May 31, 2011 Comments Off on Philadelphia firm opens office in Rochester
Rochester attorney Bernadette Catalana has become of counsel to the Philadelphia-based law firm of Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio, which has opened a local office. Catalana is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice ...
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Read More »April 18, 2011 Comments Off on Study compares minority women’s experiences
A study done by a group called Corporate Counsel Women of Color says the experience of working in a corporate legal department is better than the experience of working in a law firm.
Read More »February 1, 2011 Comments Off on Nixon Peabody names new CEO
International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces that Andrew I. Glincher will officially assume the role of chief executive officer and managing partner, effective Tuesday.
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Read More »February 1, 2011 Comments Off on Phillips Lytle LLP launches new website
Phillips Lytle LLP has a new website — www.phillipslytle.com — featuring user-friendly search tools. The firm has spent nearly a year creating a completely new site that showcases the talents of its staff and the depth of its capabilities.
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Read More »December 22, 2010 Comments Off on Firm creates foreclosure defense dept.
While law firms have long represented banks and other mortgage holders in foreclosure proceedings, at least one local law firm has seen opportunity on the other end.
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Read More »November 17, 2010 Comments Off on Nixon Peabody expands presence in China
Nixon Peabody LLP is expanding its presence in Asia with a new office and strategic association with the Hong Kong law firm of Cheng Wong Lam & Partners. This new affiliation will provide clients with expanded legal services in Asia.
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Read More »October 26, 2010 Comments Off on Rangel without lawyer, ethics trial date uncertain
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The scheduled Nov. 15 start of Rep. Charles Rangel’s ethics trial is in jeopardy, because the former Ways and Means Committee chairman no longer has a defense team.
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Read More »August 30, 2010 Comments Off on New mediation firm opens in Brighton
John W. Heister recently opened a part-time office to provide divorce and family mediation, mediation for faith communities and mediation training to selected clients.
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Read More »August 19, 2010 Comments Off on Mann Bracken loses collection licenses
Regulators in Maryland this week revoked the collection agency licenses of defunct law firm Mann Bracken LLP, the nail in the coffin of what was once one of the largest debt collectors in the country.
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Read More »July 26, 2010 Comments Off on Local law firm marks diamond anniversary
The Internet was more than two decades away from development when Charles B. Forsyth and his sons opened their law firm in 1950 in downtown Rochester. They had no way of knowing a global computer network ...
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Read More »May 26, 2010 Comments Off on Heslin Rothenberg forms university group
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC, an intellectual property law firm with offices in Albany and Rochester this week announced the formation of a university practice group to address the growing need for the protection and commercialization ...
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Read More »May 4, 2010 Comments Off on Law firm fined for circumventing IRS levy
A law firm that was subject to federal tax levies on a partner’s “salary” was required to surrender to the government the funds that it instead paid to the partner as “draws,” the Second Circuit ruled this week in affirming judgment.
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