The lure of an established energy law practice and the ability to expand its insurance market sit on a long list of reasons a Chicago-based firm with Missouri offices looks to combine forces with the Brits.

Or maybe it was the crumpets that sealed the deal.

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and London-based Denton Wilde Sapte have agreed to the union, subject to a partnership vote on June 9.

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Harrison joins Sonnenschein Belinda L. Harrison has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal’s Kansas City office as counsel in its litigation practice.  Harrison previously worked as corporate counsel at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), an international trade group that represents ...

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A new effort from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association aims to provide those incentives at a time when the economy is forcing many more individuals to represent themselves. The bar on Friday announced details of a pro bono database and Web site intended to link up Kansas City attorneys with citizens in need of free representation, part of a yearlong effort KCMBA President Rebbecca Lake Wood has spearheaded.

Supreme Court Judge Richard Teitelman and Jackson County Circuit Judge Ann Mesle's goodbye is reflected in a mirrored column at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Pro Bono Summit on Friday.

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When defense attorney Charles Newman joined the St. Louis office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal in February, he brought with him 39 class action cases. The firm now is fighting to hold onto four of them. Attorneys for First American ...

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The chairman of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal’s litigation practice in Kansas City has exited for Lathrop & Gage. James Moeller, who has 30 years of experience in complex litigation, started Sept. 1 at Lathrop as a partner. The firm announced ...

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Starting salaries for St. Louis associates will drop to $104,000, and first-year Kansas City associates will make $100,000 under associate base salary cuts announced by Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. The Chicago-based firm is also changing its associate compensation next year ...

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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and two other law firms won contracts valued at as much as $8.59 million each to advise the U.S. government on plans to restructure and finance the nation’s auto industry. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft and Haynes ...

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Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal is closing its Charlotte, N.C., office about two years after opening it with a group of 18 attorneys. “After consideration of local marketplace realities, the declining demand for legal services in the Charlotte legal and financial ...

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The 2009 BTI Client Service All-Star Team report honors four attorneys in Kansas City. Included in the 176-attorney list are Edward R. Spalty, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale; Rick E. Frawley, an associate with Bryan Cave; William E. Corum, a ...

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Two more attorneys will be following class action defense lawyer Charles Newman to Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal. Newman, formerly of Bryan Cave, started at Sonnenschein’s St. Louis office last week along with fellow partners Jason Maschmann and Elizabeth Ferrick. A ...

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Davidson to be honored at LEAP luncheon Bruce C. Davison, of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, will receive the President’s Award at the 15th Annual Mardi Gras Luncheon for Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance. The Feb. 24 event also honors LEAP’s 2009 ...

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