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Ruden McClosky Lays Off 2 Lawyers, 18 Staff

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 2 Lawyers, 18 Staff

Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Ruden McClosky has laid off two lawyers and at least 18 secretaries and paralegals. Last Fall, the firm cut one lawyer and 15 staffers. At year’s end,…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Good morning! Here’s what’s going on: LexisNexis has announced a program of free access for deferred associates… Covington & Burling is bringing on two more Bush administration veterans… New York’s…

Former WolfBlock Attorneys Join Friedman Schuman

Former WolfBlock Attorneys Join Friedman Schuman

Three key partners of the financial services group of the former WolfBlock have joined the Jenkintown, Pennsylvania firm of Friedman Schuman. Lawrence R. Lesser, David E. Stern and Elizabeth A.…

Lawyers Found New Houston Firm

Lawyers Found New Houston Firm

Houston lawyer Greg Myers has announced the launch of The Myers Law Firm. Myers defends physicians, dentists, and hospitals against malpractice claims. He is himself a licensed dentist, in addition…

In-House and Law Firm Lawyers Form Diversity Council

In-House and Law Firm Lawyers Form Diversity Council

Senior legal executives from The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, Wal-Mart and 11 more Fortune 500 companies, with the managing partners of O’Melveny & Myers, DLA Piper, Debevoise and other leading law…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Hires 4 for Corporate Group

Dewey & LeBoeuf Hires 4 for Corporate Group

Dewey & LeBoeuf has brought on four corporate attorneys. New corporate finance group partner John Cobb joins in New York from Milbank, where he was a partner in the Leveraged…

Harvard Law School to Lay Off Staff

Harvard Law School to Lay Off Staff

A JDJournal tipster points us to Harvard Law School’s announcement this week that the nation’s second ranked law school will have to cut staff after a 10% budget cut. Harvard…

Curtis Hires 5 Lawyers for Corporate Practice

Curtis Hires 5 Lawyers for Corporate Practice

New York’s Curtis has added five lawyers to the firm’s international corporate practice in Frankfurt, Germany. Partners Christian Fingerhut, Jörn Hirschmann, and Markus Söhnchen join from the Frankfurt office of…

Covington & Burling Hires More Bush Lawyers

Covington & Burling Hires More Bush Lawyers

Covington & Burling, which likes to hire former Republican bigwigs, is bringing on two more Bush administration veterans. The firm is bringing on George Frampton, former chairman of the White…

LexisNexis Announces Program for Deferred Associates

LexisNexis Announces Program for Deferred Associates

LexisNexis has announced a program of free access for new associates whose law firm positions have been deferred. The Associates Serving Public Interests Research program, or ASPIRE, gives graduates complimentary…