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News: Feb 08, 2010
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| Jenner & Block announces salaries and bonuses |
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| Faegre & Benson mourns the loss of partner, Robert Matthews, who died on Saturday in a midair collision |
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| Professor Richard Lazarus of Georgetown Law has been named to a new professorship, as the new William J. Brennan Jr. professor of law at the school |
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| King & Spalding has added Diana L. Weiss, James J. Capra, Jr., and James P. Cusick to their litigation practice as partners. |
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| Lewis Brisbois has elevated 29 associates to the partnership ranks |
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| Winston & Strawn add three to their NY office, including Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn as partners and William J. Grant as senior counsel |
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| Wilson Sonsini has added new partner Christopher W. Kirkham to their San Francisco office, he joins the corporate finance practice |
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| Peter W. Smith has joined the Atlanta office of Thompson Hine where he will be a partner in their Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group |
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| Lovells opens second office in Saudi Arabia, it is in Jeddah and is in association with law firm Al-Yaqtoub Attorneys and Legal Advisers |
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| Diversity efforts in the last year have gone down due to poor economy |
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| ABA President Carolyn Lamm implements changes amid the recession |
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| Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have named the lawyers who will serve on the international management committee when they merge in May, with J. Warren Gorrell Jr. and David Harris serving as co-CEOs |
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| Allen & Overy will open 2 new offices in Australia next month, they have hired 14 partners for the 2 offices, from Australian firm Clayton Utz |
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| Partners James Elacqua and Andrew Thomases depart Dechert and join Skadden Arps in their Silicon Valley office |
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| Five Social Networking Strategies Recruiters Should Consider |
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| Littler Mendelson brings on Kristine Grady Derewicz as new managing shareholder |
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| Davis Polk M&A partner Margaret Tahyar advices women ‘Have Your Children Early in Your Career’ |
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| President Lamm hopes that ABA backing will help win loan assistance for law students |
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| London’s Clyde & Co opens it's 3rd New Jersey office with 5 laterals |
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| Interview Strategies: The perils of a coffee date job interview |
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| Report shows improvement in N.Y. legal market where litigation and corporate billable hours have risen |
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| Plaintiffs firms mount ass movement against Toyota, promises to be 'epic' in scope |
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News: Feb 05, 2010
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| Barnes & Thornburg LLP adds 5 in Atlanta |
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| The current economic environment seems to be the perfect time for public universities to acquire private law schools on the cheap |
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| Willkie, Farr & Gallager reports drop in revenue and profit for the second year in a row |
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| Legal sector loses another 1,100 jobs in the first month of 2010 |
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| Boston's biggest firms see record profits for 2009, including Bingham McCutchen, Fish & Richardson, and WilmerHale . |
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| Cooley Godward add 2 to their Clean Energy and Technologies practice group, Tom Amis and Nik Patel, join from Alston & Bird |
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| Luce Forward partner, Charles Maher, named to their Executive Committee |
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| Andrew Macklin is the 13th partner to leave White & Case for Latham & Watkins |
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| How Summer Associates Can — Succeed In A Challenging Economy — Overcome Adversity And —Find Excellence Everywhere Part 7 |
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| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips promotied Benjamin Shatz to partner (appellate practice group) in the Los Angeles office |
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| Neil Upton (of DLA Piper) to join Greenberg Traurig as the head of its UK Energy Practice |
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| Mintz Levin offers deal to incoming associates - defer to 2012 and receive $75,000 and health benefits |
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| Alston & Bird is looking into constructing a new office building in Atlanta |
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| The One Thing You Can Do to Be More Profitable in 2010 |
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| Environmental law is heating up - new initiatives spark lateral hiring and increase in practice |
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| John Cline, (with his high profile white-collar practice) leaves Jones Day for solo practice |
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| Haynes Firm Adds new partners (Lawrence Mittman and Carolyn Sullivan) from Paul Hastings |
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| Washington, D.C.'s Tycko & Zavareei has filed suit against yet another bank in lawsuit challenging overdraft fees |
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| Sidley has ties to African official named in corruption report by senate subcommittee |
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| Diversity initiatives take a hot as spending dries up |
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News: Feb 04, 2010
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| Mark "Thor" Hearne II has joined the DC office of Arent Fox as partner |
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| Mintz Levin defers 2009 summer associates until 2012 |
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| Jones Day adds 4 partners and promotes 4 to partner |
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| Mark T. Mitchell, Mark Mayfield, Fred Sultan and Leslie Robnett, previously with Clark, Thomas & Winters, P. C., have joined the Austin office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP |
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| Recession blamed for poor diversity results in the legal profession |
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| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has promoted Benjamin Shatz to partner in their LA office |
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| Cleveland-based law firm Ulmer & Berne expands its office space in Chicago, can now accommodate up to 30 attorneys |
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| Raise and bonus news for Pillsbury Winthrop |
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| Linklaters and Freshfields to elect new leaders this year |
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| Bingham McCutchen celebrates a profitable 2009, revenues up 12% and PPP up 2% |
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| The Recruiter’s Guide To Winning The Best Clients |
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| Dean David Van Zandt of Northwestern law school offers his thoughts on the future of legal education |
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| Wachtell, Lipton lawyers aid in sale of failing Georgia bank |
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| King & Spalding put together a cash, stock and debt payoff deal valued at $343 for BioScrip Inc. |
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| Applications to Cornell Law School are up more than 50- they mystery is why? |
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| Greenberg Traurig opens new office in San Francisco, headed by Kenneth Steinthal from Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Samuel Shepherd from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges- look for 12 to 15 attorneys to be added |
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| Fried Frank fights back at discrimination law suit, and is represented by Proskauer Rose partner Bettina Plevan |
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| Howrey sheds 29 associates & 65 staffers from across it's 10 offices |
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| Covington & Burling asks for summary judgment in the race discrimination suit against the firm |
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| Securities defense lawyers at big firms have seen an increase in shareholder lawsuits over mergers and acquisitions |
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News: Feb 03, 2010
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| Barnes & Thornburg picks up team from dissolving Marshall & Lueder energy boutique in Atlanta |
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| Greenberg Traurig opens an office in San Francisco, Samuel B. Shepherd and Kenneth Steinthal join the firm as managing shareholders of the office |
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| Sidley Austin has been named the top law firm for life sciences in The International Who’s Who of Life Sciences Lawyers published by Who’s Who Legal |
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| Thompson Hine promotes 10 law clerks to associate across their offices |
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| James Chapman departs Nixon Peabody and joins Foley Lardner |
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| Jones Day adds four new attorneys in California |
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| Three partners from Woodcock Washburn,to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Philadelphia office |
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| Pillsbury may be looking to move away from lockstep model |
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| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe elevates seven to partner |
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| Bass, Berry & Sims donates old furniture and computers to Nashville area schools |
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| The ABA is looking to hire legal personnel to help rebuild the legal system in Haiti |
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| How To Work With The Right Recruiter |
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| Revenues and profits drop dramatically at Dorsey & Whitney, revenue down 6.85% while PPP is down 7.1% |
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| Thomas Russo just joined AIG as general counsel |
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| Mayer Brown restores salaries |
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| Rumors say Howery has just laid off 100 folks |
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| Southern New England School of Law to be converted into the very first Massachusetts public law school by the University of Massachusetts |
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| Was the lateral flight from AmLaw firms to startup boutiques a good idea in the end? |
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| Allan S. Brilliant and Craig P. Druehl joined Dechert after leaving Goodwin Procter |
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| Former Lehman Brothers Top Lawyer Takes GC Slot at AIG |
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| White & Case's revenue fell by 11% |
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| Cravath changes course on deferred associates- they're ready to take some on in 2010 |
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| What to look at when at LegalTech |
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News: Feb 02, 2010
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| Layoffs at Howery- number unconfirmed |
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| Thomson Reuters unveils plan for an international pro bono project, intended to spread pro bono work around the world |
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| Chadbourne & Parke has a new partner, David Evans, he will work in the antitrust practice of the DC office |
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| Clifford Hyatt has joined Foley & Lardner as partner in their Los Angeles office working in the Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice |
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| Super Lawyers, an attorney rating system, has been purchased by Thomson Reuters |
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| The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education unanimously approved a plan to merge the unaccredited Southern New England School of Law with the University of Massachusetts |
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| Chadbourne & Parke welcomes new partner, Gerald D. Silver, to their NY litigation practice |
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| The DC office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, has added the Honorable Leon R. Sequeira where he will be as of counsel in the Labor & Employment Department |
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| After being deferred, some of Cravath's 3Ls will start on time this fall, they will use a lottery system to choose the lucky few |
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| Revenues drop by 11% at White & Case, profit per partner is flat |
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| Richard Rosenbaum is the new CEO at Greenberg Traurig, he has been with the firm since 1985 |
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| WilmerHale is looking for larger office space in NY |
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| Dechert adds 2 with the hires of Allan S. Brilliant and Craig P. Druehl who are partners in their NY office |
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| Husch Blackwell Sanders strengthens their government contracts practice with the hire of 7 attorneys in the last month |
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| IP litigator, Daralyn Durie, talks about why this economic environment is the perfect time to start your own firm |
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| How To Identify Transferable Skills For Your Post-Law Career |
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| Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, formerly Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General joins Ropes & Gray's appellate practice |
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| Ervin Cohen & Jessup win major settlement in a medical malpractice suit - $16.5 |
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| The rumor comes around again - UC San Diego and Cal Western to merge |
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| Cutting costs can be good news for law firms |
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| Want to Leave the Law? Your legal training won't be wasted 'outside' the law |
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| It looks as if a number of Wisconsin D.A.s are slated to be axed- no details as yet- striking fear throughout the department |
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| Was yesterday's announcement that Paul Weiss had it's most successful year ever...hyperbole? |
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| The question is: who do the new NALP guidelines benefit? This articles suggests that it's not the students. |
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| In Florida, minorities actually made gains at several firms in spite of the recession |
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| Lapse in Tax Law due to inaction in congress, spurs activity for trusts and estates attorneys |
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| 8 More Partners exit White & Case for Latham offices in Abu Dhabi, London, New York and Riyadh |
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| Jones Day fighting NALP's new reccommendations with vigor - says rule might constitute (among other things) a violation of antitrust laws |
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| Report shows a record number of partner moves in 2009 |
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News: Feb 01, 2010
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| Douglas Hallward-Driemeier is the new head of Ropes & Gray's appellate and Supreme Court practice, he was former Assistant to the Solicitor General |
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| John Lee rejoins McDermott Will after about 2 years at Sonnerschein |
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| Revenues for Bryan Cave up 12% for 2009 |
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| Jones Day: says NALP plan for delayed job offers is anti-competitive and perhaps illegeal |
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| Phoenix law firms not intending to follow trend to raise rates in 2010 |
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| Jones Day balks at new NALP proposal, says it's firm doesn't need to restructure hiring policy |
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| Greenberg Traurig's new leadership model now in place |
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| Chadbourne & Parke LLP welcomes new partner, David H. Evans to their antitrust practice |
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| Paul Hastings partner defections keeps growing |
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| Jones Day is opposed to the new NALP recruitment plan, says that it would be an antitrust violation |
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| UC San Diego and California Western School of Law have formed a committee to decide whether or not UC San Diego will open a law school |
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| Kelly Crabb and Rick Kopenhefer have joined the Los Angeles office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
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| Thomas Russo of Patton Boggs has accepted an offer to become the new general counsel for AIG |
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| The total number of real estate partners joining Haynes Boone from Paul Hastings is now 6 |
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| 8 more partners are following on the heals of the partners who left White & Case for Latham & Watkins last week |
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| Prosecutors’ offices in Wisconsin have received notices from the state that they will face layoffs, due to budget cuts |
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| DLA Piper's Washington office has added Carlton Wessel as partner, he leaves King & Spalding to join them |
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| Fish & Richardson has been named a top IP law firm in the prestigious "Who Protects Innovation in America" survey |
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| Lateral partner moves up 10.6% in the 12 months from 9/2008 through 9/2009 over the previous 12 months |
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| How Recruiters Can Become A “Client Insider” |
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| Note to Senior Partners: How to motivate younger lawyers to generate new business |
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| Vinson & Elkins raises & bonuses elicit different responses in NY and TX |
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| 50 take an early retirement option from Morrison & Foerster |
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| Now, the not so lucky- Goodwin Proctor reports that revenue and profits are down |
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| Interview Strategies: tips for acing a panel interview |
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| Winstead rescinded offers at the last minute to two new first-year associates, including one who was due to start work today |
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| Hughes Hubbard's revenue, profits soar - made double-digit gains in gross revenue and PPP |
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| Paul Weiss pulls off a surprising feat - boasts 'Most Profitable Year in Firm's History' |
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| Judge rules the case to go forward against two attorneys and others who are accused of facilitating a $629,000 mortgage for a waitress who earned less than $25,000 a year |
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| Judge dismisses a part of the discrimination case against Covington & Burling- but the case proceeds |
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| Latham takes a big chunk of White & Case's London banking practice, as group of lawyers make the switch |
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| Boies Schiller hits back in Lehman-Barclays dispute - asks for dismissal |
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News: Jan 30, 2010
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| How Summer Associates Can — Succeed In A Challenging Economy — Overcome Adversity And —Find Excellence Everywhere Part 6: Handling Criticism |
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