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Eckert Seamans Poaches 5 Lawyers from Ballard Spahr

Eckert Seamans Poaches 5 Lawyers from Ballard Spahr

Pittsburgh’s Eckert Seamans has brought on five lawyers from Ballard Spahr. Joseph Nealon, Jeffrey Larroca and Constantinos Panagopoulas join as partners. Jennifer Lattimore and William Ledoux Jr. join Eckert Seamans…

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Good morning! Hope you had a good Memorial Day! Last week in law firm layoffs: only 40 lawyers, 118 staff Ropes & Gray has let go between 30 and 40…

Pepper Hamilton Brings on Wolf Block Lawyers

Pepper Hamilton Brings on Wolf Block Lawyers

Pepper Hamilton has expanded its labor & employment practice with the hiring of two former Wolf Block attorneys, Richard Reibstein and Russell Adler. Reibstein joins Pepper Hamilton in New York…

Greenberg Traurig Expands Real Estate Practice

Greenberg Traurig Expands Real Estate Practice

Greenberg Traurig has expanded its real estate practice with the hiring away of real estate fund attorneys Sanford Presant and Louis Vitali from DLA Piper. Pesant joins Greenberg Traurig in…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in (amazingly, thankfully few) law firm layoffs: Ropes & Gray: 40 lawyers Blake Lapthorn: 33 staff Addleshaw Goddard: 85 staff Charles Russell: undisclosed Total: 40 lawyers, 118 staff…

Allen & Overy to Reduce Incoming Associate Class Sizes

Allen & Overy to Reduce Incoming Associate Class Sizes

In March, London’s Allen & Overy announced it would retain only 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March 2010. Now the firm has added it will take on…

Covington & Burling Brings on Lawyers [Correction]

Covington & Burling Brings on Lawyers [Correction]

Covington & Burling has brought on Demetrios Kouzoukas and David Kornblau. Kouzoukas was principal associate deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. He is joining Covington’s health…

AmLaw: Cadwalader #1 for Layoffs

AmLaw: Cadwalader #1 for Layoffs

The American Lawyer has assembled a list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than 2,900 attorney jobs have been cut, or 2.62%. Here are…

Blank Rome Brings on New Partners

Blank Rome Brings on New Partners

Blank Rome hired former Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey Rinde, and former Wolf Block partner Bruce Lesser, last month. Rinde advises Chinese and US companies financial and corporate law. Lesser co-chaired…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

TGIF! Here are the top stories: DLA Piper has brought two lawyers from Mallesons Stephen Jaques as part of its China construction practice… Atlanta’s Kilpatrick Stockton has closed its London…