Montréal, Quebec’s Harvey Simard Law Corporation has moved its headquarters to Hong Kong, and brought on Gaston Bruneau to head its Business Law Section there. The firm has operated in…
Global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which earlier this month laid off 35 lawyers and 85 staff, has rescinded job offers to one-third of its 2009 incoming associate class.…
First, Manhattan’s Skadden announced that 2009 Summer Associate Program 3Ls, if they are offered jobs, will not begin until 2011. Now Atlanta’s Morris Manning has said they will not have…
Hill Dickinson will merge with City of London-based law firm Middleton Potts. The merged firm will be known as Hill Dickinson LLP. The deal finalizes July 1st. Middleton Potts’ senior…
Atlanta’s Kilpatrick Stockton has closed its London office. The firm has not released numbers of persons affected. The UK office had been shedding partners for years. Kilpatrick has several British…
K&L Gates has hired David Bernstein and Tedd Van Buskirk. Bernstein, formerly of Clifford Chance, handled transaction and securities law matters. Previously, he chaired Rogers & Wells’ corporate law practice.…
DLA Piper has brought on new partner Harris Chan, formerly of the Hong Kong office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, as part of its China construction practice. He brings with him…
Good morning! Here’s what’s what: Blake Lapthorn has launched its third redundancy consultation in the past nine months, targeting 33 positions… Lamb McErlane has hired a three member group away…
Cohen Milstein has hired two new litigators for its New York office, Joel Laitman and Christopher Lometti, both from Schoengold Sporn Laitman Lometti. Laitman and Lometti will handle complex securities…
Incisive Media’s Corporate Counsel magazine today announced the selection of the in-house attorneys of The Hartford Financial Services Group as winners of the magazine’s fourth annual “Best Legal Department” competition.…
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