Brian Baxter

March 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Akerman, Akin Gump, Gibson Dunn and Jones Day are busy advising clients on potential initiatives in Cuba, as President Obama makes a historic visit to the Caribbean island nation ahead of a goodwill-inducing baseball game Tuesday.

By Nell Gluckman and Brian Baxter

13 minute read

March 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The U.S. Department of Commerce adds a high-profile partner from Katten Muchin Rosenman; Greenberg Traurig and Holland & Knight trade hires; Winston & Strawn's arbitration co-chair departs; and other notable additions from around The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

27 minute read

March 18, 2016 | The American Lawyer

More than three years after former Ropes & Gray partner and Jones Walker special counsel Sanford “Sandy” Kaynor Jr. was shot twice and left for dead, his assailant was given a 362-year prison sentence in a New Orleans criminal court.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

March 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Comings-and-goings at McCarter & English; Pillsbury Winthrop heads to Hong Kong; Proskauer Rose picks up a new life sciences vice chair; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

9 minute read

March 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adds a high-ranking Akin Gump partner to serve as its new legal chief; a troubled Kaye Scholer partner departs; Kirkland makes another high-profile hire; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

10 minute read

March 10, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The $55 million judgment awarded to TV personality Erin Andrews this week was a missed opportunity for Bingham McCutchen. The now-defunct firm took the lead for Andrews in 2009 after illicit videos of her surfaced online. But a conflict intervened.

By Brian Baxter

24 minute read

March 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Peter Martelli, a corporate partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, recently resigned from the firm. After serving a 90-day gardening leave, Martelli will join Kirkland & Ellis, which has frequently raided Simpson Thacher in recent years.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

March 07, 2016 | The American Lawyer

K&L Gates and Sidley Austin disgorge partners to new Chicago offices for other firms; a bevy of moves at legal giants Baker & McKenzie and Norton Rose Fulbright; Schulte Roth bolts on a broker-dealer group; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

16 minute read

March 02, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Bruce Zirinsky, the ex-head of the restructuring groups at Greenberg Traurig and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, has started his own firm in New York. Zirinsky just snagged a lead role advising Republic Airways Holdings Inc. in its bankruptcy case, one that has already pumped more than $1.1 million into his new firm's coffers.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

March 02, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Davis Polk, Paul Hastings, Simpson Thacher and Stoel Rives partners head in-house; K&L Gates and Kirkland & Ellis see a spate of exits; Orrick adds another energy partner; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

13 minute read