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Faegre & Benson Partner Dies in Plane Crash

Faegre & Benson Partner Dies in Plane Crash

Robert Matthews died Saturday after the plane he was piloting crashed into another plane midair over Colorado City. Matthews was a commercial litigation partner in Faegre & Benson’s Boulder office.…

SF Chronicle Outs Judge Walker

SF Chronicle Outs Judge Walker

Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding judge in the trial over California’s Prop 8, has been outed by the San Francisco Chronicle.  “The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over…

Seyfarth Shaw Adds Greg Yates as N.Y. Partner

Seyfarth Shaw Adds Greg Yates as N.Y. Partner

Greg Yates has joined Seyfarth Shaw as a partner in the firm’s New York office. The former partner at Steptoe & Johnson joins the firm’s bankruptcy practice. Yates focuses his…

Revenues and Profits Increase at Sheppard Mullin

Revenues and Profits Increase at Sheppard Mullin

Los Angeles based firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton reported slight increases in revenue and profits in 2009. Revenue increased 2.5% to $361 million. Profits per equity partner were $1.244…

Revenue, Profits Up at Cozen O’Connor

Revenue, Profits Up at Cozen O’Connor

There were apparently few signs of a recession at Cozen O’Connor in 2009. The firm Monday reported signifcant increases in gross revenue, profits per equity partner and revenue per lawyer.…

Revenues and Profits Down at Schulte

Revenues and Profits Down at Schulte

New York City based firm Schulte Roth & Zabel reported a decline in gross revenue and profits in 2009. Gross revenue was $397,000,000, dropping 5.5% since 2008. Profits per equity…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good Morning!  Today is Tuesday, February 9, and here’s your daily round up… A Senate report says that attorney-client accounts are being used to circumvent money laundering laws… King &…

Report Identifies Attorney-Client Accounts as Major Loophole in Money Laundering Laws

Report Identifies Attorney-Client Accounts as Major Loophole in Money Laundering Laws

In its report released last week, the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations revealed that Chicago-based Sidley Austin LLP transferred approximately $21 million for a government official, Teodor Obiang, son…

King & Spalding Adds Three Partners from Orrick

King & Spalding Adds Three Partners from Orrick

King & Spalding is adding three partners to its litigation practice. Trial lawyers James J. Capra Jr. and James P. Cusick will join the firm’s New York office and Diana…

Winston & Strawn Continues New York Expansion

Winston & Strawn Continues New York Expansion

Winston & Strawn has added two partners and a senior counsel to its New York office. Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn join as partners in the firm’s restructuring…