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Morning Roundup

Monday, February 1, 2010

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Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 1, and I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get the week rolling with a look back at Friday’s news… Latham & Watkins picked up four from White & Case in London… Goodwin & Procter’s profits and revenue were down in 2009… Same story at Quinn [...]

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Morning Roundup

Monday, January 18, 2010

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Good Morning! Today is Monday, January 18th, and here’s a look at Friday’s top stories… Employment law firm Ogletree Deakins opens an office in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the help of six new attorneys… Seyfarth Shaw is laying of approximately 40 people, 20 lawyers and 20 staff… K&L Gates tops $1 billion in revenue… and as a result of [...]

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Morning Roundup

Friday, January 15, 2010

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Good morning! Today is Friday, January 15, and here’s a look at yesterday top stories… A study from Altman Weil predicts biglaw billing rates will rise this year… The former COO of TARP has joined Cozen O’Connor.. White & Case has launched a arbitration practice in Singapore… Dickstein Shapiro is abandoning lockstep compensation… and the UK’s Appleby opened an [...]

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Morning Roundup

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, January 14, and here’s a quick look at yesterday’s news… The Supreme Court ruled against televising the Proposition 8 trial… The Practicing Law Institute will hold a symposium on “hot button” topics on February 1… Dyncorp is being sued by two National Guardsmen… Robert Pringle is the antitrust lawyer of the year, [...]

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Morning Roundup

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, January 13, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines… Morgan Lewis picked up a new senior counsel from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission… Scott Pierpont moved from Mayer Brown to Jones Day…. Carter Ledyard picked up one from Dorsey & Whitney… The SEC has filed a second suit against Bank of [...]

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Morning Roundup

Monday, January 11, 2010

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Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Let’s get back to the grind with a look at what made headlines on Friday… Cohen Seglias added five attorneys in its Pittsburgh office… Abdulmutallab, also know as the Christmas bomber, has entered a plea of not guilty…. A NALP commission on summer recruitment has [...]

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Morning Roundup

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Good morning! It’s Friday, January 8, and here’s a peek back at yesterday’s stories… Two firmsin the Carolinas have merged… California Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed three attorneys to state posts… There are conflicting reports on the pace of law firm mergers in 2009… Sedgwick picked up seven attorneys in California… Jaffe Associates is now known as Jaffe PR… Moore & [...]

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Morning Roundup

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 5, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. Three partners moved from Baker Hostetler to Cozen O’Connor… There was a gunfight in a Las Vegas courthouse…. Arnold & Porter announced a salary thaw and bonuses… and Latham & Watkins opened an office in Beijing…

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Daily Roundup

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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As we get closer and closer to New Years Eve, I want to remind everyone to be be careful and to have a fantastic and safe holiday. We want every single one of our readers back next year! Here’s a look at yesterday’s news… Ron Parraguirre is Nevada’s new chief justice… A branch of Al Qaeda has [...]

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Holiday Roundup

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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Good morning everyone. Today is Wednesday, December 23. We’ll be taking a break for a few days to celebrate Christmas so this is your last roundup until Monday… UC Irvine students who start next year will get a 50% scholarship for all three years… Quinn Emanuel announced bonuses… So did Wachtel Lipton… HBJ Gateley Wareing bought out [...]

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