The American Lawyer

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

djeantet@alm.com (Diane Jeantet) — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:48:08 EDT

Andrews Kurth heads to London; Bingham McCutchen grabs seven lawyers in Tokyo; and a Munger, Tolles & Olson partner plans a move to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

djeantet@alm.com (Diane Jeantet) — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:58:34 EDT

Dickstein Shapiro loses a partner to Jones Day in Washington, D.C.; Bryan Cave poaches five attorneys from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan; and a former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner, most recently with Linklaters, joins KPMG. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to...

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The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

djeantet@alm.com (Diane Jeantet) — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:40 EDT

Alston & Bird adds four partners to its capital markets department on the East Coast; the vice-chair of Greenberg Traurig's pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation practice has left for Jones Day; and Locke Lord expands its Hong Kong office with five new attorneys. The Churn...

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Edwards Wildman Plans Istanbul Launch

czillman@alm.com (Claire Zillman) — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:07:41 EDT

The firm is opening an office in the Turkish city to cater to clients in the region and to support the practice of private equity partner Ted Cominos, who joined the firm last year.

Am Law Firms Aboard as Leagues Sink Kings, Coyotes Deals

bbaxter@alm.com (Brian Baxter) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:53 EDT

Lawyers from Covington, Katten Muchin, and Milbank were watching closely Wednesday as owners of the National Basketball Association's 30 teams voted against a $625 million deal that would have sent the Sacramento Kings north to Seattle. Meanwhile, in a move that might result in another major sports...

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Judge Vacates Ropes Client's Double Murder Conviction

srandazzo@alm.com (Sara Randazzo) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:12:35 EDT

After a dozen years spent trying to clear the name of a man imprisoned for more than three decades, Ropes & Gray counsel Ryan Malone got a phone call he says he will never forget.

Cleary, Linklaters Advise as Citi Sheds Brazil Assets

thuddleston@alm.com (Tom Huddleston Jr.) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:33:03 EDT

Citigroup is selling Brazilian unit Credicard to São Paulo–based Itaú Unibanco in a cash deal worth $1.38 billion. Brazil's Pinheiro Guimarães Advogados is serving as local counsel to Citi on the sale.

Kirkland Cleans Up on PE Shop's $1.4 Billion Buy

bbaxter@alm.com (Brian Baxter) — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:27 EDT

Kirkland & Ellis clinched its latest large M&A deal on Wednesday as private equity client Pamplona Capital Management acquired the largest laundry equipment service provider in the U.S., as well as a leading automobile tire inflation service.

The Careerist: More Women Now Take Hubby's Name

vchen@alm.com (Vivia Chen) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:06:35 EDT

Women are retro about their marital status. Is this influencing their professional lives?

First Person: Working to Help Others Leave Crime Behind

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:54:53 EDT

An Equal Justice Works fellow reflects on the way personal experience has informed his efforts to assist low-income North Carolinians in overcoming the collateral consequences of criminal records.

All Business

sbeck@alm.com (Susan Beck) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

How an unlikely leader rose to the top at Kirkland & Ellis.

News Corp. Hires Ex-Skadden Communications Chief Bush

bbaxter@alm.com (Brian Baxter) — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:09:54 EDT

Antoinette Bush, partner-in-charge of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's communications group, is leaving the firm to become global head of government affairs for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation a month after Skadden helped the world's second-largest media conglomerate reach a $139...

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Citi Survey: Firm Leaders' Confidence Off as 2013 Begins

thuddleston@alm.com (Tom Huddleston Jr.) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:19:21 EDT

According to the latest Law Watch Managing Partner Confidence Index from Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group, overall confidence in the state of legal industry among law firm leaders dipped slightly to start 2013 as concerns about growth in legal services demand outweighed optimism about the the...

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