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DLA Piper Promotes Two as Part of Succession Plan

DLA Piper Promotes Two as Part of Succession Plan

Megafirm DLA Piper has promoted two partners to the office of chair. According to multiple reports, Roger Meltzer in New York and Jay Rains in San Diego have joined Frank…

Thompson Hine’s Zimmer Named ABA Committee Co-Chair

Thompson Hine’s Zimmer Named ABA Committee Co-Chair

Thompson Hine LLP of counsel Michael J. Zimmer was named co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Carbon Trading and Energy Finance Committee. The appointment is peer-nominated and the term…

NLJ Survey Highlights Tough Economic Climate

NLJ Survey Highlights Tough Economic Climate

The National Law Journal Survey of Law Firm Economics showed staffing ratios at small and mid-sized U.S. law firms in 2009 reached their lowest levels since the 1980’s. The downward trend…

Laid Off Employees In Louisiana Sue Over Job Loss

Laid Off Employees In Louisiana Sue Over Job Loss

Laid off employees in Louisiana have filed a law suit over Governor Jindal’s changes to the Louisiana Civil Service Commission’s layoff rules. The suit, which was filed on July 30, questions…

How Were Small And Mid-Sized Firms Hit By The Recession?

How Were Small And Mid-Sized Firms Hit By The Recession?

An upcoming study of small and mid-sized law firms will demonstrate how the recession has affected their response to the ever-present recession. The study, coming from the National Law Journal,…

Eminent Music Industry Exec and Attorney Joins Mitchell Silberberg as Partner

Eminent Music Industry Exec and Attorney Joins Mitchell Silberberg as Partner

Joel M. Schoenfeld, eminent music industry executive and lawyer, has joined Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp as a partner in the firm’s New York office. In the August 4 press release…

LeClairRyan Selects New CEO

LeClairRyan Selects New CEO

LeClairRyan has selected David C. Freinberg, a shareholder in its Newark, N.J. office, to become its next CEO. Freinberg, who’d led the firm’s 75-employee Newark office, will officially assume responsibilities…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, August 10th.  Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. Mia Farrow testified in the ‘Blood Diamond’ Trial and contradicted supermodel Naomi Campbell’s testimony… AmLaw Daily reported…

Mia Farrow Testifies In ‘Blood Diamond’ Trial; Contradicts Supermodel’s Testimony

Mia Farrow Testifies In ‘Blood Diamond’ Trial; Contradicts Supermodel’s Testimony

The war crimes trial featuring infamous British supermodel Naomi Campell can add another famous name to its list of celebrities. American actress Mia Farrow has testified in the case. Farrow…

800 Legal Jobs Go Bye-Bye In July … But Still Reflect An Improvement

800 Legal Jobs Go Bye-Bye In July … But Still Reflect An Improvement

While reading through the tea leaves of the latest U.S. Labor Statistics Bureau report, which showed an overall loss of 130,000+ jobs for the month of July, AmLaw Daily reported…