The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Nicholas Gravante

February 17, 2013 By
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His lineage is one of the most important things to know about Nick Gravante. Certainly, his Italian-American heritage from Brooklyn, but also his pristine credentials as a trial lawyer. Not too many lawyers have been mentored by David Boies, Gerald Shargel, Charles Ogletree and, for good measure, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. It’s not just luck that led to that cast of all-star mentors. Gravante is one of the hardest-working lawyers around, and has made a career of taking risks to ensure he learned every skill possible and … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight: Craig Wildfang

February 11, 2013 By
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In researching the 2012 Lawdragon 500 guide, it was hard to overlook the $7.25B settlement reached by merchants (about seven million of them) with Visa, Mastercard and several major banks over contested interchange fees. The settlement, which also included reforms of the credit card industry, has been cited as the largest-ever settlement of a private case under the Sherman Act. Craig Wildfang, who represented the class of plaintiff merchants, is a veteran antitrust partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi in … [Read more...]

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Alston & Bird Expands Investigations Practice

February 6, 2013 By

Washington, D.C., February 4, 2013 – Alston & Bird today announced the addition of Edward (Ted) Kang to its government and internal investigations practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.  Kang served for eight years in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office, and he brings with him a vast amount of top-level experience on some of DOJ’s most high-profile fraud and public corruption cases.  Kang recently served on the Deepwater Horizon Task Force, … [Read more...]

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Lawyer Limelight: Diane Wayne

January 28, 2013 By
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Since she joined JAMS more than 15 years ago, retired California state Judge Diane Wayne has developed a reputation for being able to handle the toughest and most complex cases covering a wide range of practice areas and industries, including business, employment, intellectual property, entertainment, environmental, toxic tort, land use and securities matters. In 2011, Judge Wayne was honored by the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles with the Ernestine Stahlhut Award. The award is given annually to honor a woman lawyer who has earned … [Read more...]

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New York Antitrust Lawyer Joins Arnold & Porter

January 26, 2013 By

NEW YORK, January 24, 2013 -- Arnold & Porter LLP announced today that C. Scott Lent has joined the firm’s antitrust and litigation practices in its New York office as counsel.  Mr. Lent’s broad-based antitrust practice spans numerous complex M & A transactions, civil and criminal investigations, commercial litigation and general counseling.  He represents clients before many government and regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as state antitrust … [Read more...]

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Marilea Lewis Promoted in Godwin Lewis

November 21, 2012 By

DALLAS – Chairman and CEO Donald E. Godwin is announcing the promotion of former state district judge Marilea Lewis to name Shareholder at the newly renamed Texas trial and appellate law firm Godwin Lewis PC. The new firm name reflects the departure of Marcos G. Ronquillo, who will join Beirne, Maynard & Parsons LLP in its Dallas office. “Marilea is a proven leader and, since joining our firm in July 2011, she has shown time and again to be an ideal fit. Going forward, she is the perfect person within the firm for this … [Read more...]

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Godwin Tauler Opens in Los Angeles

October 29, 2012 By

LOS ANGELES – Trial attorneys Thomas H. Godwin and Robert Tauler announce the opening of Godwin Tauler LLP, a high-caliber trial and appellate law firm.  The firm focuses on commercial litigation matters, including:  business disputes, class action defense, real estate, securities, unfair competition and trade practices as well as intellectual property.  The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial litigation across the country and in international, multi-jurisdictional cases. Mr. Godwin … [Read more...]

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The 500 Lawyer Limelight: Gerald Shargel

October 22, 2012 By
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Who would you hire if caught up in a complex criminal case – murder, racketeering, bribery, any type of fraud – facing the prospect of spending the rest of your life, or too much of it, in prison? Take that question to New Yorkers familiar with the city’s legal elite, and Gerald Shargel’s name might be the most common response. The trial lawyer’s trial lawyer – who in the early years was known more as an appellate star (see the 1972 Supreme Court case Giglio vs. U.S.) – always seems to find himself … [Read more...]

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Litigators Join Latham & Watkins in Boston

October 9, 2012 By

Boston, October 9, 2012 … Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kenneth Parsigian, Gwyn Williams and William J. (“B.J.”) Trach have joined the firm’s Boston office as partners in the Litigation Department. The attorneys bring market-leading litigation capabilities to the firm’s Boston office, which has built a broad client base advising local, national and global financial and corporate clients since opening in March 2011. The attorneys are recognized as renowned litigators and strategists … [Read more...]

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Miami Litigator Harke Named Legal Elite

August 7, 2012 By
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MIAMI – Harke Clasby & Bushman LLP, a commercial litigation and consumer class action law firm based in Miami Shores, is pleased to announce that Partner Lance A. Harke has been named to Florida Trend magazine’s 2012 Legal Elite list in the practice area of commercial litigation. Harke concentrates his trial practice in the areas of products liability, insurance and complex class action and other commercial and consumer litigation matters.  He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and admitted to practice law in the State of … [Read more...]

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