Rimon Law Group, a virtual law firm, has hired four new partners: Dov Grunschlag, Jason Jungreis, John Rosenbaum and Rosanna Russell. Grunschlag was a partner at DLA Piper. Jason Jungreis currently holds the position of Vice President of the San Francisco Electric Vehicle Association. John Rosenbaum joins from White & Case LLP. Rosanna Russell was previously with Cooley Godward.
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Dewey & LeBoeuf has announced that the closing of its San Francisco office. But what is to happen to all those employed there, you ask? Don’t worry. They are all to be transferred to Dewey’s East Palo Alto office. The office’s last day of existence is still unknown. As of now, the two combined offices will have 28 lawyers, consisting of nine partners.
Hunton & Williams has been busy. The firm won over 8 employment lawyers from Akin Gump and is launching an office in San Francisco. Of the 8, four are partners, and four are associates. Laura Franze, joining co-chair of the employment group, will work out of Los Angeles and Dallas. Roland Juarez will also join the Los Angeles office. The San Francisco office will be led by poached partner, Fraser McAlpine, who will also be based out of Houston. Also in San Franisco, Brett Burns joins as partner, and Anna Suh as associate. Justin Smith, Richard Cortez and Jennifer Reith, all associates, will join the Dallas office.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
U.S. law firms are behind United Kingdom in terms of environmental policies. The nation’s firms are being confronted on their environmental impact and what steps they are taking to minimize their effects on this planet. For instance, are being asked to provide manufacturing recycling programs and business environmental programs. Firms are taking action by developing programs with the focus of energy saving, recycling, car-pooling, and recycled/reducing paper usage. There are a number of certifications/known programs sought such as: ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge Waste Wise, Green Power Partnership, and Energy Star Programs, and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). It appears as if west coast firms are the leading firms to concentrate efforts on these major environmental issues. Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean was the first law firm in the U.S. to obtain certification as a green business. Farella Braun & Martel was the first firm to be Green Certified by the city of San Francisco and the second to track air emissions with California’s Climate Action Registry. Nixon Peabody was the first law firm to appoint a chief sustainability officer. There are even more firms making grand changes to help reduce their ecological footprints.
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Jones Day remains as one of the world’s largest law firms by a variety of tactics. One such tactic, is ensuring the possibility of promotions for its current members, which in turn aids in attracting those on the outside, specifically in its five California offices. In 2004, the San Diego office had one lawyer. Today it has more than 20. Along with various other lateral moves, Jones Day has had 9 associates climb the ladder to partner throughout the California offices. The California offices began 25 years ago, now with more than 250 lawyers cumulatively among the five offices, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego.
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