Several local law firms have new partners and attorneys on staff, as featured in the Moving Up section of the current issue of Business Report.
Among them, Erin Sayes Kenny has been elected partner in the law firm of Taylor Porter. Kenny joined the firm in 2011. Her practice has an emphasis on alcoholic beverage licensing and related enforcement issues, commercial litigation, insurance defense and insurance coverage cases.
At Phelps Dunbar, Brad Kline has been elected partner and Jessica Huffman has been promoted from associate to counsel. Kline has been with the firm since 2009, and he practices in the area of business law, with focuses on business and corporate law, real estate transactions, contracts, finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, agricultural cooperative law and public utilities regulation.
Huffman joined Phelps Dunbar in 2007 and practices in the area of labor and employment law, representing employers in civil litigation, arbitrations and administrative proceedings regarding claims involving all areas of labor and employment.
Also, William Kolarik II, formerly of McGlinchey Stafford, has joined Kean Miller as special counsel in the Baton Rouge office. Kolarik assists clients with state and local tax matters, having extensive experience at assisting public utility clients with state and local tax matters, and with the tax and tax related regulatory accounting issues associated with public utility ratemaking, normalization and consolidated tax savings adjustments.
And Kellen Mathews has been promoted to partner in the Baton Rouge office of Adams and Reese. Mathews joined the firm in 2012 as part of the litigation practice group, and today his practice includes complex litigation, products liability, education, construction, commercial and personal injury claims.
See the current issue of Business Report for more details on these and other moves being made by Baton Rouge professionals.
Business Report regularly highlights executive-level promotions and new hires in the Capital Region in its Moving Up section of the magazine, as well as announcements about developments at area companies in Company News.
Submissions for Moving Up should include the name and title of the promoted or hired professional, as well as a brief summary of their responsibilities and experience. Company News submissions can include new locations, acquisitions and branding changes, as well as professionals who have received business-related awards or honors. Any accompanying photos should be high resolution (300 dpi or higher). All Moving Up and Company News submissions can be sent to editors@businessreport.com.
