Hillary Flynn

November 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The cochair of Jenner & Block's content, media and entertainment practice takes an in-house job with the Motion Picture Association of America; Crowell & Moring adds five attorneys in New York; and Greenberg Traurig woos a lawyer from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

5 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Pepper Hamilton poaches three Goodwin Procter partners to open in Silicon Valley; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr takes a partner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges; and Brown Rudnick hires the former cochair of Bingham McCutchen's life sciences practice. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

5 minute read

November 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Irish biopharmaceutical giant Shire has retained Davis, Polk & Wardwell in connection with its acquisition of rare disease drugmaker ViroPharma, which is being represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is serving as legal counsel to ViroPharma financial adviser Goldman Sachs.

By Hillary Flynn

3 minute read

November 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Shook, Hardy & Bacon opens a Seattle office with Microsoft's former chief patent counsel; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher hires a Department of Justice veteran; and a former U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona joins Steptoe & Johnson. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

6 minute read

November 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips hires a new president for its international consulting subsidiary; a Mayer Brown lawyer has defected to Freeborn & Peters in Chicago; and the chair of Kaye Scholer's investment funds group has gone to Sidley Austin. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

3 minute read

November 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

GrayRobinson merges with trial firm Hirschhorn & Bieber; the former managing partner of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy's Asia practice joins investment bank Moelis & Co.; and Cozen O'Connor launches an international arbitration practice. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

5 minute read

October 29, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Patton Boggs creates a public finance practice with four hires from Edwards Wildman & Palmer; Arnold & Porter loses a partner to Bingham McCutchen; and Fisher & Phillips hires four attorneys from a shuttering firm in Denver. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn and Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

October 28, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Fertilizer manufacturer and distributor CF Industries said Monday it has agreed to sell its phosphate mining and manufacturing business to Mosaic Company for $1.4 billion. Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom is serving as counsel to CF Industries, while Dorsey & Whitney, Mayer Brown and Arnold & Porter are representing Mosaic.

By Hillary Flynn

4 minute read

October 24, 2013 | The American Lawyer

McKesson Corporation said Thursday it has agreed to acquire German health care and pharmaceutical supply company Celesio from its current owner for $8.3 billion.

By Hillary Flynn

4 minute read

October 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Herbert Smith Freehills hires a new head of its U.S. investigations and financial services litigation practice; Boies Schiller & Flexner names a managing partner to its London office; and Bracewell & Giuliani adds four partners in its San Antonio office. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements and news releases to [email protected].

By Hillary Flynn

64 minute read