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Chadbourne & Parke Bolsters New York, Mexico City Offices

Chadbourne & Parke Bolsters New York, Mexico City Offices

Chadbourne & Parke has bolstered both its New York and Mexico City offices with five additions. Joining the New York office as counsel are Jonathan C. Cross, Thomas N. Pieper…

Obama Nominee Dawn Johnsen Gains Committee Approval

Obama Nominee Dawn Johnsen Gains Committee Approval

Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s selection to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, gained approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and her nomination will now be forwarded to…

Companies Pledge $30 Million to Firms Owned by Women and Minorities

Companies Pledge $30 Million to Firms Owned by Women and Minorities

A dozen companies, including Microsoft, Prudential and DuPont, pledged on Thursday to spend $30 million this year on law firms owned by women and minorities. The coalition of companies has…

Profits Steady but Revenue Down at Drinker Biddle

Profits Steady but Revenue Down at Drinker Biddle

Gross revenue came in at $373 million at Drinker Biddle & Reath in 2009, a slight decrease from the firm’s 2008 revenue of $382 million. Revenue per lawyer also fell,…

O’Melveny & Myers Takes on Video Game Giant

O’Melveny & Myers Takes on Video Game Giant

O’Melveny & Myers LLP has filed a lawsuit against video-game maker Activision Publishing Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The suit, which was filed on behalf of video-game makers…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Anyone else ready for it to be Friday?  Bad news, friends, it’s only Thursday, March 4.  Here’s a look back at yesterday’s news… AIG’s former GC, Anastasia…

Five Attorneys Leave Dorsey & Whitney for Fredrikson & Byron

Five Attorneys Leave Dorsey & Whitney for Fredrikson & Byron

The Minneapolis based law firm of Fredrikson & Byron announced yesterday it has hired three partners and two associates for their new Fargo, North Dakota office. The five attorneys all came…

DLA Piper Acquires Former AIG General Counsel

DLA Piper Acquires Former AIG General Counsel

Anastasia Kelly, who recently resigned as general counsel of American International Group reportedly over compensation issues, has joined DLA Piper as of counsel in its Washington D.C. office. DLA Piper…

Survey: 26% of Firms Look to Expand in Second Quarter

Survey: 26% of Firms Look to Expand in Second Quarter

A U.S. jobs survey indicates 26 percent of law firms expect to increase staff in the second quarter of the year while none are expecting to cut jobs. The response…

LCJ Embarks on Study of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

LCJ Embarks on Study of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Lawyers for Civil Justice announced Tuesday it is working with the Judicial Conference Rules Committee on an ambitious program to review the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including the rules…