Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP to Merge.Davis Wright Tremaine  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Cole, Raywid & Braverman Merge to Form Communications/Media/Technology Powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. SEATTLE & WASHINGTON -- In a strategic partnership designed to bring together two extraordinary communications law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Cole, Raywid & Braverman is celebrating its 40th year as a leading communications law firm with exceptional expertise in the legal, business, regulatory and technological aspects of the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Davis Wright Tremaine, founded in Seattle in 1908, is nationally recognized as a leader in communications, media and technology law and has nine offices providing a full range of legal services in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Portland (Oregon), Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. (Alaska), Seattle and Bellevue (Washington), and Shanghai (China). "With this merger, we have now formed one of the strongest - and one of the largest - communications, media, and technology law practices in the country. There is no question that the highly respected and experienced lawyers at Cole, Raywid & Braverman are a perfect fit to grow our Washington, D.C. presence and the firm overall," said Daniel M. Waggoner, chair of Davis Wright Tremaine's national communications, media and technology law practice. "We have no doubt that our clients will greatly benefit from having access to the unique and diverse team of talented attorneys this merger creates." "We're pleased to have the opportunity to provide a full range of services to our clients by calling upon the additional resources that Davis Wright Tremaine brings, particularly in complementary areas such as private equity, venture capital and corporate finance, as well as adjacent practice areas such as privacy and data security, health information technology, entertainment and advertising," said Steven Horvitz, managing partner of Cole, Raywid & Braverman. Burt Braverman, a senior partner of Cole, Raywid & Braverman, added, "We share a number of clients, have existing professional relationships and have similar cultures and values which make our firms a great match. Both firms provide excellent client service with our strong teams of attorneys with industry experience, including former in-house counsel, business professionals and government regulatory attorneys. This merger enhances both firms' ability to meet our clients' needs in this constantly changing industry." Davis Wright Tremaine has been actively pursuing opportunities to enhance the services it offers clients. The strategic merger with Cole, Raywid & Braverman was a significant opportunity to increase its ability to serve communications, media and technology clients with matters requiring a strong Washington, D.C. presence. "We wanted to increase our overall presence and strength on the East Coast," said Richard L. Cys, partner-in-charge of Davis Wright Tremaine's D.C. office. "Since our firms and practice areas are so compatible, this merger presented a tremendous opportunity to enhance our ability to provide first-class services to our clients." Cole, Raywid & Braverman was founded by cable television pioneer Jack Cole Jack Cole may refer to:
Once the merger becomes effective, Cole, Raywid & Braverman will adopt the Davis Wright Tremaine name and the offices will consolidate after a transition period. The combined D.C. office will be overseen by co-partners-in-charge, Richard L. Cys, who currently is partner-in-charge of Davis Wright Tremaine's D.C. office, and Steven Horvitz, current managing partner of Cole, Raywid & Braverman. About Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Davis Wright Tremaine is a full service business and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. law firm with national practices in the areas of communications, media and technology, intellectual property and litigation, among others. The firm now has 455 attorneys in nine offices. About Cole, Raywid & Braverman LLP Cole, Raywid & Braverman advises clients in all areas of communications and Internet law, and emerging technologies, including voice, video, content, data, broadband, wireless, satellite, broadcast and microwave communications. The firm has 35 attorneys, primarily located in its D.C. office. |
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