From the 500 Vault: John Quinn

May 9, 2013 By
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JOHN QUINN, a senior lawyer and name partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Los Angeles, a regular 500 member and leader of the still-growing litigation firm.      The fierce litigator and friendly photo subject was photographed here by Hugh Williams in 2007, and then by Dave Lauridsen for our 2011 Magazine. Quinn's firm has been in the news recently for its acquisition of high-profile lateral partners and other expansion plans, as well as for its work for AIG against Bank of … [Read more...]

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Intellectual Property Litigator Joins DLA Piper

March 12, 2013 By

NEW YORK (March 11, 2013) – DLA Piper announced today that Paul R. Gupta has joined the firm’s Litigation and Intellectual Property and Technology practices as a partner in New York. Gupta focuses on intellectual property, information technology, cyber-security, privacy and business litigation in the technology sector. He has advised Fortune 500 and leading tech companies across a range of matters, from patent and licensing litigation to employment class actions. “Paul is a nationally recognized litigator who has worked … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Greg Williams

October 2, 2012 By
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Greg Williams, past president and head of the corporate department, which includes the corporate litigation practice, at Wilmington, Del.-based Richards Layton & Finger, built his reputation as one of the country’s top corporate litigators without ever needing to leave his home state. Born, raised and educated in Delaware, Williams cut his litigation teeth trying cases in the Delaware Court of Chancery during the corporate litigation boom in the early 1980s, when every company seemed to be the target of a hostile takeover. Since … [Read more...]

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Hogan Lovells Continues Expansion

September 5, 2012 By

SAN FRANCISCO, 4 September 2012 – Hogan Lovells announced today that commercial trial lawyers Mark Goodman and Ethan Miller have joined the firm’s Northern California offices as partners. Goodman and Miller bring 21 years of experience in counseling clients on significant business matters and representing them in complex commercial litigation, including product liability and mass tort defense, intellectual property, real estate, unfair competition and high-end insurance coverage matters. They have been involved in large-scale … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Jennifer Keller

August 26, 2012 By
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Veteran trial lawyer Jennifer Keller, the founder of Keller Rackauckas in Irvine, Calif., is no stranger to high-stakes cases, whether criminal or civil. The former public defender has successfully represented individuals accused of murder and is a recognized expert in white-collar civil matters. In 2011, Keller's client MGA faced a bet-the-company case in the "Barbie v. Bratz" retrial, which followed a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the first verdict against MGA – $100 million for … [Read more...]

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BB&K Attorney Appointed to Inn of Court

August 17, 2012 By

SAN DIEGO, CA – John D. Hershberger, a partner at Best Best & Krieger LLP, has been appointed as a master of the Louis M. Welsh Inn of the Court whose members include many of San Diego’s most respected law firm senior partners and judges. Hershberger is a member of BB&K’s business services and litigation practice groups. His practice emphasizes real property, title insurance, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith and general business litigation. In addition to Hershberger, Laura Taylor, a bankruptcy judge, was also … [Read more...]

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Jones Day Adds Tort Litigator

August 13, 2012 By

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 13 -- Litigator Kimberly Brown has joined Jones Day as a partner in the Pittsburgh Office. Formerly a partner with Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP, she is a member of the Business and Tort Litigation (USA) Practice focusing on commercial and insurance litigation and the defense of product liability and toxic tort actions. "Kim is both an outstanding courtroom lawyer and a litigation strategist with experience in key areas of interest to clients here and beyond," said Laura Ellsworth, Partner-in-Charge of the … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Peter Bicks

July 10, 2012 By
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The type of litigator who makes the Lawdragon 500 guide varies, but inevitably that person brings a certain extra quality or characteristic that makes him or her deserving of the elite distinction. For Peter Bicks, who also heads Orrick's New York office, it’s an impressive track record of winning cases or earning favorable settlements in a range of high-stakes commercial, mass tort, product liability and intellectual property disputes – regardless of the jurisdiction in which he may find himself. Bicks first captured our … [Read more...]

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Dickstein Shapiro Adds Business Lawyers

June 17, 2012 By

(New York, NY) — Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce the continued strategic expansion of its business litigation capabilities in New York with the arrival of Partner Jeffrey Mitchell and Counsel Don Abraham. The pair’s arrival follows that of a bankruptcy group in 2011 and a corporate/private equity group in 2010, and augments the firm’s strong Business Litigation Practice. “Jeff is a top-tier commercial litigator whose experience enhances our capability and focus upon complex litigation disputes,” said … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight: Sanford Michelman

January 10, 2012 By
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Sanford Michelman is one of several lawyers Lawdragon has interviewed in the past year who can not only tout a busy practice but also the accomplishment of having built and expanded his own law firm. Last year, Michelman stepped down as managing partner of the Encino-based Michelman & Robinson after serving in the role for the first 10 years of the firm's existence. The firm, which has offices in New York and New Jersey in addition to the four California offices, also has added lawyers during the economic downturn instead … [Read more...]

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