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Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Joins WilmerHale

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Joins WilmerHale

Brian R. Michael, a former Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles and New York, has joined WilmerHale’s Los Angeles office. He will serve as counsel in the firm’s business…

Former Lindquist & Vennum Partner Won’t Fight Disbarment

Former Lindquist & Vennum Partner Won’t Fight Disbarment

A former partner at Lindquist & Vennum, a 200-attorney firm based in Minneapolis, stole at least $1 million from clients and the firm and will not fight a petition to…

Sidley Austin Partner Named Chairman of Legal Services Corp.

Sidley Austin Partner Named Chairman of Legal Services Corp.

Sidley Austin partner John G. Levi has been elected board chairman of the Legal Services Corp., which is the largest single provider of civil legal assistance to the poor in…

Survey Shows M&A Activity Likely to Heat Up

Survey Shows M&A Activity Likely to Heat Up

A survey by Brunswick Group LLC reveals that 78 percent of M&A advisers expect to see an increase in activity during the remainder of 2010, which is a sharp contrast…

Top Government Prosecutor Mendelsohn to Join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Top Government Prosecutor Mendelsohn to Join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Mark Mendelsohn, who’s served for over five years as the Justice Department’s deputy chief in the criminal fraud section, will join New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, April 14, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Reed Smith launched an employment law practice in Paris… McKool Smith upped its…

Reed Smith Launches Employment Practice in Paris

Reed Smith Launches Employment Practice in Paris

Reed Smith has launched an employment practice at its Paris office with the appointment of partners Nicolas Sauvage and Caroline Masson, who join from the French firm Courtois Lebel along…

McKool Smith Promotes Four; Boosts Headcount in New York

McKool Smith Promotes Four; Boosts Headcount in New York

Trial firm McKool Smith has promoted a combined four attorneys to principal at its offices in Dallas and Austin and also added six lawyers to its New York office. Promoted…

Vinson & Elkins Make Good: First-Year Associates Begin Oct. 4

Vinson & Elkins Make Good: First-Year Associates Begin Oct. 4

Reports out of Texas indicate Vinson & Elkins has tabbed Oct. 4 as the day its 2010 first-year associates can begin their careers at the Houston-based firm. The Texas Lawyer…

Adobe Prepares Lawsuit Against Apple

Adobe Prepares Lawsuit Against Apple

Adobe is preparing to sue Apple over a recent anti-competitive decision on the iPhone OS4 platform to block cross-compilers. A cross-compiler makes it possible for software developers to create programs…