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Oxley, former U.S. Congressman joins Baker Hosteler

Former U.S. Congressman Michael G. Oxley has joined the Washington DC office of Baker Hostetler as Of Counsel. In addition to reinforcing the firm's government policy group, Oxley would continue to work in the area of public policy pertaining to financial services and the proper conduct by public companies. Along with Oxley, two of his former aides, James K. Conzelman and Peggy A. Peterson have also joined Baker. Oxley, who retired from Congress after 24 years of service, also served as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2001 to 2006. Co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, he is considered one of the nation's foremost experts on corporate governance. With strength of 620 attorneys, Baker Hostetler primarily focuses on four practice groups-business, employment, litigation, and tax.

03-14-2007

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Two new faces at Dewey Ballantine, Italian connections hang

International law firm Dewey Ballantine LLP, hired two partners to its Structured Finance Group in its New York City headquarters. Vastly experienced in private equity practice, both John J. Altorelli and Jeffrey A. Potash joined the firm from Reed Smith's New York office. Altorelli practices in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, private placements, and public offerings of securities. Potash has vast experience in corporate practice and as an in-house counsel. He also held several executive positions with public and private companies.

Welcoming the duo, James A. FitzPatrick, Dewey Ballantine's Global Corporate Department head said, the firm will leverage on their expertise to offer its clients the most complex corporate transactions.

Meanwhile, reports suggest that Dewey Ballantine's proposed eastward move hit roadblocks. The firm's plans for an alliance and possible merger with Italian boutique Galgano soured. The Bologna, Italy-based law firm, Galgano, is headed by Francesco Galgano, a leading banking and corporate attorney. The firm's tax group head at Milan, Paolo Troiano, decided to abandon ship before the probable tie-up.

Troiano is planning to set up his own firm with two other partner-colleagues, Alfredo Malgeri and Massimiliano Mancusi. The firm is expected to open shop at the year's end. Few other fee-earners from the Italian firm are also expected to follow them. Troiano is reportedly not comfortable with the possibility of conflicts of interests arising from the merger with the "Anglo-Saxon firm."

03-13-2007

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Covington strengthens litigation arm

Washington, DC-based Covington & Burling hired two lateral partners to strengthen its litigation practice group. David Bayless, who is joining the firm as securities litigation partner, comes from Morrison & Foerster. Michael Schlanger, who also joins as a litigation partner, earlier served Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. Covington's San Francisco office's head count is escalating with Bayless' joining as the 11th partner. The firm has almost 500 attorneys. Bayless served MoFo's large securities litigation practice for seven years. Schlanger, who was with Covington 30 years ago, said that now it seems almost a home coming for him. Covington's securities litigation and enforcement practice group is based mainly in Washington, DC, and New York.

03-13-2007

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Donoghue Barrett opens office in Providence

Boston's health care practice giant and full service law firm Donoghue Barrett & Singal opened a health care office in Providence. Jeffrey F. Chase-Lubitz, prominent Rhode Island health care lawyer will lead the new office. Prior to joining DB&S, Chase-Lubitz served Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP. He is experienced in serving vast health care clients, including hospitals, physician practices, managed care organizations, and diagnostic imaging companies. Apart from unmatched health care services, the Rhode Island clients will now also benefit from the personal and relaxed small-firm atmosphere of this large firm. The firm's health care services include joint ventures, coalition-building, and legal counsel related to corporate matters and financing.

Nearly two decade's old, DB&S also deals in government, corporate, and litigation law, besides specializing in health care law. The firm provides services to wide variety of clientele, including Fortune 500 companies.

03-12-2007

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Prominent corporate litigators to go it alone

Thomas M. Moore and Ronald Labriola, two prominent corporate litigators and former partners at Drinker Biddle, have decided to go it alone. Their desire saw fruition in the opening of their new firm, Moore Labriola LLP. The firm will represent plaintiffs in complex litigation and class actions. The duo will also counsel select clients on risk identification and management, alternative claims resolution and certain non-litigation-related issues. They have years of experience defending pharmaceutical, health care, and consumer product companies.

This Southern California-based law firm will bring about a different "perspective to prosecuting consumer-oriented litigation," says Moore. Both Moore and Labriola have defended some of the world's top-notch corporations —drug makers GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb, to auto manufacturers General Motors and Ford Motor Company, apart from a bevy of health care and consumer product companies.

Describing the new challenge as "nerve-wracking", Moore was optimistic that the firm will give him a fillip as defense lawyer and also offered "the option to switch-hit." The duo will also continue to litigate complex cases in California.

03-12-2007

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Atlanta law firms shake up practice groups

Atlanta law firms, either based in or with offices in the area, have fortified their respective practice areas with the addition of experienced attorneys. In another move, the attempt to woo associates continues. Law firm Lord, Bissell & Brook, following the salary-rise trend, bumped up its Atlanta office starting salary to $130,000 from $115,000. The firm has also increased starting salaries in its New York, Washington, Chicago, and Los Angeles offices from $135,000 to $145,000.

Duane Morris hired Kimberly S. Bunting as a partner in the firm's corporate practice group. Along with her, three other lawyers and one paralegal joined Duane Morris from Bunting's legal firm Bunting Legal Group. The others are Mona P. Maerz and Dale A. Bandy who join as special counsel, Daniel C. McClendon who joins as an associate and Kathleen Reed as a paralegal. With the addition of Bunting's group, Duane Morris now has 34 lawyers in Atlanta.

Holland & Knight's Atlanta office hired Alfred B. Adams III as its local managing partner. A litigator and member of the firm's Directors Committee, Adams replaces Robert L. Rhodes Jr., as partner in the firm's environmental practice. Meanwhile, the firm also named Susan W. Housen as the leader of its Atlanta litigation practice group.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz hired employment litigators David E. Gevertz as a partner and Erica V. Garey as an associate to its practice group in the Atlanta office. The duo comes from Ashe Rafuse & Hill.

Troutman Sanders hired Stacy G. Freeman in its Public Affairs Group as a principal. Earlier Freeman served McKenna Long & Aldridge as Of Counsel in its public law practice. In Troutman too he will serve as Of Counsel concentrating on insurance regulation, legislative affairs, and government relations.

Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs appointed Rebeccah L. Bower as an associate in its business litigation. G. Wayne Hillis Jr. was named the firm's assistant managing partner in its Litigation group. Bower comes to the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice where she served in the tax division.

Fisher & Phillips, a labor and employment firm, hired Jessica T. Cook in its immigration practice as an associate. She earlier practiced at the Roanoke, VA, firm Woods Rogers.

03-09-2007

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Janet Angstadt joins Katten Muchin Rosenman in Chicago

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP hired Janet Angstadt as a partner in its Financial Services Practice in the firm's Chicago office. Prior to this she served NYSE Arca Inc. as the General Counsel.

Angstadt has experience in market structure and regulatory compliance issues, and managed the company's membership and registrations department. The firm's more than 60 attorneys at the financial services practice at Katten's serve big names among the world's premier hedge funds and financial sector managers such as commercial banks, insurance companies, and international exchanges. Angstadt's vast practical regulatory experience as well as extensive market structure issues and initiatives will be an asset for the group, said Arthur W. Hahn, Katten's Financial Services Practice national chair.

03-09-2007

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