Bingham Expands Securities, Commodities Enforcement in D.C.

Four Lawyers Enhance Regulatory, Litigation, Commodities Strength

Bingham has expanded its international securities practice with the addition of four lawyers to the firm’s Washington office. The new Bingham partners include Geoffrey F. Aronow and Margaret Blake. Joining as of counsel are Joseph Brady and Timothy B. Nagy. “The recent arrivals augment Bingham’s market-leading international securities practice and uniquely position us further to provide clients with coordinated cross-border services,” said Bingham Chairman Jay Zimmerman, noting Bingham’s steady and strategic growth in the Securities Area throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom and Asia..

N.Y. Office Unites Around Say Yes to Education

When Say Yes to Education — a nonprofit that provides academic assistance to inner-city youth to help them graduate from high school — “adopted” a group of Harlem kindergarten classes in 2004, Robert Dombroff, managing partner of Bingham’s New York office, suggested an idea that would significantly impact the Say Yes program, the students and their families, and the New York office. Partner Ed Maluf and Say Yes managing director Jaimie Fried Dockray (pictured at left) play a key role in running the pro bono effort..

Securities Practice Thinks Globally in a Global Economy

Bingham has positioned itself in three of the world’s major financial centers with its premier Securities Area, a practice of more than 120 lawyers in the United States, Tokyo and London. Partners Takayasu Koga in Tokyo, Donald Davidson in San Francisco and Roger Joseph in Boston discussed the regulatory issues confronting clients as money moves across borders in an increasingly global economy..

Bingham Names First Manager of Diversity and Inclusion

Minita Shah has joined the firm as its first manager of diversity and inclusion, a full-time position dedicated to fostering diversity and implementing the goals of Bingham’s Diversity Action Plan. The new role is part of Bingham’s continuing efforts to recruit, retain and advance lawyers and staff who will contribute to the diversity of the firm and the legal profession..

Global Perspectives on a Changing World

Bingham’s authorities on financial restructuring — partners Hideyuki Sakai in Tokyo, James Roome in London, Michael Reilly in New York, and Edwin Smith in New York and Boston — share their perspectives on the evolving global marketplace and cultural realities that confront companies and investors involved in global restructurings today..