October October 2022 Legal Industry Associations Important News | Media Pyro

Happy November! As the holiday season approaches, we hope you are staying safe, happy and healthy. Please read below for the latest law firm news, including popular law firm salaries and expansions, law degrees and honors, and diversity, equity, and admissions information.

Legal Fees and Updates

Ropes & Gray has named 21 new partners effective November 1, 2022. They have been selected for their positions as the best advisors to the firm’s clients worldwide, representing the jobs and expertise across sectors such as health care, life sciences, technology, employment, and more.

“We are pleased to welcome this new group of partners, who are uniquely positioned to help our clients thrive in today’s volatile economic environment,” said Chair Julie Jones. “These lawyers are problem solvers with great ideas, guided by a commercial approach and a deep understanding of the law.”

The firm’s new partners include: Samantha Barrett Badlam, Stephanie Bruce, Drew Clary, Dan Coyne, Sally Davis, William T. Davison, Gabrielle DiBernardi, Shona Ha, Laura Hirst, Yoni Levy, Nichole Lopez-Tackett, Jessica Marlin, Pascal Mayer, Anthony Mongone, Jessica Reece, Ben Rhode, Scott Rolnik, Alexander Simkin, Annie Sipe, PJ Sullivan, and Dan Zuckerman.

Baker Donelson has added Jill Walters to its Corporate and Bankruptcy Group. Based in the firm’s Raleigh/Research Triangle office, Ms. Walters, as a shareholder, has over fifteen years of experience advising clients in restructuring, bankruptcy, bankruptcy, and complex Chapter 11 cases. His practice spans many industries. and sectors, such as health care, construction, real estate, and construction.

“I am delighted to welcome Jill to the Firm. She is a great addition to our team and will deepen our bankruptcy and restructuring strategy,” said Eric L. Pruitt, CEO of the Baker Donelson Planning & Bankruptcy Group. “Jill joins a dedicated team with extensive litigation and transactional experience, advising clients in the most complex financial restructuring and bankruptcy cases.”

Morgen A. Mueller has joined Goldberg Segalla as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Now part of the Employee Compensation team, Ms. Mueller serves to represent and defend insurers, operators, and employers in all aspects of employment law, handling claims at all stages, including discovery, trial , submission, arbitration, mediation. , and tests.

Previously, Ms. Mueller as legal counsel at Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he handled workers’ compensation defense and personal injury cases.

Davis|Kuelthau sc and SmithAmundsen LLC have announced that they will formally merge on November 1, 2022, to form Amundsen Davis, LLC. The firm offers services in a variety of areas, including labor and employment, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and more. With twelve offices throughout the US, Amundsen Davis serves national and international clients.

“SmithAmundsen has grown strategically over the past 25 years to add service locations and expand our geographic footprint to best serve our clients,” said CEO Larry A. Schechtman. Management. “The opportunity to combine with a like-minded firm is one that we are very excited about. What sets Amundsen Davis apart from its major law firm competition is our ability to maintain a sense of the firm excels in customer service while providing the resources and infrastructure of a large national firm.

Legal and Compliance Industry Certification

Julia Perkins, partner at Varnum LLP, was named a Class of 2022 Leader of the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This honor is given to attorneys who have made outstanding achievements and demonstrated leadership in improving the justice system in Michigan and improving the legal community.

Ms. Perkins is the owner of the Varnum Family Law Practice Group. Her contributions extend beyond the legal field as she has served on the advisory committee for the Children’s Information Center since 2005. Using her legal experience, she volunteers as agent for Lakeshore Legal Aid. Lakeshore Legal Aid provides legal services to low-income families, seniors, and survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

LMG Life Sciences honored five ArentFox Schiff attorneys with outstanding performance in the life sciences industry. The organization focuses on leading North American law firms and attorneys working in the life sciences field, taking into account case evidence, peer feedback, and peer feedback. agent for lists.

The ArentFox Schiff attorneys selected, along with their practice groups, are as follows:

• partner Imron Aly – Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation

• Partner Richard J Berman – General Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patent Strategy and Administration, Hatch-Waxman Patent Relations.

• Partner Kevin Nelson – Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation

• Associate Sailesh Patel – Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation

• Associate Stephanie Trunk – Medical Fees and Fees

Rhonda Tobin of Robinson & Cole LLP was one of five women recognized for Managing Partner of the Year in Corporate counsel‘s 2022 Women, Influence and Power in Law (WIPL) Award. The WIPL Awards are intended to recognize general counsel, in-house attorneys, and other law firm leaders who have demonstrated strong work to empower women in the legal profession and have great impact on the field.

Ms. Tobin is a partner at Robinson+Cole and has worked on major insurance cases for 32 years. She served on the firm’s Executive Committee for 12 years and chaired the firm’s Litigation Section for 13 years before becoming the firm’s first female managing partner. This year, he was also named in the Hartford Business Journal’s 2022 Power Players Section, and has been named to the Insurance Law Trailblazers list since the National Constitution.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

International law firm Kennedys and US law firm Miller Canfield have achieved Mansfield Plus Certification from Diversity Lab, a DEI incubator. Diversity Lab adopted Mansfield Law, a 12-month program for law firms to promote minority groups in strong leadership, in 2017. The 2021-2022 Mansfield 5.0 program requires firms to consider to 30% and more than 30% of the previously reduced groups for 70% of the minimum. key promotions and enrichment activities, tracking and documenting job applicant characteristics, submitting quarterly, six-month, and annual surveys and data collections, and building professional communities and other other institutions.

Kennedys passed US and UK certification as the first entry into the program. “Kennedy has always been committed to D&I but being involved in Mansfield provided a structure and a culture of accountability that allowed us to move beyond words to concrete action. It was a transformative moment for all of us, and it has been we can continue to define goals for the future,” said Meg Catalano, US Regional Managing Partner and Global Board Member.

Miller Canfield is a veteran of the Mansfield Program. The firm was the first in Michigan to adopt the law, one of 27 firms to receive certification in the program’s first year, and one of 39 firms to be certified five years in a row.

“When we first adopted the Mansfield Act, we had no idea how or if this small group would have such an impact, but it would have a significant impact on the industry and law firms across the country,” the said Miller Canfield Principal Megan Norris. “We don’t know if law firms are ready to take on this level of transparency and accountability. We are excited to see the program continue to grow and continue to be an opportunity for justice in the legal profession.

The American Association for Access, Equity And Diversity presented Jackson Lewis PC with their 2022 Presidential Award at a virtual awards ceremony on October 13^th2022. The award is intended to recognize organizations that have demonstrated continued commitment to AAAED and their mission to expand access, equity, and diversity.

Jackson Lewis’ Affirmative Action, OFCCP and Government Contracts Enforcement team work with clients and partners to foster a strong DEI culture in a wide range of organizations and institutions. The firm has partnered with AAAED on a number of projects, from providing faculty for the AAAED Professional Training Institute to participating in an AAAED amicus brief to filing two briefs before the Court. US Supreme, Students for Justice, Inc. v. President and fellows of Harvard College a Students for Fair Access, Inc. v. University of North Carolina.

“We are delighted to be honored with the President’s Award,” said Matthew J. Camardella, co-leader of the Compliance Office, OFCCP and the Government Contracts Compliance group. “I am grateful to Chair Kevin G. Lauri and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and CEO Kimya SP Johnson for their continued investment in our partnership with AAAED and its mission to promote and protect policies that ensure equity and inclusion in all areas of participation.”