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Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone. Before we jump into the Monday grind, here’s a quick look back at Friday’s news… Katten moved up the start dates for some of its incoming associates……

Katten Moves Up Start Dates For Six Incoming Associates

Katten Moves Up Start Dates For Six Incoming Associates

Half a dozen incoming associates to the Katten Muchin Rosenman law firm have reason to celebrate. On Friday, the law firm sent out a statement rescinding their March decision to…

Law Firm Mergers are up in Third Quarter

Law Firm Mergers are up in Third Quarter

According to a new report from Altman Weil 13 US law firms announced mergers in the third quarter. Although still sluggish compared to the 25 announced mergers in the first…

David Shapiro Passes Away

David Shapiro Passes Away

David Shapiro, founding partner of Dickstein Shapiro, has passed away. Shapiro died in London of a heart attack at age 81. In addition to being a founding partner, Mr. Shapiro…

Wildman Harrold Rescinds Offers

Wildman Harrold Rescinds Offers

Wildman rescinded the offers it had made to 10 of its 14 incoming associates yesterday. Unlike other firms that we’ve reported on, Wildman Harrold is not offering a stipend to…

Staff Layoffs at Cooley Godward

Staff Layoffs at Cooley Godward

Cooley Godward Kronish laid of 58 staffers yesterday, but not attorneys were affected in this round of cuts. According to a memo sent out to all employees, the layoffs were…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning one and all. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… Schulte Roth has sent out offers to its summer associates… McDermott Will & Emery picks up two…

Schulte Roth Offers for Summer Associates

Schulte Roth Offers for Summer Associates

Schulte Roth ran an abbreviated eight week summer program this year, and back at the end of July announced they were not making any offers yet, but would get around…

Lanny Davis and Eileen O’Connor Move to McDermott Will & Emery

Lanny Davis and Eileen O’Connor Move to McDermott Will & Emery

This is not you normal pair of lawyers. Lanny Davis was White House special counsel under Bill Clinton and acted as a spokesman for the President on matters ranging from…

The American Lawyer Global 100

The American Lawyer Global 100

The American Lawyer has published its Global 100 list for 2009. Even with the recession in full bloom, the top 100 law firms managed to increase revenues by two percent,…