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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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