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• Federal Prosecutor Ronnie Abrams Joins Davis Polk

  - 2008-05-05

  Will Lead Firm's Pro Bono Campaign NEW YORK -- Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Ronnie Abrams has joined the firm as Special Counsel for Pro Bono. In this new position, Ms. Abrams will lead and expand the firm's extensive pro bono program. She joins Davis Polk from...

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• Howard Zhang Joins Davis Polk As Firm Expands Beijing Office

  - 2008-04-01

  BEIJING -- Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Howard Zhang will join the firm on April 7, 2008 as a partner in the Beijing office. Mr. Zhang will advise clients on cross-border securities, mergers and acquisitions and strategic investment transactions. He joins the firm from O'Melveny & Myers, where...

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• Davis Polk Bolsters New York Broker-Dealer Practice

  - 2008-02-20

  NEW YORK -- Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Jerry Citera has joined its New York office as Counsel in the firm's Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Citera will advise broker-dealer clients on regulatory and transactional matters. He joins the firm from Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he was head...

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• Leading Litigator Christopher Hockett Joins Davis Polk's Menlo Park Litigation Practice

  - 2008-02-19

  MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Christopher B. Hockett has joined the firm as a partner in the Menlo Park office. Mr. Hockett will practice in the firm's litigation group, and will handle a broad range of commercial and antitrust matters. He joins Davis Polk...

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• Davis Polk & Wardwell Joins MicroCredit Enterprises' Pro Bono Team, Working to Alleviate Poverty Worldwide

  - 2007-11-19

  DAVIS, Calif. -- MicroCredit Enterprises MCE, a pioneering private sector program that leverages private capital to provide small business loans to poor entrepreneurs in developing countries, announced today the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell has joined the organization's ranks of pro bono law firms. Davis Polk will...

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• A Comprehensive Overview of Key Issues Affecting Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Procedures.

  - 2007-07-20

  M2 PRESSWIRE-20 July 2007-Research and Markets: A Comprehensive Overview of Key Issues Affecting Corporate Recovery and Insolvency ProceduresC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24072007 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c63270) has announced the addition of "The International Comparative Legal Guide to -...

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• Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information Is Designed to Assist Inside and Outside Counsel in Negotiating the Many Obstacles to Maintaining Corporate Secrecy

  - 2007-07-09

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62043) has announced the addition of "Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information" to their offering. As artificial entities, corporations may face more than a few thorny problems when it comes to protecting confidential information. Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information is designed to assist inside...

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• Title: Corporate Privileges And Confidential Information Is Designed To Assist Inside And Outside Counsel In Negotiating The Many Obstacles To Maintaining Corporate Secrecy.

  - 2007-07-09

  M2 PRESSWIRE-9 July 2007-Research and Markets: Title: Corporate Privileges And Confidential Information Is Designed To Assist Inside And Outside Counsel In Negotiating The Many Obstacles To Maintaining Corporate Secrecy.C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09072007 Dublin: Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62043) has announced...

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• Davis Polk Elects Seven New Counsel

  - 2006-12-18

  NEW YORK -- Davis Polk & Wardwell is pleased to announce that Erin Cho, George Hacket, Mark Lehmkuhler, James McClammy, Christopher Schell, David Toscano and Erika White have been elected Counsel to the firm as of December 1, 2006. Ms. Cho is Counsel in the firm's Executive Compensation and...

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• Blakes dominates Asia-Pac in M&A.

  - 2006-04-10

  Apr 10, 2006 (Lawyers Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Mergermarket has released the latest figures for the Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) mergers and acquisitions market. Blake Dawson Waldron had the greatest number of deals in the March quarter of 2006. In terms of the value of...

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