On the Move

Paul E. Harner has joined the restructuring practice of Ballard Spahr LLP as a partner. Harner, who will be resident in the firm's offices in New York and Baltimore, represents clients in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, and litigation. He joins Ballard Spahr from the New York office of Latham & Watkins, where he was also a partner.

Jonathan Friedland and Lisa Vandesteeg have joined the corporate restructuring and creditor's rights practice of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP in Chicago as partners. Previously, Friedland and Vandesteeg were both partners at Levenfeld Pearlstein in Chicago.

Squire Patton Boggs has announced that Norman N. Kinel has joined the firm as a partner in the firm's Restructuring & Insolvency Practice in New York. He joins from Lowenstein Sandler. A member of this newsletter's Board of Editors, Kinel has represented and litigated on behalf of debtors, committees of creditors, equity holders and retirees, secured creditors, financial institutions, bondholders, unions and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings across the country and involving numerous industries.

Epiq Systems of Kansas City has named Noah Ornstein as managing director, strategic ventures for corporate restructuring solutions. He will lead the development and implementation of new products, enhancement of existing products and expansion of non-traditional bankruptcy services. Ornstein was formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in the firm's restructuring practice in Chicago. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of a company formed to launch an innovative platform for technology-enabled legal services.

The New England-based firm of Bernstein Shur has announced that former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the District of Maine, Hon. Louis H. Konreich, has joined the practice as an of counsel attorney. While serving as a judge, Konreich also served as a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, and served was a visiting judge in the Districts of Delaware and New Hampshire.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced that it has elected Jane VanLare as a partner in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy litigation. The firm also elected Humayun Khalid as counsel in the New York office. He focuses on corporate restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy, and related litigation matters.

Seyfarth Shaw has named Edward M. Fox as a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy, Workouts and Business Reorganization practice group in New York. Formerly a partner at Polsinelli Shughart, Fox's practice includes all aspects of bankruptcy, financial restructurings and corporate reorganizations.

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Paul E. Harner has joined the restructuring practice of Ballard Spahr LLP as a partner. Harner, who will be resident in the firm's offices in New York and Baltimore, represents clients in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, and litigation. He joins Ballard Spahr from the New York office of Latham & Watkins, where he was also a partner.

Jonathan Friedland and Lisa Vandesteeg have joined the corporate restructuring and creditor's rights practice of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP in Chicago as partners. Previously, Friedland and Vandesteeg were both partners at Levenfeld Pearlstein in Chicago.

Squire Patton Boggs has announced that Norman N. Kinel has joined the firm as a partner in the firm's Restructuring & Insolvency Practice in New York. He joins from Lowenstein Sandler. A member of this newsletter's Board of Editors, Kinel has represented and litigated on behalf of debtors, committees of creditors, equity holders and retirees, secured creditors, financial institutions, bondholders, unions and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings across the country and involving numerous industries.

Epiq Systems of Kansas City has named Noah Ornstein as managing director, strategic ventures for corporate restructuring solutions. He will lead the development and implementation of new products, enhancement of existing products and expansion of non-traditional bankruptcy services. Ornstein was formerly a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in the firm's restructuring practice in Chicago. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of a company formed to launch an innovative platform for technology-enabled legal services.

The New England-based firm of Bernstein Shur has announced that former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the District of Maine, Hon. Louis H. Konreich, has joined the practice as an of counsel attorney. While serving as a judge, Konreich also served as a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, and served was a visiting judge in the Districts of Delaware and New Hampshire.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced that it has elected Jane VanLare as a partner in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy litigation. The firm also elected Humayun Khalid as counsel in the New York office. He focuses on corporate restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy, and related litigation matters.

Seyfarth Shaw has named Edward M. Fox as a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy, Workouts and Business Reorganization practice group in New York. Formerly a partner at Polsinelli Shughart, Fox's practice includes all aspects of bankruptcy, financial restructurings and corporate reorganizations.

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