Ross & Hardies and McGuireWoods LLP will merge effective July 1, 2003. The partners of the two firms voted unanimously this week to approve the merger, which will result in a firm with approximately 725 lawyers, including about 175 in Chicago. “Joining McGuireWoods and Ross & Hardies together creates a win-win situation for our mutual […]

The New York office of international top 20 law firm Reed Smith LLP has selected Moez Kaba of Columbia Law School as the first recipient of its newly launched Reed Smith Fellowship. The Fellowship is awarded to a law student who has overcome adversity to pursue a law degree. The selection of Kaba, who is

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, today announced it has added Myra J. Pasek to its growing arsenal of patent and Intellectual Property litigators. Pasek, who most recently served as Associate General Counsel at Affymetrix, Inc., based in California, has extensive experience in managing and litigating high-stakes patent and other IP litigation matters, with a special

As the Russian city of St. Petersburg prepares for the celebration of its 300th anniversary during the week of May 23 – June 1, Arthur George, a Chicago author and an attorney with the global law firm Baker & McKenzie, has published a book on the history of St. Petersburg’s first three centuries. George co-founded

Sidley Austin Brown & Wood has represented CNOOC Limited, a New York Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company affiliated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation, in its second international offering of US$500 million guaranteed bonds. The bonds, issued through its wholly-owned finance subsidiary, CNOOC Finance (2003) Limited, includes two tranches with 10-year

Mallesons Stephen Jaques, has been named as the clear leader in Australia; in this years AsiaLaw / Asiamoney Law Firm Poll 2003. The firm has gained top rankings in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Securitisation and Structured Finance. The May issues of Asiamoney and its sister publication, AsiaLaw, feature

Jamie S Gorelick, the Vice Chair of Fannie Mae will join Wilmer Cutler and Pickering as a partner from 1 July. Ms Gorelick is a former Deputy Attorney General and General Counsel of the Department of Defense and will join the litigation practise to advise clients on matters that involve complex legal, public policy and

Haynes and Boone, LLP, an international corporate law firm, recently announced the formation of its Iraq Transactions and Claims Practice Group, built to assist clients in securing business opportunities in the risky and uncertain markets emerging in Iraq. The firm will leverage its attorneys’ expertise in working with countries in transition, its excellent governmental contacts,

Michael H. Traison, a principal at the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., along with law clerk Maja Binkowska and attorneys from Miller Canfield’s Warsaw, Poland office, will give a presentation on bankruptcy to Polish trustees, bankruptcy judges, clients, and attorneys in Warsaw on May 28 and 29. Traison and other representatives

Partners at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy will meet Tuesday to elect James J. McAlpin Jr. to lead the Atlanta-based firm of 300 lawyers, the firm said Wednesday. McAlpin, 45, will succeed Armin G. Brecher, 61, next March as chair of the firm’s executive committee and board of partners. He will immediately assume primary responsibility