Brian Baxter

April 14, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Duane Morris and McKool Smith saw a pair of oenophiles pull up stakes for new endeavors; Kirkland & Ellis adds one litigator and loses two more; Paul Hastings bolsters its banking group in London; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

12 minute read

April 14, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Duane Morris and McKool Smith saw a pair of oenophiles pull up stakes for new endeavors; Kirkland & Ellis adds one litigator and loses two more; Paul Hastings bolsters its banking group in London; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

12 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Cahill Gordon & Reindel officially launched an English law litigation practice in London after hiring Shearman & Sterling partner Richard Kelly. The announcement comes with a twist: U.K. regulators approved Cahill's application to become the first major U.S. firm in London to be licensed under an alternative business structure.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

April 13, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Cahill Gordon & Reindel officially launched an English law litigation practice in London after hiring Shearman & Sterling partner Richard Kelly. The announcement comes with a twist: U.K. regulators approved Cahill's application to become the first major U.S. firm in London to be licensed under an alternative business structure.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

April 11, 2015 | The American Lawyer

J. Christopher Groobey spent 25 years in Big Law before heading for the high seas; Fried Frank makes more litigation hires; Latham & Watkins lures three from Sidley Austin; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

13 minute read

April 11, 2015 | The American Lawyer

J. Christopher Groobey spent 25 years in Big Law before heading for the high seas; Fried Frank makes more litigation hires; Latham & Watkins lures three from Sidley Austin; and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

13 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Marc Marotta, a corporate and public affairs partner at Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee and one of Wisconsin's most respected attorneys, died Wednesday of a brain aneurysm. A former high school and college basketball star, Marotta was drafted by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in 1984, but chose Harvard Law School instead. Nonetheless, he remained close to the game he loved.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

April 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Marc Marotta, a corporate and public affairs partner at Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee and one of Wisconsin's most respected attorneys, died Wednesday of a brain aneurysm. A former high school and college basketball star, Marotta was drafted by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in 1984, but chose Harvard Law School instead. Nonetheless, he remained close to the game he loved.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

April 09, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Fresh off adding a new litigation chief from the lateral market, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson snagged Shearman & Sterling's IP litigation chair Scott Doyle and partner Jonathan DeFosse in Washington, D.C., where Doyle served as his former firm's local co-managing partner. Both lawyers have recently picked up notable victories for corporate clients.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

April 09, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Fresh off adding a new litigation chief from the lateral market, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson snagged Shearman & Sterling's IP litigation chair Scott Doyle and partner Jonathan DeFosse in Washington, D.C., where Doyle served as his former firm's local co-managing partner. Both lawyers have recently picked up notable victories for corporate clients.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read