch, Joel Dahlgren, and Marc Al. Stoel Rives has more than 350 attorneys in 10 offices across the country. A leader in corporate, litigation, IP, environmental, tax, real estate, land use, wealth management and other legal disciplines, the firm is more nationally recognized for its energy practices.

06-06-2007

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ALM declares Watkins Ludlam as "Go-To Law Firm" for litigation

The American Lawyer Media (ALM) has named Mississippi law firm Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis as the "Go-To Law Firm" for its litigation practice. The firm will get recognition as "Go-To Law Firm" in a national reference guide the ALM will release at the end of June 2007. The nominees are selected from the results of the ALM's national survey of general counsels among leading financial services companies. To identify the "Go-To Law Firm," the ALM also conducts a thorough research and analysis of various public filings and resources. With more than 70 lawyers, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis is based in Jackson and has offices in Gulfport and Olive Branch.

06-05-2007

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