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Alliance to benefit law professionals and legal services

Law professionals and legal organizations, that are part of CaseRev's community, will be able to manage their electronic billing and other functional matters more efficiently. The move is being facilitated by an alliance between CaseRev, Inc., an online community of virtual teams and TrialNet, a company dealing with collaborative networks.

CaseRev, which recently registered more than 400 law firms on its web-based platform, brings together law firms and legal organizations and claims and legal vendors. TrialNet is into web-based management tools that aids the litigation cycle. Clients of CaseRev are also provided case materials such as cost and status reports, and other key documents in a shared environment.

Now with the alliance in place, customers will be able to access both applications easily. This integration will streamline processes such as creating and managing panels of claims, enforcing litigation guidelines, and processing legal invoices for organizations involved in litigation. It will also help reduce costs of litigation.

CaseRev Inc. is based in San Diego, CA, with sales and support facilities in Chicago and Dallas. TrialNet is based in Richmond, VA, and provides services in electronic billing, matter management, and collaborative web-based networks.

05-11-2007

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Attorney assigned to a pet

In an unusual development in Memphis, an attorney will now represent a pet belonging to Ron Callan Jr., 35, who died on New Year's Day. While the death was ruled as suicide, people close to the deceased were involved in a bitter fight for custody of his pet dog, Alex, a 13-year-old golden retriever.

Callan Jr. was a graduate of the Memphis University School and Tulane University. He was a partner in Callan Salvage & Appraisal Co., along with his father. He had no written will and left behind a $2 million estate. His father has been named administrator of the estate and took Alex with him to work during the day. However, the deceased's mother, Esther Snow Gnall, and his fiancé Kim Guill also wanted to keep the dog.

The court decided to appoint a representative for Alex, when the battle for custody turned ugly with the lawyers also fighting. It has been ruled that the divorced parents, Callan Sr. and Gnall will share Alex's custody, as well as healthcare and medical expenses.

05-10-2007

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Butzel Long opens office in New York City

Butzel Long has opened an office in New York City. The firm has acquired Hollyer Brady Barrett & Hines, LLP, a commercial law firm focusing on financial services, corporate and real estate work, arbitration, and litigation.

With this acquisition, the firm plans to develop practice in New York, and enhance services for clients based in the City. The move is also part of Butzel Long's long-term growth plans. The core values of both the firms are similar, and this is expected to benefit the clients.

For Hollyer Brady, the move will help expand their services in keeping with their client base. Lawyers at the firm have experience working in respected New York City firms and serving a range of clients including international banks, prominent mutual funds, and cultural icons of New York.

Butzel Long was established in 1854 and is based in Detroit. One of Michigan's oldest firms, it has 225 attorneys and offices in many places including Washington, DC, Holland, Beijing, and Shanghai. The firm provides services to regional, national, and international clients.

05-10-2007

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McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter acquires stake in Espinosa & Espinosa

In a move to promote diversity, Morristown-based McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, (MDMC), has bought 49% stake in Espinosa & Espinosa, a leading minority-owned and operated law firm based in Weehawken, NJ.

While terms of the deal were not disclosed, the move represents better business prospects for certified minority-owned law firms. It calls for U.S. corporate legal departments to increase minority representation within their staff. According to the agreement, Espinosa & Espinosa will operate under its original name, and as a "subsidiary of MDMC." Both firms will operate with a common goal to identify and nurture talent in the subsidiary firm.

Espinosa & Espinosa has provided legal services to the Hispanic community in Hudson County, NJ and the tri-state region. Practice areas of the firm include bankruptcy, land use, business law, immigration, and risk management.

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, has more than 230 attorneys and offers services in corporate, insurance, construction and commercial litigation, among other practice areas. The firm has offices in New York City, Denver, Philadelphia, and Doylestown, apart from those in New Jersey.

05-09-2007

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Tomlinson Zisko disbands to join Greenberg Traurig

Full-service international law firm Greenberg Traurig's East Palo Alto office stands to profit from the dissolution of Silicon Valley boutique Tomlinson Zisko, LLP. Both the co-founders, William Zisko and Timothy Tomlinson, who closed shop after 25 years, will join Greenberg Traurig.

William Zisko will join Greenberg's corporate practice as a shareholder, and Timothy Tomlinson will join the Securities Practice as of counsel. The boutique's three other lawyers will join other law firms in the area.

In its hay days, the boutique had as many as 20 attorneys, which dwindled to five, at the time of its "amicable" disbanding. With more than five decades of combined legal experience in the Silicon Valley, the former partners had built a formidable reputation in the corporate and securities practices. Tomlinson Zisko represented clients in corporate finance, securities, IP, litigation, tax, and real estate matters.

A top-tier firm both at the national and international levels, Greenberg's total attorney strength in its offices world over is 1,500.

05-09-2007

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Thompson Coburn merges with FagelHaber; expands into Chicago

Thompson Coburn, LLP, a St. Louis-based firm, is merging with FagelHaber, LLC, a Chicago-based firm. The merger, expected to be completed later this year, will create a firm of around 330 attorneys working in Washington, DC, Chicago, St. Louis, and southern Illinois.

The move will allow Thompson Coburn to step into the Chicago market while FagelHaber will enlarge its presence in the Midwest. FagelHaber is a firm with 40 attorneys and a significant client base in Chicago. Both firms have a similar fee structure and focus on mid-sized public companies and large, privately-held companies.

The merger will be a major strategic move for Thompson Coburn, which has been considering a move into the Chicago market for some time now. The current firm Thompson Coburn is the result of a 1996 merger between Thompson & Mitchell and Coburn & Croft.

FagelHaber, a firm with 2006 revenues of about $18 million, was founded in 1962, and serves national and international clients including financial services institutions and manufacturing conglomerates.

05-08-2007

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Nixon Peabody’s private equity activities awarded

Nixon Peabody's private equity fund formation and transactions works have brought home laurels once more. The Private Equity Analyst has adjudged the firm as one of the "Most Active Law Firms" of 2006 in the practice area, an award it has won three years in a row.

The firm ranked fourth in position on the "Most Active League Table" in the Dow Jones publication for the number of private equity and venture capital funds the firm handled last year. Among the firm's most profitable accounts was its successful representation of Credit Suisse's Customized Funds Group in the country and abroad. The Credit Suisse fund enables limited partners to allocate their capital commitment among several different investment strategies, besides offering limited liquidity features.

A full-service law firm Nixon Peabody has 700 attorneys in 17 offices representing clients in 25 different practice areas.

05-08-2007

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