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August 25, 2006 | National Law Journal

Former SunGard Chief Counsel Joins Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis & Bockius tapped into the corporate counsel pool with its addition of Lawrence A. Gross as a partner in the firm's business and finance practice group. Gross has joined the firm in its Philadelphia office after spending 20 years at SunGard Data Systems as its GC and most recently as the chief legal officer and chief administrative officer. Gross will focus his practice on mergers and acquisitions and high-tech transactions, areas he said he had a lot of experience with while at SunGard.
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October 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

Cravath Elects Deputy Presiding Partner

Cravath, Swaine & Moore has elected a deputy presiding partner. Corporate partner C. Allen Parker will become the elite firm's second-in-command on Jan. 1, 2007, at the same time Evan R. Chesler will succeed Robert D. Joffe as presiding partner. The naming of a deputy presiding partner at this juncture is an unusual step for Cravath, which has traditionally reserved that position for those slated to succeed the presiding partner within roughly a year.
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September 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Former 3M General Counsel Joins Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block has nabbed attorney Richard Ziegler, who has been the general counsel at St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M Co. for the past four years, to join as a new partner in its New York office. Ziegler, who oversaw about 150 lawyers at 3M, will spearhead a Jenner practice focused on complex litigation, including issues related to intellectual property, corporate governance, securities and government enforcement, the firm said in a release.
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March 05, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dewey & LeBouef Adds to Warsaw Office

New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf has added two local partners to its office in Warsaw, Poland, bringing the total number of partners there to 18. Kazimierz Jelenski joins, with experience in banking, finance and insurance law, as does Krzysztof Pisarek, with experience in civil and corporate law.
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April 19, 2006 | National Law Journal

Kelley Drye Merges With Collier Shannon

Kelley Drye & Warren and Collier Shannon Scott have officially merged. The firm will operate as Kelley Drye & Warren, except in the Washington, D.C., area, where the firm will be known as Kelley Drye Collier Shannon. The combined firm has nearly 400 lawyers, with gross revenues expected to be more than $220 million, and now has an enhanced presence in Washington, where Kelley Drye and Collier Shannon have had practices for several decades.
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March 10, 2006 | National Law Journal

Vinson & Elkins First Large Texas Firm to Raise Associate Salaries

The executive committee at Houston-based Vinson & Elkins voted on Wednesday to raise associate salaries, increasing its first-year base to $135,000 in Texas, and to $145,000 in New York City and Washington, D.C. Managing partner Joe Dilg says the firm felt it needed to compensate its attorneys based on national trends, and not just the local Texas market. The last time large Texas firms made a salary jump was back in 2000.
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October 29, 2007 | National Law Journal

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Joins Allen & Overy's N.Y. Office

Allen & Overy has recruited to its New York office the former chief of the securities fraud unit for the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office. David C. Esseks will join the British legal giant as a partner specializing in white-collar and securities litigation. From 2003 until June 2007, Esseks served as head of the nation's premier white-collar prosecution unit, supervising a staff of 20 Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
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February 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

L.A. Litigator to Lead Nossaman Guthner

Los Angeles litigator Michael Heumann will take the helm at Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott after the abrupt departure last month of the firm's managing partner, Scott DeVries. The firm also announced the appointment of Marcia Wasserman, who has joined the L.A. office as the firm's first chief operating officer. Heumann, whose practice focuses on business and real estate litigation, said his No. 1 priority will be to foster collegiality at the firm and support growth in its core areas.
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June 01, 2006 | National Law Journal

Expansion-Minded Duane Morris Moving to Bigger Space in Manhattan

As part of its plans to become a 1,000-attorney firm, Duane Morris is acquiring a new 82,000-square-foot space in Times Square. Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz says he would like to add at least 20 attorneys in New York, mainly through group hires, before the firm moves into the new space in March or April. The firm currently has 70 lawyers in New York; the new office has room for about 120 attorneys. "It's probably the single most important market for us," says Bonovitz.
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November 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Nixon Peabody Raises First-Year Salaries to $160,000

Boston-based Nixon Peabody has bumped pay for first-year associates in its Washington, D.C., office to $160,000. The move is costly for a firm like Nixon Peabody, which has profits per partner of only $585,000. Industry consultants frequently warn that any firm with profits per partner at $1 million or less struggles with the $160,000 starting pay grade. "It's the firms in Washington, our competitors, that put the pressure on us to make a move," says Laurin Mills, managing partner of the D.C. office.
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