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McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP Chosen to Advise Government of Bermuda

McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP Chosen to Advise Government of Bermuda

The firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announced today it was chosen to advise the Government of Bermuda on its proposed reform of both the Corporations of Hamilton…

John Mings, Partner at Baker Hostetler, Commits Suicide

John Mings, Partner at Baker Hostetler, Commits Suicide

John Jason Mings committed suicide last Monday according to police findings released to the public. He was 45 years old. Mings was a partner in the Houston office of Baker…

Two Legal Research Websites Redesign Their Interface

Two Legal Research Websites Redesign Their Interface

Westlaw and LexisNexis will redesign their websites this year to make computerized legal research easier for their clients. Currently both sites are commonly used by the legal community to find…

Andrew Lorin Joins Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP announced that Andrew J. Lorin will be joining the firm’s insurance practice in downtown New York City. Lorin is a noted insurance industry investigator. He…

Former McGuireWoods Partner Charged With 51 Counts of Corruption

Former McGuireWoods Partner Charged With 51 Counts of Corruption

C. Ruffin Poole has been charged by a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina with 51 counts of corruption. Poole is a former partner at McGuireWoods (he left the…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a terrific weekend. Today is Monday, January 25, and here’s a look back at Friday’s news. The plaintiff’s have rested their case in…

Prop 8 Trial: The Plaintiffs Rest Their Case

Prop 8 Trial: The Plaintiffs Rest Their Case

Arguing on behalf of two gay couples challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, Ted Olson and David Boies have rested their case. Greg Herek, a professor of psychology at…

Cooley Godward Salary Thaw, and is there a Market Rate Anymore?

Cooley Godward Salary Thaw, and is there a Market Rate Anymore?

Cooley Godward has lifted last year’s salary freeze, sort of. First years will continue to make $160k, which puts them ahead of firms that have cut first year salaries, second…

McCarter & English Adds Lucash as Special Counsel

McCarter & English Adds Lucash as Special Counsel

Richard Lucash has joined McCarter & English as a special counsel in its corporate, securities and financial institutions practice group. The addition of Lucash continues McCarter’s expansion in the biotech…

Bernick To Leave Kirkland Ellis for Philip Morris

Bernick To Leave Kirkland Ellis for Philip Morris

David Bernick, a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis and leader of its litigation practice, will be leaving the firm to become senior vice president and general counsel at Philip…