Law Firm News

---

Law Firm News

Firm Name

News Title

News

News Date

25383 matches |  21617-21623 displayed

1  3086 3087 3088 3089 3090  3627

---

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP

Sheppard Mullin Partners Named "New York Super Lawyers 2006"
The editors of Law & Politics have recognized Robert Gilbert (Intellectual Property Litigation), Kevin Goering (First Amendment/Media), and Ed Tillinghast (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights) as "New York Super Lawyers 2006." The polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers identifies lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse guide to outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations.

07-18-2006

---

Schnader Attorney At Law

Four Schnader Attorneys Honored As ‘New York Super Lawyers’
Four Schnader attorneys have been named 2006 ‘New York Super Lawyers’ by the publishers of Law & Politics for outstanding achievement in their respective practice areas.

Honorees included: M. Christine Carty (labor and employment), who serves as the managing partner of Schnader’s New York office; George N. Tompkins Jr. (civil litigation defense); George N. Tompkins III (appellate); and Scott J. Wenner (labor and employment). The full listing of named attorneys will appear in the July 2006 issue of New York Super Lawyers – Manhattan Edition, and in a special advertising supplement that will run in the New York Times today, July 18, 2006.

“It is an honor to have our firm and these individuals recognized for their exceptional talent and outstanding professional achievements,” said Firm Chairman Ralph Wellington. “On behalf of the entire firm, I’d like to congratulate each of them for this notable accomplishment.”

It is a notable achievement to be named to the list – only 5 percent of the lawyers in each state or region are recognized as ‘Super Lawyers’ annually. Each year, the editors conduct extensive polling, rigorous research and an exhaustive review of potential nominees in order to identify those lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. For more information and the complete biographies of the Schnader attorneys selected as ‘New York Super Lawyers’ for 2006, please visit our firm website (www.schnader.com).

07-18-2006

---

Ropes & Gray, LLP

21 Ropes & Gray Lawyers Named to New York Super Lawyers 2006
Twenty-one Ropes & Gray attorneys have been listed in the July 2006 issue of New York Super Lawyers, which recognizes the top five percent of New York attorneys. Super Lawyers’ selection process involved polling thousands of New York attorneys, followed by a ballot review by an attorney-led research department and interviews with law firms. Currently published in 18 states, Super Lawyers magazines lists outstanding lawyers in more than 60 practice areas.

The Ropes & Gray attorneys honored this year have been listed for their work in the following practice areas:

Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business/Corporate, Estate Planning & Probate, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International & Mergers & Acquisitions.

07-18-2006

---

Pepper Hamilton, L.L.P.

Deborah Kovsky-Apap of Pepper Hamilton Elected to Board of Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
Deborah Kovsky-Apap, a bankruptcy and reorganization lawyer with Pepper Hamilton LLP, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of the Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

The AJC (http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ffITK0OyFoG/b.843933/k.D2D8/Detroit.htm) is an international organization established to promote pluralistic and democratic societies where all minorities are protected. Celebrating its centennial year, the AJC is one of the oldest human relations and civic rights organizations in the United States.

Pepper has been practicing in downtown Detroit since 1979, and was one of the first national law firms to enter the Detroit market. Lawyers in the office handle bankruptcy and reorganization, corporate and securities (including venture capital and SBIC), environmental (litigation and regulatory), labor and employment, litigation, public finance, real estate and tax matters. The office offers clients all the resources of a large, multi-office firm with a national and international practice.

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with 400 lawyers in six states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The firm was founded in 1890.

07-18-2006

---

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss Represents Teck Cominco in Its Unsolicited Takeover Bid for Inco Limited
A July 18 article in the Toronto Star notes Paul, Weiss' representation of Teck Cominco in its takeover bid for Inco Limited, a Canadian mining and metals company. The article discusses the continued bidding war for Inco and Falconbridge by rival bidders Phoenix-based Phelps Dodge Corp., Xstrata PLC and Teck Cominco.

The Paul, Weiss team representing Teck Cominco includes corporate partners Jeffrey Marell and Edwin Maynard and associates Jane Danek, Justin Hamill, Aditi Singh and Frank Steinherr; antitrust partner Joseph Simons and counsel Didier Malaquin; tax partner David Sicular and associate Mashiho Yuasa; and senior staff attorney Ramona Prioleau and paralegal Peter Anderson.

07-18-2006

---

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Paul Hastings Bolsters Global Finance and Restructuring Practice with Addition of Kevin Fisher to New York
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Paul Hastings), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that Kevin Fisher, previously at White & Case LLP, will join the firm's Corporate Department, resident in the New York office. Kevin's practice is focused on commercial finance and restructuring, including both in court and out of court reorganizations.

""Over the last few years Paul Hastings has built a top-tier international finance and restructuring practice throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia,"" said Robert Miller, Corporate Department Global Chair. ""The addition of Kevin, a leading practitioner in the field, will enhance our ability to further serve our global clients in the world's leading financial centers, such as New York, London and Hong Kong, and add further depth to our corporate transactional practice in New York.""

Mr. Fisher has over 20 years' experience in finance and restructuring transactions. He has advised private equity investors, senior and subordinated lenders, commercial banks, investment banks, institutional investors and acquisition financiers, as well as represented both lenders and borrowers on an array of domestic and international restructurings and workouts. He has led a number of highly leveraged transactions, acquisition finance transactions, and syndicated deals. For example, Kevin represented the committee of creditors of SK Global in restructuring and international proceedings. The insolvency proceedings, which commenced in the US, Asia and Europe, were the first test of Korea's new insolvency scheme. This deal was named International Financial Law Review's Asia Restructuring Deal of the Year.

Kevin is a fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers and the American Law Institute. In 2005, he was named one of the Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers in the United States by International Financial Law Review.

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, founded in 1951, is a leading international law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices. The firm serves a diverse client base including many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies, supports clients in all of their legal needs and offers deep capabilities in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M+A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Investment Management, Real Estate, Labor and Employment and Tax Advisory Services. For additional information, please visit our website at www.paulhastings.com.

07-18-2006

---

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP

38 Firm Partners Recognized as New York Super Lawyers 2006
Thirty-eight firm partners have been recognized in the 2006 edition of New York Super Lawyers, a first-time publication that appeared as a supplement to The New York Times today. In addition to the attorneys listed below, Susan F. Bloom and Gloria C. Phares were named to the "Top 50 Female Lawyers" list, and Andrew L. Herz, Robert M. Safron and Arthur D. Sederbaum were named to the "Top 100 Lawyers" list. The attorneys were recognized in 15 practice areas.

07-18-2006

---

25383 matches |  21617-21623 displayed

1  3086 3087 3088 3089 3090  3627