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Movers & Shakers

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
August 22, 2010

Labor and employment attorneys Ted Meyer and Ruthie White recently announced the formation of Meyer White LLP, a new national law firm focused on labor and employment and intellectual property matters. Meyer White has a total of 15 attorneys, including six partners, who come from a variety of global and national law firms, including Jones Day and Ford & Harrison. Offering a hybrid of physical and virtual offices in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami, Meyer White plans to grow strategically to create a team of 50 to 75 attorneys to serve clients across the country.

Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley (RMKB), a multi-service law firm offering litigation and transactional services nationally and internationally, has added employment law attorney Lisa Aguiar as a partner in its San Jose, CA, office. Formerly chair of the Employment Group at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel in San Jose, Aguiar brings 20 years of experience advising Silicon Valley companies through myriad employment issues.

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced that John U. Baker and Jennifer E. Will were elected as members of the law firm earlier this year. Baker was named the managing attorney of the firm's State College, PA, office. He practices in the areas of Labor and Employment, Healthcare, and Litigation. Jennifer E. Will practices in the Labor and Employment Group and chairs the firm's Summer Associate Committee.

Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Adrianne Mazura and Tracy Bradford Farley have joined the firm as partners in the Labor & Employment practice. Brian A. Hartstein has joined as an associate. All attorneys are based in Quarles & Brady's Chicago office.

Candace L. Quinn has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP in its New York City office as a shareholder in the Global Benefits & Compensation Practice. Ms. Quinn joins from the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw, where she was Of Counsel. Quinn has more than 20 years of tax and legal experience in the employee benefits and executive compensation area with respect to corporate and not-for-profit entities.

Jackson Lewis recently announced that Peter Munger and Colleen Rea have joined the Denver office as Partners. They join Jackson Lewis from Ford & Harrison LLP, where Munger had served as Managing Partner of the Denver office since 2004. Munger and Rea have provided counsel to employers involved in various labor and employment matters and have represented clients across numerous industry sectors. They will play a key role in helping lead the expansion of the firm's presence and client service capabilities in Denver and beyond.

Two partners from Fisher & Phillips LLP have been named to “The Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” by Human Resources Executive magazine. Roger K. Quillen and Charles S. Caulkins were also included in the group. The magazine compiled the list of influential employment attorneys on the basis of curriculum-vitae analyses, evaluations by clients and peers, and reporting by the staff of Lawdragon, a Los Angeles-based news and networking site for lawyers and clients.

Labor and employment attorneys Ted Meyer and Ruthie White recently announced the formation of Meyer White LLP, a new national law firm focused on labor and employment and intellectual property matters. Meyer White has a total of 15 attorneys, including six partners, who come from a variety of global and national law firms, including Jones Day and Ford & Harrison. Offering a hybrid of physical and virtual offices in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami, Meyer White plans to grow strategically to create a team of 50 to 75 attorneys to serve clients across the country.

Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley (RMKB), a multi-service law firm offering litigation and transactional services nationally and internationally, has added employment law attorney Lisa Aguiar as a partner in its San Jose, CA, office. Formerly chair of the Employment Group at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel in San Jose, Aguiar brings 20 years of experience advising Silicon Valley companies through myriad employment issues.

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced that John U. Baker and Jennifer E. Will were elected as members of the law firm earlier this year. Baker was named the managing attorney of the firm's State College, PA, office. He practices in the areas of Labor and Employment, Healthcare, and Litigation. Jennifer E. Will practices in the Labor and Employment Group and chairs the firm's Summer Associate Committee.

Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Adrianne Mazura and Tracy Bradford Farley have joined the firm as partners in the Labor & Employment practice. Brian A. Hartstein has joined as an associate. All attorneys are based in Quarles & Brady's Chicago office.

Candace L. Quinn has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP in its New York City office as a shareholder in the Global Benefits & Compensation Practice. Ms. Quinn joins from the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw, where she was Of Counsel. Quinn has more than 20 years of tax and legal experience in the employee benefits and executive compensation area with respect to corporate and not-for-profit entities.

Jackson Lewis recently announced that Peter Munger and Colleen Rea have joined the Denver office as Partners. They join Jackson Lewis from Ford & Harrison LLP, where Munger had served as Managing Partner of the Denver office since 2004. Munger and Rea have provided counsel to employers involved in various labor and employment matters and have represented clients across numerous industry sectors. They will play a key role in helping lead the expansion of the firm's presence and client service capabilities in Denver and beyond.

Two partners from Fisher & Phillips LLP have been named to “The Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” by Human Resources Executive magazine. Roger K. Quillen and Charles S. Caulkins were also included in the group. The magazine compiled the list of influential employment attorneys on the basis of curriculum-vitae analyses, evaluations by clients and peers, and reporting by the staff of Lawdragon, a Los Angeles-based news and networking site for lawyers and clients.

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