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The international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced that Ed Magarian has been named co-chair of its White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud group along with Zachary Carter in New York. Foreign and domestic clients rely on the group, which includes 35 lawyers across 9 of the firm’s offices, to assist them in a

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, represented Lorillard Tobacco Co. (“Lorillard”) in the Eleventh Circuit Court’s decision on September 22, 2003, affirming a July 2002 summary judgment decision in favor of all defendants, including Lorillard, in a price-fixing action brought on behalf of major wholesalers. In affirming summary judgment the Hon. Stanley Marcus, writing for a

The national law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (K&L) is pleased to announce the establishment of a bankruptcy and maritime law practice in its Miami office with the addition of new partners Beatrice (Betty) Butchko and Jeffrey T. Kucera, and associate William (Bill) Simonitsch. The new attorneys come to K&L from the firm of

Gregory B. Jordan, managing partner of Reed Smith since 2001, today was elected by the firm’s partners to remain at the helm of the 125-year-old firm for the next three years. During Jordan’s first term, he and the Reed Smith Senior Management Team charted a course of action that resulted in significant economic returns and

Fulbright & Jaworski welcomes John “Rocky” Rawls and Sarah Silbert to its Los Angeles office as partner and senior associate, respectively. John “Rocky” Rawls joins Fulbright as partner in its Intellectual Property Department. He primarily focuses on trademark enforcement and brand protection, false advertising and unfair competition and misappropriation of name and likeness claims. Prior

The Board of Trustees of the New Jersey State Bar Association selected Geoffrey M. Connor to receive its Legislative Recognition Award. Mr. Connor, a partner in the Financial Services and Bank Regulatory Groups of Reed Smith, received the award at a luncheon. The award honors Mr. Connor’s efforts over the past several years with regard

President George W. Bush has appointed White & Case litigation partner Richard J. Holwell as Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. President Bush first nominated Holwell in August 2002, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination late last week. The President signed Holwell’s judicial commission yesterday afternoon.

BellSouth and DIRECTV, Inc., announced on August 27, 2003 a strategic marketing alliance to offer BellSouth customers in residential homes, DIRECTV(r) digital satellite television service in early 2004. Today, BellSouth customers can make one call to order and receive one bill for all their communication services through BellSouth. Starting early next year, BellSouth residential customers

Keith C. Wetmore has been reelected to a second term as Chair of Morrison & Foerster, a position he has held since October 2000. In the three years under Mr. Wetmore’s leadership, the firm has added offices in key markets in the U.S. and Asia, while once again becoming the largest law firm in California.

A combined volunteer work effort by The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and Habitat For Humanity will culminate the weekend of October 17-19 in Randolph, when the final touches are put on a house being built for a family who otherwise could not afford to buy a house in the conventional manner. ALA, a professional