Press Releases
Firm announcements, attorney honors, new hires, community involvement, and notable milestones from Oak, Elm & Birch LLP. Releases are archived chronologically. For additional background or to arrange an interview with one of our attorneys, please contact the firm's Marketing and Business Development office.
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Hartford, CT
Oak, Elm & Birch Marks 50 Years of Legal Practice in Hartford
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 14, marking five decades since founding partners Samuel Oak and Edwin Birch opened the firm's first office on Pratt Street in 1974. The firm hosted current attorneys, retired partners, and long-tenured clients at a reception at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
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Hartford, CT
Four Firm Attorneys to Present at 2024 CBA Annual Meeting
Four attorneys from Oak, Elm & Birch LLP will present CLE sessions at the Connecticut Bar Association's 2024 Annual Meeting in Hartford on September 23-24. Sessions span partnership tax, complex estate administration, product liability practice, and tech transactions.
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Hartford, CT
Seven Oak, Elm & Birch Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers in America
Seven attorneys from Oak, Elm & Birch LLP have been named to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with Winona Thorpe named Hartford Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates.
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Cromwell, CT
Firm Fields Foursome at 2024 Travelers Championship Pro-Am
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP participated in the Travelers Championship Pro-Am at TPC River Highlands on Wednesday, June 19. The firm's entry supported The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and other Connecticut charities benefiting from the tournament's 2024 giving program.
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Hartford, CT
Roxanne Patterson Elevated to Equity Partner
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP has elected senior associate Roxanne Patterson to the firm's equity partnership, effective July 1. Patterson joined the Litigation group in 2016 and handles product liability defense, mass torts, and complex commercial disputes.
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Hartford, CT
Oak, Elm & Birch Welcomes 2024 Summer Associate Class
The firm has welcomed six rising third-year law students to its 2024 summer associate program. This year's class represents six schools across the Northeast and will rotate through the Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, and Trusts & Estates practices over a ten-week program.
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Hartford, CT
Oak, Elm & Birch Recognized in 2024 Chambers USA Rankings
The firm has been ranked across four practice areas in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, with five attorneys individually ranked. Litigation Chair Lance Harrington was ranked in Band 1 for Connecticut Commercial Litigation for the ninth consecutive year.
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Hartford, CT
Firm Receives 2023 Pro Bono Service Award from Hartford Legal Aid Society
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP was honored at the Hartford Legal Aid Society's annual pro bono reception last week, receiving the organization's 2023 Firm Pro Bono Service Award. Attorneys at the firm contributed more than 1,400 volunteer hours to Legal Aid matters over the past year.
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Hartford, CT
Partner Vivienne Thackeray Departs for Role at Connecticut Attorney General's Office
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP announced today that partner Vivienne Thackeray has resigned from the firm to accept a position as Associate Attorney General at the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, where she will lead the office's Antitrust and Government Program Fraud Department.
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Hartford, CT
Alistair Pennington Joins Oak, Elm & Birch as Corporate Partner
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP announced today that Alistair J. Pennington has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate practice. Pennington arrives from Pullman & Comley, where he spent twelve years advising middle-market clients on mergers, acquisitions, and financings.