Recent Updates
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Rep. Pomeroy joining DC law firm as health adviser
Law Firm News 01/06/2011North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy, who was defeated in his campaign for a 10th term, said he will join a Washington, D.C., law firm next week as an attorney and adviser on health policy.Alston & Bird, which has more than 800 lawyers, said Tuesday it...
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Woman admits to perjury in law firm probe
Law Firm News 12/06/2010A Martinsburg woman has admitted lying to a federal grand jury during an investigation of a law firm where she worked as the office manager.U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld II said Wednesday that 52-year-old Nancy Burkhart pleaded guilty Monday to one...
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Local law firm welcomes two new additions
Law Firm News 12/03/2010The law firm of Cunningham, Mitchell & Rocconi welcomes two attorneys, Elizabeth "Sissy" Rankin and Roman Hankins.Rankin returns to the firm after serving as a General Sessions and Juvenile Court judge in Montgomery County. Hankins returns to his...
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Ann Halan Brickley opens New Canaan law office
Law Firm News 11/23/2010Ann Halan Brickley has established a general legal practice with an emphasis on civil litigation, business law, employment law and family law at 161 Cherry Street in New Canaan. The firm represents both individuals and businesses.A graduate of New Ca...
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Former U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Joins Tully Rinckey PLLC
Law Firm News 11/20/2010Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of attorney J.E. Yancey Ellis as an Associate in its Washington, D.C. law office. Ellis joins Tully Rinckey PLLC after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for over four years, including a year long ...
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Von Stamwitz named 2011 St. Louis Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer
Law Firm News 11/08/2010George M. von Stamwitz, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale and leader of the firm’s Environmental practice group, has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2011 St. Louis Environmental Lawyer of the Year. After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Be...
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Marc D. Goldstein Joins Law Firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman
Law Firm News 10/25/2010Marc D. Goldstein has joined the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., as an associate focusing his legal practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law, and Government Relations. Mr. Goldstein earned a J.D. degree from Washington Univer...
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Richard B. Thomas Promoted to Associate
Law Firm News 10/22/2010Richard B. Thomas, a long-time patent engineer with Armstrong Teasdale LLP, has become an associate in the law firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. With Thomas’ promotion, the firm expands its Intellectual Property group to 70 people. Much of...
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FIVE ATTORNEYS AT GALLOP, JOHNSON & NEUMAN SELECTED AMONG “SUPER LAWYERS ®”
Law Firm News 10/18/2010Four attorneys at law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., have been selected as “Super Lawyers®” and one has been named a “Rising Star” in a peer nomination and research process conducted by “Super Lawyers,” a publication of Thompson Reuters....
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Jones Day law firm expanding into Brazil
Law Firm News 10/18/2010The Jones Day law firm said today it will open an office in Brazil, one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The office will be Jones Day's 33rd and its second in Latin America after Mexico City. The Sao Paulo office will support global clients ...
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Law Firms Orrick and Akin Gump End Merger Talks
Law Firm News 10/05/2010The big law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has seen its share of merger discussions fizzle out in recent years. Add its talks with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to the list.Less than a week after confirming that they were in preliminary...
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Reed Smith considering merger with Texas firm
Law Firm News 10/04/2010Pittsburgh-based Reed Smith, which has 150 lawyers in Philadelphia, is in early merger discussions with Dallas-based law firm Thompson & Knight, both firms confirmed Friday to the Pittsburgh Business Times."We are in preliminary merger discussion...