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McDermott Will & Emery Issue More Deferrals

McDermott Will & Emery Issue More Deferrals

McDermott Will & Emery associates were supposed to start work in January, but many are now being deferred again. Details are still sketchy, and it appears that no firm dates…

DLA Piper Abandons Lockstep

DLA Piper Abandons Lockstep

DLA Piperhas joined the lockstep march away from lockstep compensation. In a memo today, the firm outlined its new associate compensation package. In broad terms, it looks familiar. The overall…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It’s Tuesday, December 8, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines… Kirkland & Ellis is under new management… A transgender teen is suing McDonald’s… There’s a…

Changing of the Guard at Kirkland & Ellis

Changing of the Guard at Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis built its reputation on the backs of trial attorneys Thomas Yannucci, who has headed the firm’s worldwide management committee since 2001. He is being replaced by Jeffrey…

Transgender Teen Files Complaint Against McDonald’s

Transgender Teen Files Complaint Against McDonald’s

A transgender teen in Orlando has filed a complaint against McDonald’s after a manager refused to interview her and subsequently left a message on her answering machine containing a common…

DLA Piper Layoffs Attributed to Dubai Crisis

DLA Piper Layoffs Attributed to Dubai Crisis

DLA Piper is laying off 7 attorneys and 10 staff in the Middle East in the wake of the Dubai credit crisis. This marks the third round of layoffs for…

Voluntary Deferral Extension at Mayer Brown

Voluntary Deferral Extension at Mayer Brown

The incoming class of associates at Mayer Brown is scheduled to begin work in January after being deferred back in April. Later that same month the firm offered voluntary extension…

Adams & Reese Take Over Two Offices in Florida

Adams & Reese Take Over Two Offices in Florida

New Orleans firm Adams & Reeseadded their 11th and 12th offices this week by taking over Ruden McClosky’s offices in Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida. The two offices have a…

Is There a New Standard for Bonuses?

Is There a New Standard for Bonuses?

Up until this week, the scale for bonuses seemed pretty set in stone with every firm falling in lockstep with Cravath. But earlier this week Sullivan & Cromwell dared to…

Friday Roundup

Friday Roundup

Hello everyone! Thanks to a minor electrical problem this isn’t so much a morning roundup as an early afternoon one. Pepe & Hazard is reported to be in merger talks……