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12-15-2009	Sonnenschein Launches New Merit-Based Model for Associate Advancement Sonnenschein adopts three-tiered associate structure with more flexibility for younger attorneys to advance at their own paces; plan measures intangible skills reflecting drive to succeed, commitment and personal ownership of projects and work product; elimination of lock-step advancement also designed to elevate client services.
12-02-2009	Sonnenschein Adds Eli Curi as Partner in New York Corporate Practice Curi’s work encompasses all major transactional areas, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
12-01-2009	Sonnenschein Expands Insurance Regulatory Practice with Addition of Thomas Hampton Tom Hampton has joined the law firm as a senior advisor in its Insurance Regulatory Practice in our Washington, D.C. office.
11-19-2009	Sonnenschein Successfully Represents Former Senate Aide in Abramoff Scandal
11-17-2009	Sonnenschein Secures Win in Stanford Clawback Case Sonnenschein won a key ruling in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of several current and former Major League Baseball players who had invested money with accused Ponzi schemer Robert Allen Stanford.
11-10-2009	Litigator Belinda Harrison Joins Sonnenschein in Kansas City Harrison's core expertise is in the areas of general litigation, insurance, labor and employment, transportation, corporate governance and transactional negotiations.
11-09-2009	Sonnenschein's Michael Bamberger to Receive Martin I. Lubaroff Award The award, which will be presented on November 13 at the committee's fall meeting, recognizes individuals who have made material contributions to the development of alternative entity law.
11-09-2009	Sonnenschein Expands Management Team With New Chief Marketing Officer Mark Young has gained national recognition in the legal and business communities for his development and management of innovative integrated legal marketing and business development strategies and rebranding campaigns.
11-03-2009	Litigator Timothy Ray Moves to Sonnenschein Timothy Ray provides counsel to corporations in areas such as product liability, antitrust, class actions and consumer fraud.
10-21-2009	Sonnenschein Represents Group of Banks in $215 Million Loan Sonnenschein represented a group of banks in connection with a $215 million term loan to SLG 100 Park LLC, a joint venture between SL Green Realty Corp. and institutional investors advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors.
10-01-2009	Sonnenschein Secures Victory for University of Chicago Medical Center in Antitrust Class Action The lawsuit, which was brought by registered nurses against several Chicago-area hospitals and hospital systems, was denied class certification Monday by Judge John Grady of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
09-15-2009	Energy Development Expert Tracey LeBeau Joins Sonnenschein's Energy & Regulated Industries Practice LeBeau will reside in Sonnenschein's Phoenix office and lead the firm's renewable energy practice.
09-14-2009	Former New York Deputy Attorney General and Empire State Development Corporation President Avi Schick Joins Sonnenschein Avi Schick has joined the national law firm as a partner in Sonnenschein's Litigation Practice.
09-02-2009	Education Department Official and Higher Education Expert Joins Sonnenschein's Capital Markets Practice Dennis M. Cariello, the former deputy general counsel for postsecondary education and regulatory services at the U.S. Department of Education, has joined Sonnenschein as counsel in its Capital Markets Practice.
08-03-2009	Sonnenschein Names New Chair of Outsourcing Practice In the newly created role, Rosemary L. Gullikson will lead the group on some of the more complex outsourcing deals being negotiated.
07-30-2009	Julia Taylor Designated as a LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council
07-21-2009	Sonnenschein Wins Long-Awaited Decision in Three-State Water Wars Sonnenschein won a major victory in a decision involving a multi-state, two-decade-long battle concerning a critical water-rights issue when a federal judge ruled it was illegal for Atlanta-area residents to use Georgia's Lake Lanier for drinking water.
07-09-2009	Sonnenschein's Public Law & Policy Strategies Group Adds Ten New attorneys and policy professionals bring expertise in the areas of health care, financial services, energy, international relations and tribal law.
07-09-2009	Former National Congress of American Indians Government Affairs Director Heather Dawn Thompson Joins Sonnenschein Ms. Thompson joins Sonnenschein's Public Law & Policy Strategies and Indian Law & Tribal Representation practices.
06-24-2009	Scholastic Corp. General Counsel Devereux Chatillon Joins Sonnenschein Chatillon is a media and commercial litigator, who previously worked at Sonnenschein from 2003-2006.
06-17-2009	Sonnenschein Advises Paymo in Acquisition by Boku
05-29-2009	Sonnenschein Achieves Settlement in Vonage Fax Service Class Action Sonnenschein won final approval from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey of a highly favorable settlement of a nationwide class action on behalf of client Vonage.
04-20-2009	Sonnenschein Continues Growth in Silicon Valley with Addition of International Venture Lawyer Daniel Zimmermann's practice focuses on the representation of significant, high quality U.S.-based technology companies with U.S. venture backing and key international business, as well as foreign issuers with inbound U.S. business.
04-16-2009	Sonnenschein Adds Two Partners in Energy & Regulated Industries Practice Barry Cannaday and Vince Murchison have joined the Public Law & Policy Strategies Group’s Energy & Regulated Industries Practice as partners in our Dallas office.
04-13-2009	White Collar & Government Investigations Lawyer Glenn Colton Moves to Sonnenschein Colton practices in the areas of white collar criminal and complex civil litigation, as well as government and internal investigations.
04-01-2009	Sonnenschein Adds Securities Lawyer Mary Joan Hoene to Corporate Practice Hoene is widely recognized for her diverse investment management and regulatory work in the financial services sector.
04-01-2009	Sonnenschein Announces Promotions to Partner The promotions include attorneys practicing in corporate, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, healthcare, insurance regulatory, internet communications and data protection, litigation, and public law and policy strategies.
03-31-2009	Sonnenschein's Venture Technology Group Continues West Coast Expansion with Addition of Craig Menden Menden's practice focuses on corporate transactions involving emerging growth companies, has handled more than 100 mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $35 billion plus an impressive array of venture capital transactions.
03-02-2009	Peter S. Morgan Joins Sonnenschein in Continued Expansion of Corporate Practice Morgan’s finance expertise includes transportation, equipment, healthcare and Islamic finance, as well as the purchase of distressed debt.
02-23-2009	Jennifer A. Marler Assumes Role to Lead Sonnenschein's Real Estate Practice Marler is responsible for the day-to-day management of the group. Jana Cohen Barbe will continue as Global Chair of Sonnenschein’s Real Estate Practice.
02-21-2009	Karen Jordan Honored by Washington University Black Law Student Association Jordan receives the Outstanding Achievement in Private Practice Award by the Washington University Chapter of the Black Law Students Association.
02-20-2009	Helise Harrington Attends ALFDP Fall Conference Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals was established in 2006 as a forum for discussion of law firm diversity initiatives.
02-09-2009	Tax-Exempt Organization Attorney Tom Hyatt Joins Sonnenschein's Health Care and Nonprofit Institutions Practices Tom Hyatt has a national practice that focuses on tax exemption and corporate governance issues for health care, higher education and other nonprofit organizations.
02-09-2009	Sonnenschein Expands Class-Action Practice with Additions in St. Louis and Los Angeles; Prominent Litigator Charles A. Newman Joins Law Firm Charles Newman has been counsel in more than 320 class actions in federal and state courts, defending corporate clients, primarily in the automotive, financial, retail and insurance industries, in multi-district and multi-state litigation.
02-02-2009	Sonnenschein Adds Kathryn Baxter to Insurance Regulatory Practice Baxter concentrates on insurance and health insurance regulatory matters, focusing on restructurings, health insurance compliance issues, the formation and licensing of insurance companies, sales and purchases of insurance companies, insurance delivery systems.
02-02-2009	Prominent FDA Lawyer Bret Koplow Joins Sonnenschein Koplow will lead the firm’s FDA practice addition. His addition continues Sonnenschein's 2009 expansion in health care, life sciences and regulatory practices.
02-01-2009	Kansas City Diversity Committee Hosts Black History Month Luncheon
01-26-2009	Sonnenschein Adds Senior CMS Official Mark Hamelburg to Health Care Practice Hamelburg most recently served as director of the Medicare Part C and D Analysis Group in CMS’ Office of Legislation, where he played key roles in a wide range of legislative and regulatory matters involving the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug programs.

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