Movers & Shakers

Edward Cerasia II has joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP's New York office. Cerasia joins as a partner in the Labor & Employment Department. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, he was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that Allan Dinkoff, formerly a Managing Director and Head of the Employment Law Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., has joined the firm's Employment Litigation Practice as counsel in the New York office.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Gregory F. Jacob joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as a partner in the labor and employment practice. Most recently, Jacob served as the Solicitor of Labor, the chief legal officer and third-ranking official of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP has announced that W. Melvin Haas, partner, has been appointed vice chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Relations Committee. In other news, seven attorneys from the firm have been named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2009 by the Labor Relations Institute, Inc. Clifford H. Nelson, Jr., Townsell G. Marshall, Jr., from the Atlanta office; W. Melvin Haas III from the Macon, GA, office; Richard O. Brown from the Birmingham, AL, office; and Robert J. Janowitz, Stephen P. Schuster and Timothy A. Davis from the Kansas City, MO, office were all selected for inclusion on the list.

Jennifer P. Keller has become chair of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC's Labor & Employment Department. Ms. Keller previously served as vice chair of the department, a position now held by David Gevertz of the firm's Atlanta office.

Fisher & Phillips LLP announces that three partners in the firm's San Francisco office have been named Northern California Super Lawyers: John Beers, John McLachlan and Tim Murphy.

Edward Cerasia II has joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP's New York office. Cerasia joins as a partner in the Labor & Employment Department. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, he was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that Allan Dinkoff, formerly a Managing Director and Head of the Employment Law Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., has joined the firm's Employment Litigation Practice as counsel in the New York office.

Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Gregory F. Jacob joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as a partner in the labor and employment practice. Most recently, Jacob served as the Solicitor of Labor, the chief legal officer and third-ranking official of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP has announced that W. Melvin Haas, partner, has been appointed vice chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Relations Committee. In other news, seven attorneys from the firm have been named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States for 2009 by the Labor Relations Institute, Inc. Clifford H. Nelson, Jr., Townsell G. Marshall, Jr., from the Atlanta office; W. Melvin Haas III from the Macon, GA, office; Richard O. Brown from the Birmingham, AL, office; and Robert J. Janowitz, Stephen P. Schuster and Timothy A. Davis from the Kansas City, MO, office were all selected for inclusion on the list.

Jennifer P. Keller has become chair of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC's Labor & Employment Department. Ms. Keller previously served as vice chair of the department, a position now held by David Gevertz of the firm's Atlanta office.

Fisher & Phillips LLP announces that three partners in the firm's San Francisco office have been named Northern California Super Lawyers: John Beers, John McLachlan and Tim Murphy.