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Morning News Roundup for Friday

Morning News Roundup for Friday

Good morning! Here are the top stories: Hildebrandt International says the economic health of the legal industry has stopped declining for the first time since Q2 2008… Brown Rudnick has…

Supreme Court Names Sotomayor’s Law Clerks

Supreme Court Names Sotomayor’s Law Clerks

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has hired four law clerks, two of whom have already clerked for other justices. Robert Yablon formerly clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His JD is…

Yale Law Women Choose 2009 Top Ten ‘Family-Friendly’ Firms

Yale Law Women Choose 2009 Top Ten ‘Family-Friendly’ Firms

Yale Law Women has announced its 2009 Top Ten Family Friendly Firms List: Arnold & Porter Cleary Gottlieb Covington & Burling Jenner & Block Katten Muchin Rosenman Mayer Brown Munger,…

Rumor: Curtis Lays Off Corporate Associates

Rumor: Curtis Lays Off Corporate Associates

Blawgs are reporting that Curtis held layoffs this week, targeting up to 15% of its corporate associates. Those targeted are said to be expected to work for the next ten…

Dechert Nabs NY Partners from Clifford Chance

Dechert Nabs NY Partners from Clifford Chance

Two New York-based lawyers have left Clifford Chance to join Dechert. Finance partners Stuart Strauss and Richard Horowitz are joining Dechert’s financial services group. Strauss focuses on securities law and…

Brown Rudnick Restores Start Dates for 11 Deferred Associates

Brown Rudnick Restores Start Dates for 11 Deferred Associates

Brown Rudnick, which had deferred the start dates of its 27 incoming associates for 2009, has restored start dates for 11 associates, due to an increase in bankruptcy and litigation…

Survey: Legal Industry May Be ‘Stabilizing’

Survey: Legal Industry May Be ‘Stabilizing’

According to the Hildebrandt International Peer Monitor Economic Index, the economic health of the legal industry has stopped declining for the first time since Q2 2008. The survey follows demand…

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Morning News Roundup for Thursday

Good morning! It’s the birthday of lawyer and 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison! He’s 176 years young today! Here are the top stories: Allen & Overy loses two partners… Crowell &…

Ogier Lays Off 17 Employees

Ogier Lays Off 17 Employees

Ogier, a leading global offshore law firm, is laying off 17 people at its law office in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Details, such as whether or not lawyers were targeted,…

Gilbert Oshinsky – Oshinsky = Gilbert LLP

Gilbert Oshinsky – Oshinsky = Gilbert LLP

Jerold Oshinsky is leaving the partnership of Washington DC’s Gilbert Oshinsky, to join the Los Angeles office of Jenner & Block. The firm will now be known as Gilbert LLP.…