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Real Estate Lawyers Leave Ballard Spahr

Real Estate Lawyers Leave Ballard Spahr

At least seven lawyers have walked out of the Voorhees, New Jersey office of Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr. Five came from the real estate practice. The lawyers, led by office managing…

Barnes & Thornburg Acquires Parsinen Law Firm

Barnes & Thornburg Acquires Parsinen Law Firm

Indiana’s Barnes & Thornburg, which recently expanded into Georgia and Ohio, is now gaining an office in Minnesota through the acquisition of the 22-attorney Parsinen Law Firm. The Minneapolis office,…

Morning News Roundup for Monday

Morning News Roundup for Monday

Good Morning! In legal birthdays, Erin Brockovich-Ellis is 48 today. So break out that push-up bra! Here are the top stories: Last week in law firm layoffs: 51 lawyers, 34…

Pinsent Masons Defers Start Dates

Pinsent Masons Defers Start Dates

Pinsent Masons, which is in the midst of a redundancy consultation, has asked 25% of its incoming trainees to defer their start dates. If you have any additional information about…

Howrey to Aquire Day Casebeer

Howrey to Aquire Day Casebeer

Howrey is in advanced talks to acquire troubled intellectual property firm Day Casebeer. Founded in 1998, Cupertino, California’s Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder is an intellectual property boutique with 27…

DLA Piper Cuts 22 in Middle East

DLA Piper Cuts 22 in Middle East

DLA Piper, which in April laid off eight associates in Dubai, is making another 22 positions redundant in its Middle East offices. Those affected are one partner, eight non-partner lawyers,…

UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members

UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members

The new UC Irvine School of Law, which opens this fall, has hired seven new faculty members, bringing its total number of tenure-track professors to 22. Mario Barnes joins from…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Clifford Chance: 10 lawyers Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt: undisclosed staff Simpson Thacher: undisclosed staff Cravath: 25 lawyers Paul Hastings: 25 staff Miller Canfield: 16…

Morning News Roundup for Saturday

Morning News Roundup for Saturday

Good morning! Today, it’s all about the lateral hires: Since January, Greenberg Traurig has recruited 45 lateral partners, and plans to acquire more this year… Much Shelist has added three…

Snell & Wilmer Decimates Associate Salaries

Snell & Wilmer Decimates Associate Salaries

Phoenix, Arizona’s Snell & Wilmer, which in May laid off between 30 and 40 staff members, has now cut associate salaries by 10% across the board. The pay cuts are…