July 15, 2010 Press Release
SAN RAFAEL, California – July 15, 2010 – Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), the world’s largest legal search firm, announced today the placement of David Crenshaw as General Counsel at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP (Fragomen). As a senior member of management, Crenshaw will provide overall leadership of internal legal matters and legal and business counsel to the executive officers including advice on commercial transactions with a global scope, prospective new business partners or offices, regulatory compliance, and other U.S., international and jurisdictional concerns. The search was led by Melanie Bennet, Global Practice Leader of MLA’s Law Firm Management Practice and Michael Sachs, a Managing Director in MLA’s In-House Practice Group.
“This position combines many elements of law firm management with the traditional in-house responsibilities of a General Counsel,” says Bennet. “It therefore requires an exceptionally accomplished attorney with a distinguished professional record and a strong business orientation.”
“David possesses much more than the requisite legal skills,” adds Sachs. “He is a strategic thinker with strong business acumen who will serve Fragomen well.”
Prior to joining Fragomen, Crenshaw had a distinguished career at Schering-Plough Corporation (now known as Merck & Co., Inc.), where he was lead counsel and a member of senior leadership for legacy Schering’s top business unit and largest commercial attorney group supporting Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Africa. Before joining Merck, Crenshaw was a corporate attorney at Richards & O’Neil in New York and Braun Moriya Hoashi & Kubota in Tokyo. He began his legal career in the Minneapolis and Beijing offices of Gray Plant Mooty. Crenshaw holds a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and a B.A. in Far East Studies (Japanese) from Colgate University.
Fragomen is the largest firm in the world dedicated to corporate immigration, and is recognized as the leading global immigration services provider. With more than 1,000 immigration professionals in over 35 strategically located offices across 15 countries, the firm provides the highest caliber of global mobility immigration services available on a global, regional or country basis.
About Major, Lindsey & Africa
Founded in 1982, Major, Lindsey & Africa is the world’s largest and most experienced legal search firm. Combining local market knowledge and a global recruiting network, MLA has earned recognition for its track record of successful General Counsel, Corporate Counsel, Partner, Associate and Law Firm Management placements. With offices throughout the U.S., Hong Kong, London and Tokyo, MLA recruiters are dedicated to understanding and meeting clients’ and candidates’ needs while maintaining the highest degree of professionalism and confidentiality. MLA considers every search a diversity search and has been committed to diversity in the law since its inception. For these reasons, MLA has been voted “Best Legal Search Firm in the U.S.” in the most recent national survey of America’s top law firms. To learn more about MLA, please visit our website at www.mlaglobal.com.
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