MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC (April 20, 2011) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Torralbo as Managing Partner of the Montréal office, effective June 1, 2011. Mr. Torralbo succeeds Norm Saibil, who played a significant role in the creation and growth of the office and who has been its […]

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the firm received the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section’s 2011 National Public Service Award for outstanding business law pro bono services. The award was presented at the Section’s spring meeting in Boston on April 15, 2011. Given annually by the Section’s Pro Bono Committee, this prestigious

NEW YORK – April 13, 2011 – Loeb & Loeb LLP has announced that Joseph F. Daniels will join the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Group. He joins from Hodgson Russ LLP where he was a partner and Chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group, prior

Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011 – The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP announced today that Lynn Van Buren, 39, has joined the firm as counsel, in the International Trade Practice in its Washington, D.C., office. Van Buren previously worked at DLA Piper where she was involed with with clients in the areas of export

New York, NY and Palo Alto, CA — Lowenstein Sandler continues to strengthen its national intellectual property practice, announcing today that the highly sought-after IP group led by Dan Ovanezian and Marina Portnova is joining the firm in its Palo Alto office. The eight-person patent prosecution team left the well-known valley firm of Blakely Sokoloff

April 2011 We are pleased to announce that the following attorneys have become partners of the firm: Julie Bédard International Litigation and Arbitration New York Michael A. Civale Mergers and Acquisitions New York Jonathan B. Ko Corporate Los Angeles Margaret E. Krawiec Litigation Washington, D.C. James A. McDonald Corporate Finance London Glenn S. Walter Corporate

April 5, 2011 (Mountain View, CA) – Fenwick & West LLP represented its client Diamond Foods, Inc. in its pending merger with the Pringles business of The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”). Pringles is the world’s largest potato crisp brand with sales in over 140 countries and manufacturing operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports that Preliminary Discovery is Underway in DePuy MDL Initial discovery in the federal DePuy litigation has begun. On March, 25, 2011, plaintiffs took the first step in the discovery process by identifying and noticing certain witnesses for depositions. According to the deposition notices, plaintiffs plan to take three separate depositions of

New York and Moscow – March 28, 2011 – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to announce that Natalia A. Drebezgina, Michael Schaper and Shannon Rose Selden will become partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2011. Ms. Drebezgina is resident in the Moscow office and Mr. Schaper and Ms. Selden are resident in the

29 March 2011 – UK Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today announced a series of reforms over the way in which lawyers are paid in ‘no-win no-fee’ court cases. The Ministry of Justice has said that success fees will be paid out of damages awarded to claimants, rather than by defendants who are currently liable