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Movers & Shakers

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
January 29, 2009

Looper Reed & McGraw (Houston): Joel C. Thompson joins the firm's general civil litigation, commercial litigation and class action practice groups as partner in the Houston office. Thompson will focus on products liability, wrongful death, insurance litigation, negligent security litigation, premises liability and construction litigation. Previously, Thompson was an attorney in his own private practice.

Akerman Senterfitt (Miami): J. Everett Wilson and Michael Gennett join the firm's health care practice as partner and of counsel, respectively, in the Miami office. Wilson will focus on licensing and reimbursement disputes and negotiated managed care. Gennett will focus on representing health-care practitioners and institutional providers. Previously, Wilson and Gennett were members of the health law practice group at Shutts & Bowen, which was chaired by Wilson.

Drinker Biddle & Reath (Philadelphia): George H. Kendall and Audrey A. Hale join the firm's health law practice group as partners in the Florham Park, NJ, office. Kendall and Hale will focus on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Previously, Kendall and Hale were partners at McCarter & English of Newark, NJ.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold (San Francisco): Linda A. Willett has been promoted to head of the firm's drug and medical device practice group. Willett joined the firm in July and previously was vice president and deputy general counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott (Charleston, WV): The Pittsburgh-based firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott has merged with the 12-attorney firm of Hendrickson & Long of Charleston, WV. Among the 12 attorneys to join the firm are Hendrickson & Long's named partners, David Hendrickson and R. Scott Long. Hendrickson has more than 25 years of trial experience and focuses his practice on products liability, toxic torts, medical malpractice, insurance defense and general business litigation. Long concentrates his practice on products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, toxic tort and asbestos defense. The new office of Eckert Seamans will remain at the same location where Hendrickson & Long was based.

Looper Reed & McGraw (Houston): Joel C. Thompson joins the firm's general civil litigation, commercial litigation and class action practice groups as partner in the Houston office. Thompson will focus on products liability, wrongful death, insurance litigation, negligent security litigation, premises liability and construction litigation. Previously, Thompson was an attorney in his own private practice.

Akerman Senterfitt (Miami): J. Everett Wilson and Michael Gennett join the firm's health care practice as partner and of counsel, respectively, in the Miami office. Wilson will focus on licensing and reimbursement disputes and negotiated managed care. Gennett will focus on representing health-care practitioners and institutional providers. Previously, Wilson and Gennett were members of the health law practice group at Shutts & Bowen, which was chaired by Wilson.

Drinker Biddle & Reath (Philadelphia): George H. Kendall and Audrey A. Hale join the firm's health law practice group as partners in the Florham Park, NJ, office. Kendall and Hale will focus on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Previously, Kendall and Hale were partners at McCarter & English of Newark, NJ.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold (San Francisco): Linda A. Willett has been promoted to head of the firm's drug and medical device practice group. Willett joined the firm in July and previously was vice president and deputy general counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott (Charleston, WV): The Pittsburgh-based firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott has merged with the 12-attorney firm of Hendrickson & Long of Charleston, WV. Among the 12 attorneys to join the firm are Hendrickson & Long's named partners, David Hendrickson and R. Scott Long. Hendrickson has more than 25 years of trial experience and focuses his practice on products liability, toxic torts, medical malpractice, insurance defense and general business litigation. Long concentrates his practice on products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, toxic tort and asbestos defense. The new office of Eckert Seamans will remain at the same location where Hendrickson & Long was based.

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