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Ulmer & Berne’s Corey Thrush Elected to SPACES Board of Directors

February 21, 2011
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that Corey N. Thrush, a Cleveland-based attorney in its Litigation Practice Group, has been elected to the board of directors of SPACES, an artist-centered non-profit art venue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood.
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SEC’s Say-On-Pay Rule Sends Strong Message But Could Have Unwanted Impact

January 26, 2011
The SEC’s approval this week of a rule that would give public companies’ shareholders a vote on executive compensation packages and golden parachutes sends a strong message about what many say are outrageous pay practices at many large corporations.  But according to Elizabeth A.
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Ulmer & Berne Welcomes Daniel Montenaro as Counsel in Growing Chicago Office

December 8, 2010
Montenaro joins the firm after serving as Senior Counsel for a major financial services group Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel Montenaro has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Group as Counsel in the Chicago office.  Mr. Montenaro, 37, joins the firm after spending more than nine years as in-house counsel to two major financial services companies.  Mr.
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Ulmer & Berne Ranked Prominently in Inaugural U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” Rankings

October 1, 2010
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that it is ranked in 28 different categories in the inaugural U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” rankings.  Among these, the firm earned U.S.
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Ulmer & Berne Managing Partner Kip Reader to Speak at ALM/NLJ Law Firm Leadership and Economic Forum, October 13 and 14

September 23, 2010
Conference will focus on management and leadership strategies for midsize firms Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that its managing partner, Kip Reader will be among the distinguished faculty to present at the upcoming Law Firm Leadership and Economic Forum, October 13 and 14 at the Harvard Club in New York.
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Ulmer & Berne Continues to Grow Chicago Office with Addition of Julia Lissner to Litigation Practice

September 8, 2010
Chicago office has grown from two attorneys to 16 in the last year Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce the continued growth of its Chicago office with the addition of Julia R. Lissner as an associate in its Litigation Practice.  Prior to joining Ulmer & Berne, Ms.
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Ulmer & Berne Adds Former Boeing Chief Securities Counsel, Elizabeth Nemeth, to Rapidly Expanding Chicago Office

August 30, 2010
Chicago office has grown from two attorneys to 15 in the last year Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that it has added Elizabeth A. Nemeth to its Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Practice.  Ms. Nemeth is The Boeing Company’s former Chief Counsel for Securities, Finance and Governance.
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Case Against Wyly Brothers Will Do Little to Improve SEC's Tarnished Image

July 30, 2010
The SEC's charges Thursday against billionaire brothers Sam And Charles Wyly, while likely warranted, are really just another thinly veiled attempt by the SEC to make people forget about their inept handling of the Madoff case, says Scott A.
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Ulmer & Berne Adds Kurt Lebakken and Brian Bianco to Growing Chicago Office

July 22, 2010
Chicago office has grown from two attorneys to 14 in less than nine months Ulmer & Berne LLP today announced that attorneys Kurt Lebakken and Brian Bianco have joined its Chicago office.  Mr. Lebakken, who most recently practiced in the London office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, joins the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice.  Mr.
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Wall Street Reform Bill Promises No Actual Financial Industry Reform

July 19, 2010
The massive Wall Street reform bill passed last week by the Senate was too vague and fails to accomplish the objective of actually reforming the U.S. financial services industry, says Scott A.
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