The Legal Wire

Gary Brown of Baker Donelson to Speak at the National Association of Corporate Directors Atlanta Chapter
September 10, 2010
Gary M. Brown, shareholder with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is the featured speaker at the National Association of Corporate Directors Atlanta Chapter Meeting on September 15.  His topic, “Navigating Dodd-Frank Legislation. A Game Changer for Corporate Directors,”...
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Experienced Litigator Joins Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston Office
September 10, 2010
Well-known litigator, Marvin D. Infinger, has joined Nexsen Pruet as Special Counsel and will practice in the firm’s Charleston office. Infinger has practiced law for more than 30 years in South Carolina. “I am excited to join a growing group of experienced business lawyers,” said Infinger. “...
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Krieg Devault LLP Welcomes New Associate To Its Atlanta Office
September 10, 2010
The law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that associate Lisa A. Durham is relocating to the firm’s Atlanta office effective September 8, 2010. Having lived and worked in Indianapolis for more than 20 years, Durham is relocating in light of the fast-paced growth of the firm’s...
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Stradley Ronon Partner to Serve as Panelist at Marketing & Advertising Compliance Forum for Investment Advisers
September 10, 2010
Stradley Ronon partner Lawrence Stadulis will serve as a panelist on, “SEC Current Focus: Hot Button Issues in Marketing and Advertising,” at the 6th Annual Marketing & Advertising Compliance Forum for Investment Advisers in New York on Sept. 16, 2010. Stadulis will discuss the Securities and...
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Connolly Bove Attorneys Participate in Ethics & Professionalism Forum
September 9, 2010
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP attorneys Matthew Boyer and Joe Wolcott are participating in the “Ethics and Professionalism” program at the Vincent A. Bifferato, Sr. Superior Court Trial Practice Forum on Friday, September 17, 2010.  Mr. Boyer will be a speaker and Mr. Wolcott will...
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Stradley Ronon Attorney to Moderate PBA Panel
September 9, 2010
Stradley Ronon attorney Heather Fritts will serve as moderator for the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) panel discussion, “Straight Talk About the Risks Facing Directors & Officers,” on Sept. 21, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Conference Center. The panel will discuss risks facing...
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Potter Anderson & Corroon Adds Five Attorneys
September 9, 2010
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is pleased to announce that five new attorneys have joined the firm. Gerard M. Clodomir joined the firm’s Corporate Group.  He received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was a member of the Black Law Students Association. ...
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JAMS Opens New Resolution Center in Minnesota
September 9, 2010
JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the opening of its newest resolution center in Minneapolis. Both Philip L. Bruner, Esq., director of JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Group, and retired Federal Judge James M. Rosenbaum, who...
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1st Service Solutions Advises on $6.7M CMBS Loan Assumption for Major Pennsylvania Self-Storage Owner
September 8, 2010
 1st Service Solutions, the first firm dedicated to serving as a borrower advocate in loan restructuring and assumptions, facilitated a $6.7 million commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan assumption for two institutional-owned self-storage facilities located in Allentown and...
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1st Service Solutions’ Borrower Forum Webinar – How CMBS Loan Borrowers Can Work With Special Servicers in Today’s Market
September 8, 2010
1st Service Solutions, the first firm dedicated to serving as a borrower advocate in loan restructuring and assumptions, is pleased to announce that its online Borrower Forum will take Wednesday, September 16, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).  This free online event is...
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Stoel Rives LLP Welcomes Litigation Associate to Seattle Office
September 8, 2010
Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, is pleased to announce that Hunter Ferguson has joined the firm’s Seattle office as an associate in the Litigation group. Before joining Stoel Rives, Ferguson was a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen J. Dwyer at the Washington State Court of...
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Prominent Government Contracts and Construction Attorney Anita Ponder Joins Seyfarth Shaw’s Chicago Office
September 8, 2010
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, announced today that Anita Ponder has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Government Contracts and Construction Practice Groups. She arrives from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Chicago, where she was a partner....
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Ulmer & Berne Continues to Grow Chicago Office with Addition of Julia Lissner to Litigation Practice
September 8, 2010
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. Lissner, 28, practiced at Chapman Spingola LLP in Chicago, representing clients in...
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Retired Kings County Supreme Court Justice Allen Hurkin-Torres Joins JAMS New York Panel
September 8, 2010
 JAMS, the largest provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of the Hon. Allen Hurkin-Torres (Ret.) to its panel. Justice Hurkin-Torres will be based in the JAMS New York Resolution Center, where he will specialize as a mediator, arbitrator and...
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Morris joins firm's professional, medical liability groups
September 8, 2010
Devon Battersby Morris, an attorney who focuses her practice in the areas of professional and medical liability, recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms. As a member of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group, Morris defends clients in...
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