BCG News - 06/28/05
06/28/05
Gephardt joins DLA Piper
Rudnick
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary is adding former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt to its ranks as senior counsel in its government affairs practice group. Gephardt has been barred from lobbying for one year, and in the meantime, he will give strategic advice focusing on labor and financial issues. Legal Times
Rossman joins McKee Nelson
Washington, DC-based McKee Nelson has hired a retired Shearman & Sterling partner as a bank finance partner in New York. Ivan Rossman is the second former Shearman & Sterling partner to join McKee Nelson this month. New York Law Journal
White & Case disbands with Saudi firm
White & Case has terminated its association with Saudi firm the Law Office of Hassan Mahassni, in favor of a new spin-off practice, the Law Office of Mohammed Al-Sheikh. Al-Sheikh was a partner in the New York office of White & Case until he relocated to the firm's associated office in Saudi Arabia in 2003. Legal Week
Schnader Harrison acquires Fieldman Hay
Philadelphia's Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis has acquired New York firm Fieldman Hay & Ullman. The three name partners will become partners at Schnader Harrison, and one associate is also making the move. The lawyers are litigators focusing on domestic and overseas commercial disputes. New York Law Journal
Winston & Strawn goes to Russia
Winston & Strawn is opening an office in Moscow this summer with the transfer of a New York partner. Moscow will be the firm's fourth European office after Paris, Geneva, and London. Legal Week
Gephardt joins DLA Piper
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary is adding former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt to its ranks as senior counsel in its government affairs practice group. Gephardt has been barred from lobbying for one year, and in the meantime, he will give strategic advice focusing on labor and financial issues. Legal Times
Rossman joins McKee Nelson
Washington, DC-based McKee Nelson has hired a retired Shearman & Sterling partner as a bank finance partner in New York. Ivan Rossman is the second former Shearman & Sterling partner to join McKee Nelson this month. New York Law Journal
White & Case disbands with Saudi firm
White & Case has terminated its association with Saudi firm the Law Office of Hassan Mahassni, in favor of a new spin-off practice, the Law Office of Mohammed Al-Sheikh. Al-Sheikh was a partner in the New York office of White & Case until he relocated to the firm's associated office in Saudi Arabia in 2003. Legal Week
Schnader Harrison acquires Fieldman Hay
Philadelphia's Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis has acquired New York firm Fieldman Hay & Ullman. The three name partners will become partners at Schnader Harrison, and one associate is also making the move. The lawyers are litigators focusing on domestic and overseas commercial disputes. New York Law Journal
Winston & Strawn goes to Russia
Winston & Strawn is opening an office in Moscow this summer with the transfer of a New York partner. Moscow will be the firm's fourth European office after Paris, Geneva, and London. Legal Week
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