Career Announcements Archive
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Five firms announce the addition of new partners, along with other moves, promotions and honors.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Barbara Hoey has rejoined Kelley Drye & Warren, where she had been for 20 years before moving to Littler Mendelson in 2010. Sullivan & Worcester, Fulbright & Jaworski, Morrison & Foerster and Phillips Nizer also announce new hires.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Brent Lewis has joined the structured finance and securitization practice at Hunton & Williams as of counsel, while Robert Trainor has joined Covington & Burling as senior of counsel in the life sciences practice, and more.
12 Attorneys Follow Birnbaum to Quinn From Skadden
Two weeks ago, Birnbaum, dubbed the "Queen of Toxic Torts," announced she was leaving Skadden, where she had been for 33 years and where she was coleader of the mass torts and insurance litigation group.
White House Nominates U.S. Energy G.C. for Bench
Gregory Woods, 44, joined the government in 2009, when he was named deputy general counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Shearman & Sterling has added Jeremy Dickens as a partner; Day Pitney has added Jeffrey Held as a partner; and other moves.
Alston & Bird Adds Five Partners From Dentons
Four of the five new partners in the capital markets practice - Richard Simonds, Scott Samlin, A. James Cotins and Matt Lyons - are in New York, while Stephen Ornstein is in Washington, D.C.
Character Committee Interviews Set for Tuesday
See Court Notes for a list of appearances.
Trio Leaves Cadwalader for O'Melveny
The chairs of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's financial restructuring department are decamping to O'Melveny & Myers to lead that firm's practice.
List of Candidates Who Successfully Completed the February 2013 New York Bar Exam
2,060 applicants received passing scores.
Biben to Resign as Head of State Ethics Board
The first executive director of the state ethics board, which has been criticized for being ineffective, overly secretive and too close to Governor Andrew Cuomo, said she will resign after 14 months on the job.
Cuomo Taps Scott as Inspector General
Catherine Leahy Scott has been serving as acting inspector general since February 2012.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Ropes & Gray has added Jonathan Gill and Robb Tretter as partners in the private equity practice. Also, Duane Morris has added Stephen Sussman as a partner and other moves.
Ex-Shearman Lawyer Tapped to Head Arbitration Center
Alexandra Dosman, a former senior associate at Shearman & Sterling, has been named as the first executive director of the New York International Arbitration Center, a new venue for international arbitration set to open next month.
Catterson Joins Kaye Scholer as Litigation Special Counsel
James Catterson, 54, wrote more than 250 opinions and dissents and took part in over 6,000 appeals during his nine years at the First Department, which he left after losing reelection to the Supreme Court last fall.
Kramer Levin Names Co-Head of Litigation
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has tapped Barry Berke to co-lead its litigation department with Gary Naftalis, who had been the only chair of the 90-attorney department.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
Shearman & Sterling and Carter Ledyard have each added a partner; Ira Warshawsky, a retired Supreme Court justice, has joined the roster of neutrals at NAM; and more.
Wolf Haldenstein Hires Four Lawyers From Milberg
Three Milberg partners will join Wolf as partners and one Milberg of counsel, former Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn, will join as counsel.
Torres Confirmed to Bench in Southern District
Analisa Torres, a 1984 graduate of Columbia Law School, was nominated by President Barack Obama to Southern District bench just days after winning election to the Supreme Court on Nov. 6, 2012.
Information Tech Expert Launches Own Practice
Peter Brown, who was head of Baker & Hostetler's information technology practice, has struck out on his own to form Peter Brown & Associates.
