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Pepe & Hazard in Merger Talks

Pepe & Hazard in Merger Talks

The Connecticut Law Tribune is reporting that Hartford’s Pepe & Hazard has begun merger talks with McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney and Carpenter. Pepe & Hazard has 50 lawyers and 35 partners,…

White House Party Crashers Retain Dewey & LeBoeuf

White House Party Crashers Retain Dewey & LeBoeuf

Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple that garnered national attention for showing up to dinner without an invitation at last week’s state dinner for the Prime Minister of India have…

2010 Steel Cage Match: Corporate Clients vs BigLaw

2010 Steel Cage Match: Corporate Clients vs BigLaw

I have a mental image of two giants staring each other down inside a locked steel cage before charging at one another, swinging leather briefcases and throwing blackberrys. In this…

Orrick Moves Away From Lockstep

Orrick Moves Away From Lockstep

Orrick presented its new compensation plan to its associates today, and there was much rejoicing. Unlike many firms that cut base salaries with discretionary bonuses, Orrick kept the $160k starting…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday December 3 and this is your morning review. The New York Senate has rejected a bill that would have permitted same sex marriages… Two firms…

New York Senate Rejects Same Sex Marriage

New York Senate Rejects Same Sex Marriage

The New York Assembly keeps passing it, and the Senate keeps rejecting it. The vote was expected to be close but in the end eight Democrats, including two members of…

More Bonus News – And it’s a Little Different

More Bonus News – And it’s a Little Different

Two more firms have announced their bonus schedules and they’re a bit different from the Cravath scale. Sullivan & Cromwell is paying bonuses ranging from $7500 to $35,000 depending on…

Sidley Austin Opens in Silicon Valley

Sidley Austin Opens in Silicon Valley

Sidley Austin is opening an office in Silicon Valley and picking up four laterals in the process. Thomas DeFilipps is joining the firm from Wilson Sonsini and will be the…

UK Firms Take the Lead in Dubai Crisis

UK Firms Take the Lead in Dubai Crisis

The economic crisis in Dubai is creating a large amount of legal work for firms involved in the debt restructuring negotiations. Firms with deep roots in the country are getting…

Rothstein to Face Criminal Charges

Rothstein to Face Criminal Charges

Scott Rothstein, the Florida attorney whose alleged ponzi scheme has been chronicled here over the last two weeks, will be charged today with criminal racketeering according to a story from…