Firm Profiles

South Carolina Bound: Adams and Reese Opens in Columbia

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Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : May 21, 2013

Adams and Reese is the latest Am Law 200 firm to set up shop in South Carolina, announcing Tuesday its combination with 23-lawyer shop Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims in the Palmetto State's capital.

Trade Secrets Law Still Murky in Georgia Courts

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Alyson M. Palmer : Daily Report : May 15, 2013

It remains to be seen how far a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision will go in limiting the ability of companies to stop their employees from jumping ship to competitors.

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

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Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 14, 2013

Dickstein Shapiro loses a partner to Jones Day in Washington, D.C.; Bryan Cave poaches five attorneys from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan; and a former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner, most recently with Linklaters, joins KPMG. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

Trade Secrets Law Is Still Murky

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Alyson M. Palmer : Daily Report : May 14, 2013

It remains to be seen how far a recent state Supreme Court decision will go in limiting the ability of companies to stop their employees from jumping ship to competitors. Greenberg Traurig's David Long-Daniels (above), who represented the executive sued by his ex-employer: the high court correctly balanced mobility and trade secret protection.

MOVERS

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: The National Law Journal : May 13, 2013

Adrienne Pitts joins Baker & McKenzie as partner in the Chicago office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.

MOVERS

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: The National Law Journal : May 6, 2013

Jeffrey Held joins Day Pitney's real estate, environmental and land use department as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.

Big Ideas About Big Data Prompt Move to Kilpatrick

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Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : May 1, 2013

Jon Neiditz and Amanda Witt have joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton as partners from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, in a move to address the rapidly developing legal areas of information security and big data.

South Carolina's 'Upstate' Embraces a New Economic Era

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: The National Law Journal : April 29, 2013

Teilhet Opens Plaintiffs' Firm After Heading Advocacy Group

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Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : April 24, 2013

Rob Teilhet has returned to private practice, opening a plaintiffs' firm on the Marietta Square after two years as executive director of Georgia Conservation Voters.

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

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Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : April 23, 2013

K&L Gates adds two partners in Charleston; former Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partners join Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Atlanta; and the New York office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton welcomes nine new attorneys, including three partners. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.