Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP usually sets the tone for law firm end of year bonuses in the legal world, but this year they will be dolling out bonuses at…
Mary Gay Scanlon is the pro bono counsel for the law firm of Ballard Spahr. Scanlon talked about deferring law students’ first years at firms. “Withdraw[ing] offers to [young lawyers]…
Dear administrators at Suffolk University Law School: Your problem with Michael Avery is not going to go away (and not just because he has tenure). During the week of Veterans…
When it comes to litigation involving defunct law firms, the clawback suits may be on their way out–of the bankruptcy court. In a long series of recent court actions involving…
Hartwell Harris, a resident of Santa Monica, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for wrongful termination. Harris claims she was fired for developing a rare sleeping disorder, removing…
According to lawyers’ estimates and costs, fees for liquidating the MF Global Inc. broker-dealer may hit $100 million in one year. These stats are based on the same timeframe and…
Kelley Keller rented a suite in the Murata Business Center in March and was known as the Keller Law Firm. In less than one year, she has five employees and…
Ever since allowing foreign law firms into Seoul, South Korea, Clear Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is planning an office in the city. The firm is based in New York…
Law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey recently announced its expansion of its Frankfurt office with the appointment of intellectual property, commercial and regulatory lawyers Iliana and Philip Haleen as partner…
Sullivan & Cromwell recently announced it has launched a law practice in Hong Kong. Joseph C. Shenker, Chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell was quoted as saying in a press release…
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