BCG News - 09/05/05
09/05/05
Greco sworn in as ABA president
Michael S. Greco, a partner in the Boston office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, has been sworn in as the 129th president of the American Bar Association. Greco, who is originally from Italy, is the first ABA president to be born outside of the US. Firm Press Release
Peckar & Abramson merges with Bastianelli Brown
Construction law firm Peckar & Abramson has merged with Bastianelli Brown & Kelley to open an office in Washington, DC. The new office has ten attorneys, including eight from Bastianelli Brown and two partners from the Alexandria, VA, firm Thompson & Waldron. Firm Website
Nexsen Pruet
opens office in Raleigh
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier has opened an office in the Research Triangle Park area of Raleigh for its NEXTRA Litigation Solutions division, which provides attorney review services in complex document-intensive litigation and compliance matters. This new office closely follows an expansion in Charlotte in April and results in a structure that can support more than 125 attorneys. Firm Press Release
Linklaters adds two partners
Linklaters has added two partners to its New York office. One was previously a senior associate at Sullivan & Cromwell and one was of counsel at Shearman & Sterling. The additions are part of the firm's strategic plan to develop its corporate transactional services in New York. The Lawyer
Mintz Levin adds 12 employment attorneys
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo has added 12 employment law attorneys to its Washington, DC, office, including eight partners who specialize in diversity counseling and audits led by Edmund Cooke. The Boston-based firm now has 67 attorneys in its DC office. The Deal
Harris Shelton opens Mississippi office
Memphis law firm Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh has opened an office in Oxford, MS. The firm, which is ranked as the fifth largest in Memphis, is the first Memphis firm to open an office in the area. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Sources as noted above and from Hildebrandt International
Greco sworn in as ABA president
Michael S. Greco, a partner in the Boston office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, has been sworn in as the 129th president of the American Bar Association. Greco, who is originally from Italy, is the first ABA president to be born outside of the US. Firm Press Release
Peckar & Abramson merges with Bastianelli Brown
Construction law firm Peckar & Abramson has merged with Bastianelli Brown & Kelley to open an office in Washington, DC. The new office has ten attorneys, including eight from Bastianelli Brown and two partners from the Alexandria, VA, firm Thompson & Waldron. Firm Website
Nexsen Pruet
opens office in RaleighNexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier has opened an office in the Research Triangle Park area of Raleigh for its NEXTRA Litigation Solutions division, which provides attorney review services in complex document-intensive litigation and compliance matters. This new office closely follows an expansion in Charlotte in April and results in a structure that can support more than 125 attorneys. Firm Press Release
Linklaters
adds two partnersLinklaters has added two partners to its New York office. One was previously a senior associate at Sullivan & Cromwell and one was of counsel at Shearman & Sterling. The additions are part of the firm's strategic plan to develop its corporate transactional services in New York. The Lawyer
Mintz Levin adds 12 employment attorneys
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo has added 12 employment law attorneys to its Washington, DC, office, including eight partners who specialize in diversity counseling and audits led by Edmund Cooke. The Boston-based firm now has 67 attorneys in its DC office. The Deal
Harris Shelton opens Mississippi office
Memphis law firm Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh has opened an office in Oxford, MS. The firm, which is ranked as the fifth largest in Memphis, is the first Memphis firm to open an office in the area. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Sources as noted above and from Hildebrandt International
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