Financial Services

Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Piero Carbone has joined the firm's growing Corporate Practice Group as a partner. Carbone will be based at Duane Morris in London. His arrival marks the expansion of the firm's Private Equity Group, already active in the U.S. and in Asia, into Europe.

The law firm of SmithAmundsen LLC announces the promotion of Sandra Franco, 33, to partner effective immediately. Sandra’s promotion continues the growth of the firm’s financial services practice.

Verrill Dana’s Banking & Financial Services Group has launched its new blog, Banking Law Update. The blog is intended to serve as a resource for financial institutions and others interested in the industry. The blog is edited by group Chair, James Cohen and Alistair Raymond, with content contributed from other members of the Group as well as from across the firm.

Stephanie Herrold Dobecki has joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's Chicago office. She will focus her practice in insurance and financial services.

Former Senior Enforcement Attorney with the SEC and Former Federal Prosecutor Strengthens Duane Morris' National White-Collar Practice Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Mauro M. Wolfe has joined the firm's Trial Practice Group as a partner in its growing New York office. Wolfe's arrival further bolsters the firm's national White-Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Investigations and Regulatory Compliance division. Wolfe joins Duane Morris from Dickstein Shapiro LLP.

Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that it has named nine attorneys in four practice groups to the firm partnership. These newly named partners are located in eight of the firm's offices. The firm's newly promoted partners are as follows:

David M. Allen and Edward C. Fitzpatrick, partners at Baker & Daniels LLP, have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Illinois Super Lawyers.

US-Based Law Firm Joins Forces with Renowned Singapore Corporate and Financial Services Team U.S. law firm Duane Morris LLP and Singapore law firm Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC (ASA) today announced the formation of a new Singapore-based joint venture.

Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Marco A. Castilla has joined the firm's growing Corporate Practice Group as a partner in its Houston office. His arrival strengthens Duane Morris' international capabilities—particularly in the area of Latin American and U.S. cross-border transactions—and continues to expand the reach of the firm's Houston office in matters in Latin America.