Firm Life
November 12, 2008
Clare Connor Ranalli, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys.
Paul W. Mollica, a partner at Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink, was inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers as a Fellow in September.
Duane Morris partner John Maher has been appointed general counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, an independent agency that administers the 1.8 million-employee civil service. Maher was a member of the firm’s intellectual property practice in its Chicago office before his appointment.
Thomas A. Demetrio of Corboy & Demetrio recently dedicated the Corboy & Demetrio Continuing Legal Education Center at the Center for Disability and Elder Law. The new center will host presentations, classes, and seminars on issues affecting the disabled and elderly.
Sugar, Friedberg & Felsenthal has changed its name to Sugar & Felsenthal.
Pappas & Schnell (Rockford) has restructured following its merger with the Chicago firm of Hubbard & O’Connor. The new firm, which will concentrate on labor and employment law, will be known as Pappas, Hubbard, O’Connor, Fildes, Secaras.
Holland & Knight has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal announced that Heinz Bloch and Robert Schlup, two of Europe’s most prominent hotel lawyers, have joined the law firm as partners in Zurich, Switzerland, where it is opening a new office.
Mayer Brown announced a global financial markets initiative to mobilize the firm’s resources to help clients deal with legal and business challenges resulting from the ongoing turbulence in worldwide financial markets. The initiative includes a website that collects in one location current information about the financial market crisis, a telephone hotline in London to facilitate response to inquiries from financial institutions, and the creation of a new group in Hong Kong to assist Asian clients with matters related to the financial turmoil.
Michael D. Sher, a partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, and David R. Barry, Jr., a partner at Corboy & Demetrio, have been elected Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has named Karen Harris as the leader of its Community Investment Unit.
Scott C. Solberg, partner at Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg has been elected chair of the Legal Aid Society, which serves as the board of overseers for the Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services.
Gail H. Morse, a partner at Jenner & Block, received the Bella Abzug Woman of Honor Award from the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for Women. The award was presented to Morse for her dedication to making the world a better place for women through her ”unusual breadth of feminist service,” including her work in raising the overall visibility of LGBT and diversity issues in the workplace.
Alexander Lourie, a partner at Barack Ferrazzano, has joined the board of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, where he will serve a three-year term.
Littler Mendelson announced its participation in Ius Laboris, a global alliance of law firms that prove employment and labor law services on an international scale. Effective Oct. 1, Littler joins the alliance of more than 2,500 attorneys providing specialized legal expertise across a portfolio of employment, labor, pensions and employee benefits law. Littler is the only law firm in the United States participating in Ius Laboris’ alliance.
Ropes & Gray has moved its office to 111 S. Wacker Dr., 46th floor.
Franczek Sullivan has changed its name to Franczek Radelet & Rose, including as name partners David P. Radelet and Charles P. Rose, who, along with James C. Franczek, Jr., were among the co-founders of the firm.
Partners
Gordon & Rees has elected two Chicago partners to national partner: Ryan T. Brown, insurance, commercial litigation, and employment; and Michael P. Tone, professional liability defense, and commercial litigation.
Kirkland & Ellis has promoted several attorneys to partner: Kristen J. Allen, intellectual property; Stephanie A. Brennan, litigation; William Robert Burke, corporate; Anthony J. Casey, litigation; Aaron D. Charfoos, intellectual property; Jeffrey W. Gettleman, restructuring; Adam J. Gill, intellectual property; Warren R. Goodworth, private funds; Eric T. Gortner, litigation; David E. Grassmick, litigation; Jared E. Hedman, intellectual property; Benjamin W. Hulse, litigation; Jeffrey B. Kaplan, corporate; Michelle Kilkenney, corporate; Ross M. Kwasteniet, restructuring; Stephanie S. Liang, corporate; Matthew S. Lovell, intellectual property; Thomas M. Monagan III, intellectual property; Kevin L. Morris, corporate; Caroline A. Paranikas, corporate; Amy R. Peters, corporate; Theodore A. Peto, corporate; John W. Reale, litigation; Neal J. Reenan, corporate; Roger D. Rhoten, corporate; Sara A. Robinson, corporate; Jessica H. Sicsu, corporate; Coree Smith, real estate; William Cory Spence, intellectual property; Bernard Taylor, litigation; and Erica B. Zolner, litigation.
Moves
To Much Shelist: principals William R. Quinlan, James R. Carroll, Michael T. Beirne, and Martin J. O’Hara; and associate Shawn M. Staples; all in complex litigation and all from Quinlan & Carroll; and principal James M. Kunick, intellectual property, from McCracken & Frank.
To Polsinelli, Shalton, Flanigan, Suelthaus: shareholders Charles P. Sheets, government regulation and litigation for health care providers; Matthew J. Murer, senior housing, assisted living, and skilled nursing; and Jason T. Lundy, long-term care and senior housing; all from Foley & Lardner.
To McGuireWoods: new associate Lara A. Duda, health care.
To Husch, Blackwell, Sanders, Welsh & Katz: associate Yolanda M. King, business services, from the City of Chicago’s Department of Law.
To Constangy, Brooks & Smith: partner Charles W. Pautsch, labor relations, from Wessels, Sherman.
To Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson: partner Erika Dillon, labor and employment, from Sara Lee Corp., where she was deputy chief counsel.
To Quarles & Brady: new associate Krupa Shah, tax.
To Reed Smith: partner Diane Green-Kelly, regulatory litigation; and counsel Stanley C. Nardoni, insurance recovery, both from Mayer Brown.
To Stahl Cowen: partner Shelly A. DeRousse, bankruptcy and restructuring, from Sugar Friedberg & Felsenthal; and associate Josh S. Kaplan, entertainment and media and business organizations, from Levin Ginsburg.
To Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione: new associates Robyn M. Bowland, Ryan M. Gleitz, Jung-Whan Kim, Patricia Leahu, Abby L. Lemek, Aaron A. Mitchell, E. Brandon Nykiel, Joseph M. Pletcher, and Virginia Wolk.
To Bryan Cave: counsel Jennifer W. Russell, products liability and commercial litigation, from Boeing Company, where she was director of insurance litigation and claims.
To Wildman Harrold: partner R. Rene Friedman, regulatory response and complex litigation, from Sidley Austin.
To Greenberg Traurig: counsel Michael G. Rogers, tax, from Sidley Austin.
To Ropes & Gray: counsel Christopher T. Shannon, private equity, from Kirkland & Ellis.
To SmithAmundsen: partner Bruce E. de’ Medici, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, from Mendell Menkes & Surdyk.
To Cozen O’Connor: partner Jeffrey Weil, commercial litigation, from Dechert.
To Scandaglia & Ryan: associate Sara Youn, complex litigation, from the Seattle office of Perkins Coie.
To Dykema: counsel Sonya Olds Som, employment law, from Laner Muchin.
To The Law Offices of Dean S. Dussias: associates Michelle A. Miller, family law, from Grund & Leavitt; and new associate Christine M. Kipta, family law.
To Baker & Daniels: associate James J. Saul, intellectual property, from Schuyler Roche.
To Leydig, Voit & Mayer: new associates Emer L. Simic, litigation of pharmaceutical patents, and Christopher K. Leach, patent prosecution and litigation in the chemical arts.
To Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan: partner C. Willis Ritter, public finance, from Ungaretti & Harris (Washington, D.C.).
Changes
James J. Kreminski, associate dean for administration at The John Marshall Law School, died on Sept. 23, at age 60.
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