Community News
Orrick welcomes 27 partners from Heller
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has welcomed 27 partners and one senior counsel from the dissolved firm Heller Ehrman.
15 Heller partners move to Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP has announced that they are to take on 15 corporate and technology partners from dissolved firm Heller Ehrman LLP.
Willkie Farr hires capital markets leader in Frankfurt
Michael Schlitt has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a partner in its Frankfurt office.
Advokatfirman Delphi makes executive appointment
On 1 October, Advokatfirman Delphi welcomed Olof Rågmark as a partner in its Stockholm office.
Construction partner joins Pillsbury in Washington DC
Michael Jaffe has joined the Washington, DC, office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner and counsel in the firm's litigation team.
Lovells LLP welcomes Adam Cooke in London
Lovells LLP in London has welcomed Adam Cooke as a partner in its intellectual property practice.
Leading employee benefits provider appoints new general counsel
Liston Bishop III has been officially named as general counsel and vice president of the Unum Group after eight months serving as provisional general counsel.
Editorial: Trademarks in Argentina
Shifts in trademark law are having an effect on the landscape this year. An amendment to the 1993 Consumer Protection Law was made in March 2008 concerning trademark owners' liability. Controlling entities of products can now be considered as "suppliers" as they provide trademarks to goods or services. This is regardless of who manufactures it.
Facebook hires a new general counsel
Former Kirkland & Ellis partner Theodore Ullyot has been appointed as the new general counsel of social networking website Facebook.
The Oneida tribe appoints new general counsel
The Oneida Indian Nation has named David Garber as its new general counsel.