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Out with the old, in with the new for Cooley

Out with the old, in with the new for Cooley

After losing four partners last week, Cooley Godward Kronish is picking up three new partners in Palo Alto. Heidi Keefe, Mark Weinstein and Mark Lambert, all IP litigators, are moving…

Giant lateral moves from Marvel to Disney

Giant lateral moves from Marvel to Disney

In what has to be the largest industry merger of the year, Disney picked up 5000 new cartoon characters from Marvel Entertainment today. Peter Parker will head up a new…

Facebook fact finding in Florida

Facebook fact finding in Florida

Online social networking doesn’t quite make the cut as one of the four f’s of human behaviour, but it’s close. For new lawyers, however, it pays to keep a lid…

Monday morning roundup

Good morning! Now that the weekend is behind us, here’s a quick look at Friday’s stories. New associates at Sidley’s Washington DC office are being offered the chance to start…

And now for something different…

And now for something different…

New associates at Sidley Austin are being deferred starting early this year in the Washington DC office. New associates are being given the option to begin after Labor Day to…

Four Partners Leave Cooley

Four Partners Leave Cooley

Four more partners have left the firm of Cooley Godward Kronish. Craig Waldman and Michael Knight are heading for Jones Day, whil John Brockland and Jane Ross move to Dewey…

Fish and Richardson closing Austin office

Fish and Richardson closing Austin office

According to tipsters, Fish & Richardson will be closing shop in Austin at the end of this year. Firm president Peter Devlin made the announcement via voice mail and was…

More layoffs at Winston & Strawn

More layoffs at Winston & Strawn

Winston and Strawn has been making some cuts lately. The firm is maintaining a policy of not commenting on staff reductions, but sources familiar with the moves say that some…

King and Spalding freeze salaries

King and Spalding freeze salaries

Yesterday evening King and Spalding announced that they were freezing associate salaries and that individual bonuses would be subject to market review. King and Spalding was founded in Atlanta, Georgia,…

Friday morning roundup

Friday morning roundup

Good morning and TGIF!  Here’s a look at yesterday’s news. The outlook for summer associates at Morgan Lewis is bleak… Illinois may have to wait a bit longer for video…

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