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Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, June 11th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Sacramento DA Jan Scully said amid a $6.9 million budget cut for the next…

Layoffs for Sacramento DA Office

Layoffs for Sacramento DA Office

Sacramento DA Jan Scully said yesterday that amid a $6.9 million budget cut for the next fiscal year her office will be laying off 50 employees. Those fired include 11…

Megafirm Hogan Lovells Makes First Lateral Hire

Megafirm Hogan Lovells Makes First Lateral Hire

The newly-formed megafirm Hogan Lovells, which launched May 1 with the merger of UK-based Lovells and Hogan & Hartson, has made its first lateral hire. Joining the firm’s Silicon Valley…

Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Tampa Environmental Practice

Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Tampa Environmental Practice

Vincent A. Marchetti, a member of the Tampa Sports Authority Board and a former senior assistant Hillsborough County Attorney, has joined the Tampa office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig,…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, June 10th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Scott Rothstein, who admitted to operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 50 years in…

Disbarred Florida Lawyer Gets 50 Years for Ponzi Scheme

Disbarred Florida Lawyer Gets 50 Years for Ponzi Scheme

Scott Rothstein, the disbarred South Florida attorney who admitted to operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 50 years in prison by a Florida judge Wednesday. The sentence imposed by…

Partners Approve Merger of Sonnenschein and Denton

Partners Approve Merger of Sonnenschein and Denton

The proposed transatlantic merger between Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and Denton Wilde Sapte was approved by the firm’s partnerships Wednesday. The new firm will launch September 30 as SNR Denton…

Study: Third Quarter Legal Hiring Looks Promising

Study: Third Quarter Legal Hiring Looks Promising

The legal world is optimistic that more jobs will be forthcoming in the third quarter of the year, according to the quarterly Robert Half Legal Hiring Index. Exactly one-third of…

Former Lindquist Partner Guilty in $2 Million Embezzlement

Former Lindquist Partner Guilty in $2 Million Embezzlement

Former Lindquist & Vennum partner Michael Scott Margulies pled guilty in Minneapolis federal court Tuesday to embezzling around $2 million from his clients and the firm. Margulies, who was fired…

Dechert Expanding into Ireland with New Office

Dechert Expanding into Ireland with New Office

Dechert announced Wednesday that it plans to open an office in Dublin, Ireland. The new office will focus on advising investment funds, their investment managers and other fund service providers.…