DALLAS - Legal actions tied to mortgage lending jumped by more than 40 percent in the third quarter of the year based on the Mortgage Litigation Index out Dec. 13. Activity on more than 100 civil and criminal mortgage-related cases was tracked from... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Virginia Seitz has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Seitz has been a partner in Sidley's Washington, D.C., office since 1998. She... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Crowell & Moring LLP's Environment & Natural Resources Group has gained senior counsel David E. Menotti and partner Warren U. Lehrenbaum to bolster its practice in air, pesticides and chemical regulation. Based in the... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro (HBSS) has announced the opening of a Washington, D.C., office that will be led by class action attorney Jennifer Fountain Connolly, of counsel at HBSS. HBSS currently has offices in Boston, Los Angeles... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — BuckleySandler LLP, a leading financial services law firm based in Washington, D.C., has announced that David H. Baris, a founding partner of Kennedy & Baris LLP, has joined the firm as a partner. Baris has more than... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Crowell & Moring LLP has announced the addition of partner Kevin C. Mayer to the firm's Torts Group. Based in the firm's Los Angeles office, Mayer brings more than 25 years of litigation and trial experience to the firm's... Read More
NEW YORK - Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, has announced the addition of Bradley J. Bondi to its impressive roster of top securities, litigation, and regulatory attorneys. Bondi... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Proskauer has announced that Colin R. Kass has joined the firm as a Partner in its Antitrust Group , continuing the expansion of its antitrust capabilities and presence in Washington, D.C. Kass has extensive experience litigating... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced that TIME has named Washington, D.C., partner Theodore B. Olson to the 2010 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Olson is recognized... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, has announced that trial lawyer Nathan D. Finch has joined the firm as a member in its Washington, D.C., office. A significant addition to the Motley... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — BuckleySandler LLP, legal counsel to the financial services industry, has announced the promotion of four associates to counsel and the recent lateral hiring of three counsel. Since its formation in March 2009, BuckleySandler... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hooper, Lundy & Bookman PC (HLB) has announced that Harry R. Silver has joined the firm as a partner and Patricia H. "Tish" Wirth has joined the firm as an associate in the firm's growing Washington, D.C., office.... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - McDermott Will & Emery has announced that James S. Cohen joined the firm's Health Industry Advisory and Life Sciences & Medical Devices Practice Groups as a partner and leader of the firm's FDA practice in the Washington... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Van Ness Feldman is pleased to announce that Vincenzo Franco , formerly an associate with the firm, has been elected a member (partner) of the firm. Franco resides in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where his practice focuses... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seyfarth Shaw LLP , one of America's leading full-service law firms , has announced that Richard P. Gilly has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group . He was previously... Read More