Movers & Shakers

Since toxic tort litigation partner Douglas Wah announced that he would be joining the larger Foley & Mansfield PLLP, the ripples have carried away 14 of Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder's 32 lawyers, all of whom focused on toxic tort litigation. Eight associates and partner J. Scott Wood joined Wah at 90-attorney Foley & Mansfield on April 1. Four more associates have left for other firms in recent weeks.

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP has announced that it will open a Dallas branch with U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Orwig as the new office's managing partner. Chicago-based Sonnenschein is opening the office at a time when Dallas is flush with lawyers looking for work. The 101-year-old firm had been considering for years moving into Texas to focus on high-end corporate litigation related to intellectual property, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, health care, and government enforcement actions. Sonnenschein, with 700 lawyers firmwide, decided to move into Dallas just as two of the city's well-known firms ' Jenkens & Gilchrist and Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P. ' were closing their doors.

Spriggs & Hollingsworth congratulates Ranjit (Ron) S. Dhindsa on his election to the firm's partnership and welcomes back Cameron F. Reeves as an associate. Dhindsa, 37, concentrates his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical products liability and toxic tort matters. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts in multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical products cases, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

Reeves, 30, practices in the firm's Pharmaceutical Products and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. Prior to re-joining the firm, she served as in-house litigation counsel for a Fortune 300 company, where she managed tort and class action litigation against the company in multiple jurisdictions, including overseeing outside counsel and supervising all aspects of the litigation process.

Since toxic tort litigation partner Douglas Wah announced that he would be joining the larger Foley & Mansfield PLLP, the ripples have carried away 14 of Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder's 32 lawyers, all of whom focused on toxic tort litigation. Eight associates and partner J. Scott Wood joined Wah at 90-attorney Foley & Mansfield on April 1. Four more associates have left for other firms in recent weeks.

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP has announced that it will open a Dallas branch with U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Orwig as the new office's managing partner. Chicago-based Sonnenschein is opening the office at a time when Dallas is flush with lawyers looking for work. The 101-year-old firm had been considering for years moving into Texas to focus on high-end corporate litigation related to intellectual property, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, health care, and government enforcement actions. Sonnenschein, with 700 lawyers firmwide, decided to move into Dallas just as two of the city's well-known firms ' Jenkens & Gilchrist and Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P. ' were closing their doors.

Spriggs & Hollingsworth congratulates Ranjit (Ron) S. Dhindsa on his election to the firm's partnership and welcomes back Cameron F. Reeves as an associate. Dhindsa, 37, concentrates his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical products liability and toxic tort matters. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts in multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical products cases, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

Reeves, 30, practices in the firm's Pharmaceutical Products and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. Prior to re-joining the firm, she served as in-house litigation counsel for a Fortune 300 company, where she managed tort and class action litigation against the company in multiple jurisdictions, including overseeing outside counsel and supervising all aspects of the litigation process.