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Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Morning News Roundup for Wednesday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Winston & Strawn has lured three partners and an of counsel away from Hunton & Williams… WilmerHale will lay off up to 15%…

Squire Sanders Partners with El-Khoury

Squire Sanders Partners with El-Khoury

Cleveland, Ohio’s Squire Sanders has partnered with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s El-Khoury & Partners, as part of an effort to expand into the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 2005,…

Hogan & Hartson Defers Summer Associates to 2011

Hogan & Hartson Defers Summer Associates to 2011

Hogan & Hartson, which laid off 30 senior associates last week, is deferring start dates for its current summer associates class to 2011. Summer associates in Washington DC and Virginia…

Morgan Lewis Cancels 2010 Summer Associate Program

Morgan Lewis Cancels 2010 Summer Associate Program

Morgan Lewis has announced a series of steps designed to save cash, including the complete cancellation of its 2010 Summer Associate Program. The firm will do no on-campus interviewing this…

Rumor: WilmerHale Cutting Up to 15% of Associates Firmwide

Rumor: WilmerHale Cutting Up to 15% of Associates Firmwide

In June, we reported that WilmerHale informed an undisclosed number of associates and counsel that they will lose their jobs this Fall. Now blawgs are reporting on tips, coming from…

Medical Negligence Firm Burnetts Expands

Medical Negligence Firm Burnetts Expands

Burnetts Solicitors, with two offices in Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, has announced the launch of an office in Newcastle. The office will be headed by Angela Curran, who joined Burnetts earlier…

Winston & Strawn Brings on Hunton & Williams Partners

Winston & Strawn Brings on Hunton & Williams Partners

Winston & Strawn has lured three partners and an of counsel away from Hunton & Williams, to join the firm in Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington DC. T. Thomas Cottingham…

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Morning News Roundup for Tuesday

Good morning! Today is Bastille Day. So if you’re French, have a nice Bastille Day. Here are the top stories: Miami litigation boutique Ferrell Law is shutting down after the…

K&L Gates Lays Off Long-time Staffers

K&L Gates Lays Off Long-time Staffers

Blawgs are reporting that K&L Gates let go five staff members last week, due to lack of work. At least two of the staffers had worked for the firm for…

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: US District Court Judge Bruce Kauffman is stepping down next week, and will join Philadelphia’s Elliott Greenleaf law firm. Kauffman will co-chair…