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Movers & Shakers

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

John P. Lavelle Jr., the head of Ballard Spahr's product liability and mass tort department, has moved to Morgan Lewis, where he will be a partner. Ballard Spahr Chairman Arthur Makadon said the firm had never really built out its product liability group, adding, “I think John was a bit frustrated by that.” Makadon said the firm would keep its product liability practice and that talks are continuing with a group of about 25 attorneys, located outside Philadelphia, that focuses on product liability.

Troutman Sanders LLP announced that more than 100 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, Inc. Those in the area of Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation include: Dabney J. Carr IV, Stephen D. Otero and Edward H. Starr, Jr.

Best Lawyers in America has included 97 Holland & Hart attorneys in its 2009 list of leading lawyers. The firm has also been listed as number one in more than 85 additional areas, including recognition as the top environmental and natural resources firm in the country and the top firm in Colorado and Wyoming. Bradford C. Berge in the Santa Fe office was named for Product Liability Litigation and Scott S. Barker in the Denver office was included for Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation.

Baker & Daniels LLP says it is the leader among Indiana law firms with the most Indianapolis and Fort Wayne attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America. In all, 79 Baker & Daniels lawyers ' nine more than last year ' from offices in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend were recognized in 34 different practice areas. More than 22 of the firm's attorneys were selected Best Lawyers in more than one area of practice. In the area of product liability litigation, Thomas G. Stayton and John Joseph Tanner were included.

John P. Lavelle Jr., the head of Ballard Spahr's product liability and mass tort department, has moved to Morgan Lewis, where he will be a partner. Ballard Spahr Chairman Arthur Makadon said the firm had never really built out its product liability group, adding, “I think John was a bit frustrated by that.” Makadon said the firm would keep its product liability practice and that talks are continuing with a group of about 25 attorneys, located outside Philadelphia, that focuses on product liability.

Troutman Sanders LLP announced that more than 100 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, Inc. Those in the area of Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation include: Dabney J. Carr IV, Stephen D. Otero and Edward H. Starr, Jr.

Best Lawyers in America has included 97 Holland & Hart attorneys in its 2009 list of leading lawyers. The firm has also been listed as number one in more than 85 additional areas, including recognition as the top environmental and natural resources firm in the country and the top firm in Colorado and Wyoming. Bradford C. Berge in the Santa Fe office was named for Product Liability Litigation and Scott S. Barker in the Denver office was included for Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation.

Baker & Daniels LLP says it is the leader among Indiana law firms with the most Indianapolis and Fort Wayne attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America. In all, 79 Baker & Daniels lawyers ' nine more than last year ' from offices in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend were recognized in 34 different practice areas. More than 22 of the firm's attorneys were selected Best Lawyers in more than one area of practice. In the area of product liability litigation, Thomas G. Stayton and John Joseph Tanner were included.

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