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Shelley Chapman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher Appointed to U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Mar. 3 - Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has announced that Shelley C. Chapman, previously a partner in the firm’s Business Reorganization and Restructuring Department, has been sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York. Her appointment is effective a
Steven Wirth joins Akerman Senterfitt’s Jacksonville Bankruptcy Practice
Jacksonville, FL – Jan. 27 - Akerman Senterfitt announced today that Steven R. Wirth has joined the firm’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization practice, in its Jacksonville office as Of Counsel. Mr. Wirth most recently represented creditors in the Lehman Brothers and Bernard Madoff
“Lady Bankruptcy Lawyer” Sari Karson Kurland joins Joseph Greenwald and Laake
Feb. 3 -- Sari Karson Kurland joined Joseph Greenwald and Laake, P.A. on January 1, 2010 . She is “of counsel” to the law firm. Ms. Kurland continues to serve as Principal of The Law Offices of Sari Karson Kurland, LLC which she founded in 1992. The focus of Ms. Kurland law practice is h
David T. Sykes, Former Duane Morris Managing Partner and National Leader in Bankruptcy Law, Dies at 72
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 2 — David T. Sykes , a renowned bankruptcy attorney who spent his entire career with Duane Morris LLP, died Monday after a long illness. He was 72. Sykes was managing partner of Duane Morris from 1994 to 1997 and served as its vice chairman from 1998 to 2004.
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Law Firms Make Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For
Fortune has issued its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For . Congratulations to law firms Bingham McCutcheon, Arnold & Porter, Perkins Coie, and Baker Donelson, which placed 12 th , 65 th , 75 th , and 77 th in the list, respectively. The rankings are based on, amo
President and Chief Operating Officer Alexander T. Mason to Leave CIT
NEW YORK--CIT Group Inc., a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that Alexander T. Mason, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be leaving the organization effective February 26, 2010.
Peter J. Tobin, interim Chief Executive Officer,
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