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The Harris Law Firm Adds Family Law Specialist
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2007/08/13 11:59
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The Harris Law Firm announced attorney Carla A. Scarpone has joined the firm.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Scarpone worked as a paralegal for Lehman Brothers in New York City, the National Association of Counsel for Children, and the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center. She also clerked for Denver District Court Judge Robbins.
During her second year of law school at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, Ms. Scarpone received the University of Michigan Child Welfare Law Bergstrom Fellowship, and was one of a group of students awarded the Julie A. Nice Award for Outstanding Writing and Research for her contribution to a handbook on domestic violence. In addition to her law degree, Scarpone also earned a Master's in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Denver. She is also a trained and certified Child and Family Investigator (CFI).
About The Harris Law Firm
Established in 1993 by attorney Richard A. Harris, The Harris Law Firm is one of Denver's largest family law firms, and employs a legal team of skilled attorneys, law clerks, and paralegals. In addition to divorce, legal separation, and child custody and support issues, the firm also handles cases that include marital agreements, maintenance, and step parent adoptions.
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Arent Fox Announces New Healthcare Lawyers
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2007/08/13 11:15
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Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce that Lowell C. Brown and Jonathon E. Cohn will join its Los Angeles, CA office as partners on August 7, 2007. The two lawyers, who were previously with the Los Angeles office of Foley & Lardner LLP, are two of the preeminent health care lawyers in California. The firm expects that it will add at least three associates to the health care group as well.
Robert O’Brien, the partner-in-charge of Arent Fox’s LA office, said, “The addition of Lowell and Jon strengthens the firm’s leading national health care and life sciences practices.” He said the incoming group “will serve as the core of a dynamic health care practice in California.”
Brown advises hospitals, health systems, long-term care facilities, medical groups, and other health care provider organizations in business, regulatory, and medico-legal matters; he has significant experience with laws relating to operational issues, including the design and implementation of compliance programs, practitioner credentialing, peer review, disciplinary hearings, Medicare certification, licensing and accreditation issues, and related policies and procedures. He is nationally recognized for his work involving the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), the federal law prohibiting improper emergency patient transfers by hospitals. Brown has extensive experience defending clients against actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to terminate Medicare provider agreements. His practice also encompasses operational issues, such as bioethics, medical records, and consent and confidentiality.
Cohn’s practice focuses on litigation and trial work with an emphasis on health care issues, such as long-term care, Medicare and Medicaid, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement disputes. He represents various long-term care providers in many areas, including licensing, certification, civil and criminal enforcement, reimbursement and collections, and other regulatory and administrative proceedings. Cohn also represents health care professionals in licensure and workers' compensation proceedings.
Arent Fox’s LA office has doubled in size to 20 lawyers since it opened on January 1, 2007. The firm expects to see continued growth in the office through strategic hiring to expand its core practice areas in California.
About Arent Fox
Arent Fox – a full-service law firm with offices in Washington, New York and Los Angeles – is a recognized leader in areas including intellectual property, real estate, health care, life sciences, and litigation. With more than 300 lawyers, Arent Fox has a wide range of expertise in corporate securities and transactions, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, government relations and regulation, labor and employment, finance, tax, corporate compliance and the global business market. The firm provides services to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments, long-term care facilities, start-up companies, and other entities.
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Andrew Bleiman Joins Cheng Cohen LLC in Chicago
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2007/08/13 11:09
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Cheng Cohen LLC, a Chicago-based firm focusing in corporate, franchise, technology and business litigation today announced that Andrew Bleiman will join the firm as counsel.
"Andrew is a smart, tough and experienced litigator," said Fredric "Ric" Cohen, partner of Cheng Cohen LLC. "His addition to the Cheng Cohen firm is an important step toward our goal of building the finest full service boutique law firm around."
With nearly a decade of commercial and civil litigation experience, Bleiman was most recently an associate attorney with DLA Piper US in Chicago where his practice concentrated on commercial and civil litigation.
Bleiman attended Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he received his J.D. with Honors. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Texas at Austin.
Founded in 2007, Cheng Cohen LLC provides experience in a wide range of
legal matters including corporate, litigation and franchising. The firm innovatively tailors legal services to meet each of their clients' specific needs effectively and efficiently.
Cheng Cohen LLC is located l101 West Fulton Market, Suite 200 Chicago,
IL 60607. The Firm's phone number is (312) 243-1701.
For more information,
please visit the corporate Web site at http://www.chengcohen.com. |
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Greenberg Traurig Named Best Corporate Law Firm in Miami
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2007/08/07 09:14
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For the 6th consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig has been selected as the best corporate law firm in Miami by directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies. The results were published in Corporate Board Member magazine's annual Legal Industry Research Study, sponsored by FTI Consulting.
Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting's annual study identifies the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top five corporate law firms in 25 major metropolitan areas, based on ballots submitted by directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange. "This recognition is especially meaningful to us because it comes from clients and people directly affected by the constantly changing legal and regulatory environment," said Gary Epstein, chair of Greenberg Traurig's national corporate practice. "We work hard to establish and maintain continued confidence and respect of corporate directors, and we are proud and grateful when our efforts are rewarded like this. I believe that we share this recognition with the other Greenberg Traurig corporate lawyers in South Florida, with whom we work on a regular basis, and, in a broader sense, with the entire national corporate practice group, whose resources are always available to us." "Doing well in our survey has become a singular badge of honor, for the very reason that it doesn't come from the law firms' peers," said William S. Rukeyser, editorial director of Corporate Board Member. "It's an accolade from their customers -- the directors, executives and general counsel who hire them, pay their bills, and thrive or suffer from their advice." The 40 attorneys in Greenberg Traurig's Corporate and Securities Practice in Miami represent both public and privately-held clients in a wide range of industries and in transactions ranging from multi-billion dollar acquisitions to private equity transactions as well as public and private offerings of securities. About Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,700 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.
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Ropes & Gray will open Tokyo law office in fall
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2007/08/07 09:11
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Boston's Ropes & Gray is trying to tap into the lucrative intellectual-property and private equity business in Asia by opening a law office this fall in Tokyo.
The four-attorney office, the firm's first overseas, will serve both Japanese and American clients, as well as others trying to take advantage of the booming economies in Asian countries.
Two Japanese attorneys from Ropes & Gray's New York office will be among those starting up the Toyko office, the firm said yesterday.
James DeGraw, a parter at Ropes & Gray, said he's visited Tokyo and is currently taking Japanese language courses before his own transfer there this October.
Ropes & Gray already represents Japanese clients on patent and other intellectual-property issues in the U.S. One client recently asked if it could have a closer relationship with Ropes in Japan - and the idea was born for a new office, said DeGraw.
"They're trying to protect their patents and market share for their products," said DeGraw of Japanese clients in general.
But intellectual-property law isn't the only area of interest for the giant Boston law firm.
Private-equity companies, such as Bain Capital, are increasingly doing business and making deals in Asia, DeGraw said. Bain is a major client of Ropes & Gray, he said.
Other law firms have been setting up operations in Japan. Recently, Boston's Bingham law firm opened a Tokyo office.
By this fall, Bingham's Tokyo office hopes to expand with the hiring of more than 50 Japanese lawyers, according to the company's Web site. |
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Caplan Law Firm Announces new BWI practice specialty
Law Firm News |
2007/08/04 09:34
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Caplan Law Firm principal attorney Allan Caplan has announced that the firm is currently offering a new BWI practice specialty, defending Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) cases during the Summer months. Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) is the act of operating under the influence any motorized craft that carries a person over water, usually motor boats and jet skis, or even things like water skis.
A principal of Caplan Law Firm, P.A., Allan Caplan spent six years prosecuting major felonies and white collar crimes as an Assistant Hennepin County Attorney During his 32-year career. In 1983, Mr. Caplan formed Caplan Law Firm, P.A., one of the largest criminal defense firms in the Midwest, with six lawyers representing clients in criminal law matters, both locally and nationally. A Minnesota DUI attorney, Mr. Caplan has achieved numerous acquittals and successful results for his clients in every type of case ranging from DWI and DUI to first-degree murder.
The Caplan Law Firm, P.A., recognized as a top criminal defense and Minnesota DUI law firm, has successfully represented numerous clients throughout Minnesota, the Minneapolis St. Paul area, Wisconsin, and the Federal Courts in a wide range of criminal matters. |
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Sidley Austin Elevates 11 to Chicago Partner
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2007/07/30 14:25
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Eleven lawyers in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP are among the 36 associates and counsel elevated to partnership in the firm, which now has 659 partners in offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.
The new Chicago partners are Michael C. Andolina, Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions;
Jeannette K. Arazi, Structured Finance and Securitization;
John A. Chamberlin, Real Estate;
Anny C. Huang, Structured Finance and Securitization;
Kenneth P. Kansa, Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization;
Christopher P. Lokken, Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives;
Brian A. McAleenan, Communications Regulatory;
Daniel J. Neppl, Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes;
Clinton R. Uhlir, Insurance;
Robert L. Verigan, M&A and Private Equity; and
J. Randal Wexler, Securities Litigation and S.E.C. Enforcement.
"All of our new partners embody the client service values and collegial
culture of Sidley, in addition to being exceptionally talented lawyers,"
said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm's Executive Committee. "We are proud
to have them join Sidley's partnership."
"It is gratifying to have these accomplished lawyers join Sidley's
partnership ranks because they truly deserve and have earned this honor,"
added Charles W. Douglas, chair of the firm's Management Committee. "They
have earned the respect of their clients and colleagues. We welcome them to our partnership and appreciate their continued dedication to the firm."
Michael C. Andolina, 34, is a partner in the Financial
Services/Consumer Class Actions practice. His practice includes a diverse
range of civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels in both
state and federal courts, with an emphasis on consumer fraud class action
defense and white collar civil litigation.
Mr. Andolina, who had been an associate, received his J.D. from The
University of Chicago Law School. He received his A.B., magna cum laude,
Phi Beta Kappa, from Georgetown University.
Jeannette K. Arazi, 37, is a partner in the Structured Finance and
Securitization practice. Ms. Arazi's experience includes the representation
of commercial paper and medium-term note conduits and financial
institutions in the acquisition or financing of various types of assets
including trade receivables, motor vehicle leases, franchise loans,
timeshare interests and other financial assets.
Ms. Arazi, who had been an associate, received her J.D., magna cum
laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Minnesota Law School. She
received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Macalester College.
John A. Chamberlin, 37, is a partner in the Real Estate practice. His
practice includes commercial real estate transactions of all types,
including acquisitions, dispositions, financing and leasing transactions.
Mr. Chamberlin, who had been an associate, received his J.D., magna cum
laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Illinois College of Law
where he was notes editor of the Law Review. He received his B.A. from
Brigham Young University.
Anny C. Huang, 33, is a partner in the Structured Finance and
Securitization practice. Her practice includes representation of major
financial institutions, public and private corporations, institutional bond
holders, hedge funds and other creditors and investors in connection with
leverage financing for private equity, real estate and hedge funds, capital
call facilities, syndicated and structured loans, mezzanine financings,
collateralized debt obligations, securitizations, work-outs and
restructurings and single-currency, multi-currency and cross-border
transactions.
Ms. Huang, who had been an associate, received her J.D. from Columbia
University School of Law where she was a Kent Scholar and served on the Law Review. She received her B.A. and B.S., with highest honors, from the
University of California - Berkeley.
Kenneth P. Kansa, 34, is a partner in the Bankruptcy/Corporate
Reorganization practice. Mr. Kansa's practice encompasses all areas of
corporate reorganization and bankruptcy matters, focusing on the
representation of various parties in complex chapter 11 cases.
Mr. Kansa, who had been an associate, received his J.D. from the
University of Virginia School of Law, his M.A. from Cleveland State
University and his B.A. from George Washington University.
Christopher P. Lokken, 36, is a partner in the Investment Funds,
Advisers and Derivatives practice. He advises and represents clients in
federal securities, derivatives, futures related regulatory and corporate
matters with respect to alternative investment funds, including offshore
and domestic hedge funds, commodity pools and alternative asset strategy
funds sold on a retail basis in Japan.
Mr. Lokken, who had been an associate, received his J.D., cum laude,
Order of the Coif, from Northwestern University School of Law where he was
coordinating articles editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. He
received his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his B.A., with
distinction, from Indiana University.
Brian A. McAleenan, 34, is a partner in the Communications Regulatory
practice. His practice involves commercial and regulatory litigation and
related matters.
Mr. McAleenan, who had been an associate, received his J.D., magna cum
laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Illinois College of Law
where he was on the Law Review. He received his B.S., cum laude, from the
University of Illinois.
Daniel J. Neppl, 38, is a partner in the Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
practice. He regularly arbitrates and litigates reinsurance disputes,
representing both ceding companies and reinsurers in the property and
casualty areas in matters involving both traditional and non-traditional
reinsurance. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Neppl clerked for the Honorable
C. Thomas White, Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Mr. Neppl, who had been counsel, received his J.D., cum laude, from
Creighton University School of Law, where he was executive editor of the
Creighton Law Review. He received his B.S., with honors, from the
University of Iowa.
Clinton R. Uhlir, 35, is a partner in the Insurance practice. He
focuses his practice on the representation of issuers, underwriters and
purchasers of financial products and the structuring, creation and
operation of structured investment vehicles (SIVs), asset-backed commercial
paper (ABCP) conduit programs, derivative product companies (DPCs),
including credit derivative product companies (CDPCs), and other types of
structured finance operating companies (SFOCs).
Mr. Uhlir, who had been an associate, received his J.D. from The
University of Chicago Law School and his A.B., cum laude, from Princeton
University.
Robert L. Verigan, 32, is a partner in the M&A and Private Equity
practice. His principal areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions,
corporate finance and venture capital/private equity investments. He has
also worked with issuers and underwriters in a variety of initial and
follow-on public offerings, including over a dozen S-1 offerings and
private placements of securities.
Mr. Verigan, who had been an associate, received his J.D., cum laude,
from The University of Chicago Law School. He received his B.A., cum laude,
from Duke University.
J. Randal Wexler, 34, is a partner in the Securities Litigation and
S.E.C. Enforcement practice. His practice focuses on complex internal
corporate investigations, corporate accounting fraud and the defense, both
individual and corporate, of complex securities fraud class actions and
related violations of ERISA.
Mr. Wexler, who had been an associate, received his J.D., cum laude,
from The University of Michigan Law School. He received his B.A. from Yale
University.
Sidley also named the following to partnership in its other offices:
Brussels -- Arnoud R. Willems; Frankfurt -- Jerome S. Friedrich; Hong Kong
-- Charles Allen; London -- Jonathan Edge, Theresa D. Kradjian and Paul
Matthews; Los Angeles -- Aimee M. Contreras-Camua, Sandra S. Fujiyama,
Kelly L.C. Kriebs, Jennifer A. Ratner and Robert M. Stone; New York --
Laura M. Barzilai, Madeleine J. Dowling, Lynn A. Dummett, Isaac S. Greaney,
Joseph Kelly, Dennis M. Manfredi and Aryeh H. Zarchan; San Francisco --
Teague I. Donahey; Tokyo -- Akira Nakazawa; Washington, D.C. -- Kevin J.
Campion, Mark B. Langdon, Eric A. Shumsky, Eric M. Solovy and John K. Van
De Weert, Jr.
Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms,
with more than 1,700 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international cities
including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London,
Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. In 2006, Sidley was named to Legal
Business' Global Elite, their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in
the world." Sidley was again named the number one law firm for overall
client service by BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm, in
2007. BTI has also named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one
of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for six years in
a row.
For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be
considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley
Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley
Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000. Prior
results described herein do not guarantee a similar outcome. |
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