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Zvi Goffer and Two Others Convicted in Insider-Trading Case

Zvi Goffer and Two Others Convicted in Insider-Trading Case

The ABA Journal reported on a fraud conspiracy case that involves convict Zvi Goffer and two others who are charged with securities fraud. What charges were Goffer and the two…

Jones Day Drops The Axe in L.A and Dallas

Jones Day Drops The Axe in L.A and Dallas

Jones Day, this year’s No. 4 ranked law firm in the AM Law 200, has laid off staff at its Dallas and Los Angeles offices. A partner at the firm’s…

Intellectual Property Firm Darby & Darby Is Closing

Intellectual Property Firm Darby & Darby Is Closing

In a statement issued to The ABA Journal, Darby & Darby, an intellectual property boutique in operation for over a hundred years, stated it will close its doors. “It is…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers

Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers

The ABA Journal has confirmed with Dewey & LeBoeuf that the firm laid off 30 administrative staff members today. These layoffs occurred in the firm’s Los Angeles, New York City…

76% of Young Lawyers Happy with Their Career Choice

A new study by the American Bar Foundation, of 4,160 individuals who became lawyers in 2000, has found that 76% report they are either extremely or moderately satisfied with their…

Law Firm Layoffs Spark Lawsuits

The ABA Journal notes that an unprecedented wave of law firm layoffs is leading to a second wave of ex-employee lawsuits. The suits could air “salacious allegations that once remained…

Lawyers Dressing Up to Avoid Being Laid Off

The ABA Journal reports that more lawyers are dressing up for work, ditching their causal wear to impress superiors and avoid being chosen for layoffs. Fear of layoffs has more…

Bienenstock to Make GM Into “Futuristic” Automaker

Bienenstock to Make GM Into “Futuristic” Automaker

Yesterday we reported that General Motors had hired Dewey LeBoeuf’s Martin Bienenstock, who worked on the Enron bankruptcy and was previously a GM lawyer. Today the ABA Journal reports that…

White & Case Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour

White & Case Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour

Over 70% percent of large law firms surveyed raised their billing rates this year, with one firm charging more than $1,200 an hour, according to the ABA Journal. The average…

ABA: Law Firms Working on Collapsed M&A Deals May Never Get Paid

The ABA Journal reports: Law firms working on mergers and acquisitions typically get paid when and if a deal closes. That’s bad news for law firms working on deals that…