Law Firm Alliance

The Law Firm Alliance is so fortunate to have such strong leaders at the helm. James Zoccola of Lewis Kappes in Indianapolis has served as Board Chair of the LFA for the past three years. Jim passed the torch to our new Board Chair and proud Canadian, Loren Mallett of Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia at the LFA Fall 2024 Meeting in Rotterdam last month.

LFA Fall 2024 in Rotterdam was an outstanding meeting from start to finish. Top notch events, excellent programming and the best people from around the globe. Thanks to our hosts, Markwin Wattel and Rutger Blaauw from DOCK Legal Experts, for creating a wonderful and memorble experience for our members! Here is just a glimpse of the meeting. Caterina Aparo Robert D. Kaplow Silvano Donato Lorusso Alessandro Benedetti Marie Briswalder Andrew Cooke José E. Villamarzo Santiago Peter Bützow Tero Pöytäniemi Wendy Klein David Aafedt Sidonie Lacroix-Girard Deborah Shelles Cameron David Judah Telese Zuberer Andrea Nelson Myers Julie Gifford Jim Coyle Brian Pitney Lee Byrd Kimberly Martin Henry King Dino Vasquez Steve Kyle

The LFA 2024 European Summit is underway with a panel discussing the international scope of non-compete agreements. Thanks to our moderator, David Judah and panelists, Dr. Annegret Balzer, Paul Schörghofer and Michael Sebree.

Last week, KLEINER Rechtsanwälte and Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP hosted a breakfast event for LFA members attending the INTA conference in Atlanta. Christoph Kleiner Jim Coyle Deborah Shelles Cameron

The Law Firm Alliance Spring 2024 Meeting took place last week in beautiful Sarasota. Members from 46 law firms and 13 countries came together to network, strengthen relationships and participate in educational sessions covering topics from AI to generational bias. Thanks to our host firm Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A. Merrill, our Board of Directors our exceptional speakers and everyone else who contributed to make the meeting a success!

It's LFA Spring 2024 Meeting week! Looking forward to a few great days of events, programming and spending time with LFA friends in sunny Sarasota!

LFA Member Spotlight: Tonkon Torp LLP Our Mergers & Acquisitions team has the bench strength, experience, and expertise to efficiently and effectively handle the broadest range of purchase and sale transactions – from the most complicated and sophisticated deals to the transition of a family or small business. Our M&A attorneys represent public companies, private companies, and family businesses, both as buyers and sellers and as participants in acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, control and proxy contests, reorganizations, and joint ventures. We give well-informed and practical advice, providing our clients with peace of mind and confidence in decision-making. Our M&A lawyers are efficient, solution-oriented, and cost-effective. 

LFA Member Spotlight: Tonkon Torp LLP Caroline Harris Crowne, Ted Herzog and Anna Sortun are Tonkon Torp's lead LFA contacts. Caroline Harris Crowne is Co-Chair of Tonkon Torp’s Litigation Department. She has taken more than thirty cases to trial or final hearing and has resolved many more through motions and settlement. Caroline excels at presenting complex concepts in a way that makes sense to judges, juries, arbitrators, and other decision makers. She is recognized in both Oregon Super Lawyers and the Best Lawyers in America for her business litigation work.   Theodore "Ted" Herzog is a member of Tonkon Torp's Real Estate & Land Use Group with a practice focused on real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, and development, particularly in the seniors housing market. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his real estate law expertise. Ted has been practicing law for over 34 years, all at Tonkon Torp.   Anna Sortun is a member of Tonkon Torp’s Managing Board and former Co-Chair of its Litigation Department. She has a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice that includes contract litigation, business owner disputes, consumer protection matters, and complex tort cases. Over the course of her career, Anna has tried more than a dozen jury trials to verdict in state and federal court, and has ushered hundreds of cases to resolution. Anna was honored by the Portland Business Journal as one of its 2024 Women of Influence.

Our LFA LinkedIn spotlight member this week is Tonkon Torp LLP For 50 years, Tonkon Torp has worked with companies and clients of all sizes, in all stages of their business life cycle, helping them solve complex problems with responsive service, pragmatic thinking, and expert support. With 90 attorneys, we are one of the largest firms headquartered in Oregon. We are committed to the Northwest community through legal partnership, advocacy, philanthropy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Our largest areas of practice include M&A, litigation, real estate & land use, corporate finance, and government relations. We further specialize in bankruptcy & creditor rights, business immigration, cannabis/hemp law, and the seniors house industry.

LFA Member Spotlight: Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C. The South Dakota attorneys of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C. have the experience and expertise for most any legal matter. Whether business transactions, employment law, litigation or personal legal needs, our attorneys have the knowledge and wide-ranging experience to handle legal matters in the most responsive and effective way possible.