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Joel Voran, new CEO at Lathrop & Gage

Assuming office of the chief executive officer, Joel Voran, the new CEO at Lathrop & Gage, L.C., looks toward further expansion and maintaining the firm's record progress. Andrew Ramirez, chair of Lathrop's selection committee, stated that besides Voran, the members also elected three representatives on the executive committee. Voran has 29 years of experience working for the firm before embarking on the newly assigned role of CEO for a three-year term, effective immediately. The post lay vacant after its incumbent Tom Stewart had resigned mid-May. If need be, Voran can continue to serve for another two additional terms also. Currently, Voran serves as the chair of the firm's Wealth Strategies practice group.

Of the three executive committee members, Bill Beck has been re-elected for the second term, while Allison Bergman and Bill Rudy are new additions to the group. They will assume office on July 1. Voted as one of Kansas City's 51 Most Influential Women, Bergman specializes in real estate and public law; while Rudy, an IP litigator, is serving as chair of the firm's IP division. Prominent Midwest full-service law firm, Lathrop & Gage, L.C., has around 280 attorneys in its 10 offices spread all over the country.

06-05-2007

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Dewey Ballantine expands finance services, opens shop in Charlotte

In a bid to broaden its financial services operations, prominent international law firm Dewey Ballantine, LLP, has opened a new office in Charlotte, NC. Dewey's new NC office will be set up by two partners from Dechert, LLP, James R. Bryant, III, and W. Todd Stillerman. The duo practices in structured finance - the core practice area for Dewey Ballantine - concentrating on structured real estate products and equity investments. They have also represented issuers and underwriters in commercial mortgage-backed securitization (CMBS) transactions, real estate CDOs and securitization of other real estate interests, sale-leaseback, mezzanine financing, and syndicated finance transactions.

Dewey Ballantine's expansion to Charlotte, the second largest banking center in the United States, marks its commitment towards growth and also excellence in client service on complicated transactions. Established in 1909, the firm has about 550 lawyers representing clients from its worldwide offices in complex corporate transactions, litigation, and tax matters.

06-04-2007

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Alhadeff & Solar joins Buchanan Ingersoll

A team of seven lawyers from San Diego law firm Alhadeff & Solar, led by partners Sam Alhadeff and Keith Solar, will join Buchanan Ingersoll in California. Buchanan will however, also continue to maintain its Del Mar office with four lawyers, as well as its new San Diego office which is operational since June 1.

A&S is known in the area for its land-use and environmental law practice. The partners, Alhadeff and Solar, practice business law, litigation, and water law matters, among others. The partners said that they wanted to join Buchanan because its areas of practice were particularly relevant to the Southern California clients. A&S's clients also include prominent in-home health care providers AccentCare. In addition to Alhadeff and Solar, two senior attorneys, three associates, and eight staff members will be joining the firm. Pittsburgh-based Buchanan Ingersoll has altogether 550 lawyers of whom 80 are based in Philadelphia.

06-04-2007

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Bryan Cave boosts new recruits' salaries, to set up new shop in Italy

Not only are Bryan Cave's new recruits in St. Louis office a happy lot, but so are their newcomer peers in the other law firms in the area. The trend that Bryan Cave set last September after recruiting 18 freshers, continues to benefit all, says Peter Van Cleve, managing partner of the St. Louis office. Nearly four other area law firms are matching the increase - to $110,000 a year.

One of the top drawer firms in Missouri, Bryan Cave's move stems from its wanting to compete for the best talent in the national market. The law firm houses 250 attorneys in St. Louis office out of more than 820 lawyers worldwide. Bryan Cave companywide increases in salary began in early March when its New York office matched salaries of other firms to $160,000 a year.

Meanwhile, Bryan Cave is also expanding its geographical outreach. Its new office in Milan, Italy will begin operations by August. The firm's Milan office will be headed by Paolo Barozzi and Fulvio Pastore-Alinante. The duo serves Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, as partners in Milan at present. Besides them, other three from Wilkie Farr - Luigi Zumbo, Claudio Morpurgo, and Andrea Batazzi, - and Stefano Serbini, former partner with Ashurst, will join Bryan Cave in Milan.

06-01-2007

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Warner Norcross law firm fortifies practice areas

Established in 1931, West Michigan-based Warner Norcross & Judd, LLC, has seen tremendous growth in all its practice areas. The rise has been remarkable in its attorney strength, too. In the past one and half year's time, the firm has added 27 new and veteran lawyers, and expects to add 10 more within this fall, reports radar.planetizen.com. The firm now has 190 attorneys in its nearly 400-strong staff working in its four offices - Muskegon, Holland, and Southfield, besides Grand Rapids. The sixth largest law firm in Michigan, Warner Norcross attorneys advise regional, national, and international clients in all areas of business and civil law including publicly traded, multinational corporations, start-up ventures, and closely held companies, among others.

06-01-2007

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Sidley adds three M&A-insurance team from Dewey

Chicago-based international law firm Sidley Austin, LLP, has added a three-partner insurance team to its existing group. These three partners - Jonathan Freedman, Jeff Liebmann, and Jonathan Kelly - come from Dewey Ballantine's New York office and are M&A experts within the insurance sector. Sidley's insurance practice has nearly 60 lawyers in its offices in Chicago and New York. It has also launched insurance practice in its London office, recently. They serve clients which include insurance giants such as AIG and CNA.

Meanwhile, the firm has also bagged the second position in the 2007 BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard. Boston-based BTI Consulting's BTI power rankings is a survey on market position among law firms based on client relationships for large and Fortune 1000 companies. The rankings are based on interviews with corporate counsel that determines exactly the firm-client relationships. Prominent full-service law firm Sidley Austin has more than 1,700 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international offices.

05-31-2007

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New law firm for wider criminal defense

Prominent personal injury and wrongful death attorneys, Nanda Palissery and Demetrius Fannick, will open a new law firm. The new law firm with the moniker - the Criminal Law Center P.C. - will be operative from June. The firm hopes to give private representation to criminal defendants at lower affordable rates. This will enable these suspects to get the opportunity of availing "a solid defense at about half the cost of a typical private attorney," and at the same time seek justice.

Nanda Palissery, Pennsylvania-based personal injury attorney has more than 13 years of legal experience. The two seasoned defense attorneys will supervise two more attorneys at the firm. This law firm will be the area's first criminal defense firm, handling all types of criminal matters, from drunken driving to homicide. The duo has hired Nicole Bednarek as one of their staff attorneys and will also fill up the second position soon. For the present, the firm will be limited to Luzerne County only. The firm will charge flat fees which could vary from case to case.

05-31-2007

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