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Arizona tech industry boosted by Steptoe

Phoenix-based law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP has committed to support the Arizona Technology Council as a Platinum Sponsor with a $20,000 donation. The firm has become the first to make financial and leadership contributions to Arizona's tech industry in an attempt to boost Arizona's profile as a hi-tech sector.

The Arizona Technology Council, the largest member-driven technology association in Arizona, represents more than 30,000 employees at 400+ companies in the state. Steptoe is an international firm with a successful track record in litigation, arbitration, and business transactions with 400 attorneys worldwide.

06-16-2006

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Buchanan Ingersoll to merge with Klett Rooney

Shareholders of Buchanan Ingersoll and Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling have voted in favor of a merger. The combined firm will have more than 525 lawyers, more than any other law firm in Pennsylvania, and will be named Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. Analysts forecast the gross revenue of the merged entity will be $265 million.

Buchanan Ingersoll Chief Executive Thomas VanKirk will remain the CEO, while Klett Rooney CEO Jack Barbour will serve as an executive partner. The merger is expected to bolster some of Buchanan's sagging practice areas, including bankruptcy and labor & employment, and to launch midsized firm Klett Rooney into the big leagues.

06-15-2006

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Italian attorneys focusing on international matters

Italy's largest law firms are taking on an increasing amount of major international deals. Last month, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe acquired Tantalo & Associati to strengthen its banking and finance team in Italy. Allen & Overy has lured M&A specialist Giovanni Gazzaniga from Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners to their international M&A practice.

Some big clients like RAI, the Italian state broadcasting company, will likely transfer along with their Tantalo attorneys. Gazzaniga has stated that after 11 years with his current firm, he is seeking a change so that he can take on a broader range of international matters. This is a common complaint among attorneys at small and midsized Italian firms, who are increasingly transitioning to bigger firms with international clout.

06-15-2006

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All-female practice

An all-female law firm has been established by three enterprising lawyers, Christina Ferrell Daugherty, Caitlin Noe Moon, and Kristi Dearwood. Called the Harpeth Law Group, the new firm is positioning itself as a provider of family friendly legal services. Harpeth Law Group will focus on estate planning, business organizations, and zoning law.

Earwood and Daugherty are previously from Buerger Moseley & Carson PLC. Moon is a Tennessee Supreme Court-listed mediator, who was formerly with Hale & Hale PLC.

06-15-2006

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New rankings for corporate law firms in NYC

According to a new survey by Corporate Board Member magazine, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is the number one New York corporate law firm. Cravath Swaine & Moore, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Davis Polk & Wardwell also scored highly.

The rankings are based on the opinions of directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange. The survey was conducted among 1,390 directors nationally and in 25 metropolitan areas.

The survey was carried out by Corporate Board Member which is a bimonthly publication based out of Tennessee in association with the Baltimore consulting firm FTI.

06-14-2006

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Harvard Law School to ban laptops in classrooms

Harvard Law School has taken steps to ban the use of laptop computers in classrooms. The measure has not yet been officially adopted, though some professors have already forbidden them in their classes.

The move comes in the wake of the realization that students are not paying enough attention to lectures but instead check e-mail and surf the net during class time. Proponents of laptops in the classroom claim it makes note taking easier. Detractors claim wireless Internet in the classroom is little more than a distraction.

Some have suggested a middle ground, proposing that the school find a way to block wireless Internet in the classroom without banning laptops altogether.

06-14-2006

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Harvard Law School to ban laptops in classrooms

Harvard Law School has taken steps to ban the use of laptop computers in classrooms. The measure has not yet been officially adopted, though some professors have already forbidden them in their classes.

The move comes in the wake of the realization that students are not paying enough attention to lectures but instead check e-mail and surf the net during class time. Proponents of laptops in the classroom claim it makes note taking easier. Detractors claim wireless Internet in the classroom is little more than a distraction.

Some have suggested a middle ground, proposing that the school find a way to block wireless Internet in the classroom without banning laptops altogether.

06-14-2006

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