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Kelley Drye in Merger Talks With Collier Shannon
Kelley, Drye & Warren, a New York-based firm with more than 300 attorneys, is in advanced merger talks with the 82-lawyer D.C. firm Collier Shannon Scott, both firms confirmed Tuesday. The merger would be the latest in a string of acquisitions in the D.C. legal market, which has seen many local midsize firms swallowed up by out-of-town players looking to bolster their presence inside the Beltway.Facing EEOC suit, firm drops retirement policy
Bowing to pressure from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kelley Drye Warren has dropped its mandatory retirement policy, the firm said Thursday. Chairman John M. Callagy said the firm amended its partnership agreement last month to allow equity partners to continue on past age 70. Senior partners will now be judged solely on performance, like other partners, he said.The Score: Kelley Drye Snags NFL Stars with Agent Hires
Adisa Bakari, the former head of the sports and entertainment practice at Dow Lohnes, left the firm this month for Kelley Drye & Warren, where he hopes to build a new future for sports agents at the Am Law 200 firm.Third Circuit Upholds Bacardi's 'Havana Club' Brand in Decades-Old Trademark Dispute
Bacardi and its lawyers at Kelley Drye & Warren can toast to another victory in the company's 14-year trademark battle with Pernod Ricard over the name "Havana Club." But they might want to drink up fast; Pernod and its long-time counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton may crash the party with an appeal.Veteran international trade lawyer joins Venable
Veteran international trade lawyer Michael D. Sherman has joined Washington's Venable as a partner in the firm's international trade practice group. Sherman was formerly a partner in the Washington office of New York's Kelley Drye & Warren, and before that at Collier Shannon Scott, prior to that firm's 2006 merger with Kelley Drye.Some of BigLaw Firm's Defenses to Allegations It Discriminated Against Older Lawyers Tossed
New Orleans retains ethics counsel
New Orleans has hired two attorneys from New York's Kelley Drye & Warren to advise it on ethical issues and regarding a myriad of federal investigations targeting the city. Washington-based partner David Laufman will lead the firm's efforts with the assistance of associate Andrew Wein, according to the city contract. Laufman, formerly an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, specializes in white collar crime and federal investigations.Ex-Kelley Drye Partner Quits Bar Over Pilfered Petty Cash
Rather than face disbarment, a former Kelley Drye & Warren partner has resigned from the New York State Bar for stealing at least $110,000 from the firm. Jay R. Kolmar, a real estate partner at the firm until last October, stole the six-figure sum in $250 increments over a 10-year period. He admitted his misconduct in an affidavit of resignation submitted to a disciplinary committee. In a decision released Tuesday, an appeals court granted the committee's request for an order accepting his Bar resignation.Trending Stories
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