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Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:26:05 +0000

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 Emanuel…

But Hughes Hubbard saw increases to both…

Vinson & Elkins thawed out salaries and issued bonuses…

McDonald Hopkins picked up an IP litigator from Kirkland & Ellis…

Lathrop & Gage settled a legal malpractice suit with the FDIC for $7.4 million…

A new study shows that female judges are still under represented across the country…

In California a federal judge will hear motions in a case asking for accommodations for a blind law student taking the bar exam…

And the former White House Deputy Counsel accused of attacking his wife is being sued by her…

Morning Roundup

sara — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:46:11 +0000

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 a change in partnership, the firm previously known as KamberEdelson is now EdelsonMcguire…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:45:12 +0000

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 office in Guernsey…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:38:11 +0000

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, says the California Bar Association…

Jones Walker adds two attorneys to its health care practice…

WilmerHale picks up a former DoJ Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General…

Bondurant Mixson & Elmore promoted two partners…

Kaye Scholer cuts salaries…

MG&C has eight new partners…

and Jackson Lewis opened an office in Baltimore…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:30:04 +0000

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 American over last year’s merger…

More DA’s have been let go in San Joaquin, California…

Miles & Stockbridge promoted three to principal…

Reinhart also promoted a new class…

McDermott Will & Emery is moving to merit based compensation and cutting salaries…

Butler Rubin promoted one to partner…

LG Electronics and the Department of Energy square off over stickers…

Bowditch & Dewey named a new managing partner…

Sterne Kessler promoted new directors…

Brinks Hofer opened an office in Washington, DC…

Chartwell expanded it’s New York office…

and Blank Rome added six in Los Angeles…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:02:44 +0000

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 issued its reportfor pulbic comment…

The White House said the that State of the Union Address will not preempt the season premier of Lost…

And a former deputy counsel to the President has been arrested for the attempted murder of his wife…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:20:47 +0000

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 & Van Allen hired the former mayor of Charlotte…

Controversy is swirling around the legal protections offered to the Christmas bomber…

And some first years at Pillsbury are getting hit with a salary cut…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:26:11 +0000

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…

Daily Roundup

joshua — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:13:28 +0000

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 claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas bombing…

Recruitment firm Sivin-Tobin has lost its appeal in its suit against Akin Gump…

Congress continues to be unsympathetic to the ABA’s appeal for debt relief for law students….

In house counsel at Fortune 500 companies have named Ulmer & Berne the “go to firm”…

And Mayer Brown announced bonuses, with no new surprises….

Holiday Roundup

joshua — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:03:37 +0000

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 a small Scottish firm…

A new law prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts of defense contractors…

Hogan & Hartson is paying a bonus and partially thawing compensation…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:08:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, December 17, and here’s your snapshot of yesterday’s news…

John Schulman, top counsel for Warner Bros for 25 years, has joined MS&K…

Seyfarth Shaw picks up a lateral from Hogan & Hartson…

WilmerHale’s new partnership class is over 50% female…

The FTC wants a piece of Intel….

Dewey & Leboeuf match the Cravath bonuses…

and Simpson & Thatcher is the only firm that we know of paying bonuses to deferred associates doing public interest work…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:00 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Tuesday, December 15, and here’s a snapshot of yesterday’s news…

Loeb & Loeb is opening in Washington…

The Supreme Court will review a government employee’s right to privacy for text messages received on government owned equipment…

Zico is setting up shop in Australia, the first Asian firm to do so…

Seyfarth Shaw gets a pair of laterals in New York…

and Orrick picks up one…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:40:45 +0000

Good morning and TGIF! It’s Friday, December 11, and here is a quick look back at yesterday’s news.

There’s new leadershipat Weil Gotshal…

Former Congressman George Nethercutt has joined a Spokane firm…

Two more firms have announced their bonuses, and they aren’t the same ol’ thing…

and end of the year stories have begun with a common theme….

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:34:33 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Tuesday, December 8, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines…

Kirkland & Ellis is under new management…

A transgender teen is suing McDonald’s…

There’s a new round of layoffs at DLA Piper’s middle east offices…

and Mayer Brown has asked some of its incoming associates to voluntarily defer their start dates…

Friday Roundup

joshua — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:37:46 +0000

Hello everyone! Thanks to a minor electrical problem this isn’t so much a morning roundup as an early afternoon one.

Pepe & Hazard is reported to be in merger talks…

The couple who gained notoriety for crashing the state dinner has retained counselfrom Dewey & LeBoeuf…

BigLaw wants to raise rates, and corporate America doesn’t want to pay…

And Orrick is moving away from lockstep in a big way….

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:42 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday December 3 and this is your morning review.

The New York Senate has rejected a bill that would have permitted same sex marriages…

Two firms have announced bonus schedules that are a little different… but not much…

Sidley Austin is opening in Silicon Valley with the help of some laterals…

and while Dubai World melts down, a few British firms are scoring big…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:45:27 +0000

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, December 1, and here’s a look back at the stories making news yesterday…

BigLaw is promoting fewer to partner this year…

An aspiring lawyer in New York has been refused admission to the bar because of his excessive student loans…

Nelson Mullins opens a new office in West Virginia…

Chadbourne & Parke is paying associates the money originally cut from their salaries…

and another firm has matched the Cravat bonus schedule…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:44 +0000

Good morning everyone. It’s Monday, November 16, and here’s a quick look back at the recent news.

Justice Sotomayor is the most active questioner on the Court, accoding to the National Law Journal…

A group of students and parents is suing the Chicago school district in the wake of the violent death of a student…

Now that Intel and AMD have come to terms, we look at the law firms behind the battle…

and Greg Craig is stepping down as White House chief counsel…

For my fellow skywatchers, tonight the earth will pass through the debris of the swift-tuttle comet, treating us to what is commonly referred to as the Leonids – a bright and colorful meteor shower named for the constellation Leo. For best times to view and more information, check this link.

Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:47 +0000

Good Morning everyone! I hope everyone had a terriffic weekend. Here’s a look back at Friday’s news (and a small weekend update) to get your week started.

A judge has vacated the $1.2 billion default judgementagainst PepsiCo…

Cleary Gottlieb announced its year end bonuses…

Greenberg Traurig added five attorneysfrom Ballard Spahr…

and Latham & Watkins promoted 23 to partner…

Over the weekend we got an anonymous tip that in addition to letting go of 21 second year associates, Goodwin Procter also laid off around 30 staffers, including secretaries who had been there for over 20 years.

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:45:55 +0000

Good Morning everyone! Today is Friday, November 6, and here’s a look back at the last few days.

Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan opened its 13th office…

Goodwin Procter laid off 21 of its second year associates…

Hogan & Hartson picked up a former government regulator…

Dickstein Shapiro laid off more attorneys and staff…

and same sex marriage has been defeated at the polls in Maine…

Wednesday Roundup

joshua — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:10:07 +0000

Good morning everyone! Getting the day started early this morning with today’s look back at yesterday’s news.

Eckert Seamans snags four lawyers from Troutman Sanders and opens an office in Virginia.

Scott Rothstein is back in Florida. We will continue to update this story as it develops…

Winston & Strawn defers the already deferred….

and law blog abovethelaw.com has been sued…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:03 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick peek at yesterday’s news…

Senator Harry Reid announced the Senate version of the health care reform bill will include a public option…

A Sikh has won his fight with the US Army and will be allowed to serve on active duty while wearing a turban and full beard…

and Crowell & Moring picks up over half of the attorneysat Folger Levin & Kahn’s San Francisco office…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:59:18 +0000

Good morning one and all! The weekend draws ever closer, but before it gets here let’s take a look back at yesterday’s news…

Civilian defense attorneys for Blackwater guards accused of Iraqi atrocity have asked a judge to compell the military to provide them an escort while they exam evidence and talk to witnesses…

A new reality show may be on its way soon…

Rumor has it that Crowell & Moring is in merger talks, but the company is keeping mum…

Foley & Lardner is deferring some of its new assocaites again…

A cross the city claims is a historic marker has been cut down by vandals in Monterey…

And Proskauer Rose picks up four new attorneys….

Monday Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:45:38 +0000

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get back to the news…

It was a strange week last week. We capped the week with a story late Sunday about Falcon Heene, better known as the balloon boy, and his family. Charges may be brought against father Richard Heene…

On Friday we told you that President Obama has nominated another ambassador from the ranks of Big Law…

and we brought you the story of the Louisiana Justice of the Peace that refused to license an interracial couple to be married…

Last week was a week for unusual news all around, and here’s a quick hit of some of the quirkier stories…

Sidekick users are getting their data back after all, but there are still lawsuits on the way…

Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group bidding on the St Louis Rams…

and a prominent birther attorney has been fined $20,000 by a judge in Georgia…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:41:11 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories…

Foley & Lardner have confirmed the layoffs we first reported last week…

Sidekick users are getting their data back after all, but lawsuits are still on their way…

Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group bidding on the Rams…

and Justice Ginsburg spent another night in the hospital…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:11:44 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick look at yesterday’s news to start off your day…

A birther lawyerhas been fined by a federal judge in Georgia after a truly bizarre sequence of events…

A challenge to California’s Prop 8 has cleared an important hurdle…

The FTC has clarified its new guidelines, to the relief of bloggers…

Maria Shriver has been caught on film breaking the no cell phone while driving law…

and Greenberg Traurig has three new partners…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:52:53 +0000

Good morning everyone. Here’s a quick look back at recent news….

WilmerHale has warned associates not to talk to bloggers…

Alston & Bird is changing the way it calculates overtime…

The Lanier Law Firm is opening up overseas…

Sidekick users may have lost their data forever…

White House Counsel refutes rumors of resignation…

Monday Roundup

joshua — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:10:42 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day here in the states, so some of you might be enjoying a three day weekend. For the rest of us, here’s a look at Friday’s news (and a bit from the weekend too)…

McDonald Hopkins picked up four attorneys in Detroit…

A tipster helped us update our story on layoffs at Foley & Lardner…

Nixon Peabody has been laying people off on the sly…

A report indicates that spending on outside counsel will continue to decline…

and the offer rateis in for Fenwick & West, and it ain’t pretty….

Friday Roundup

joshua — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:36:14 +0000

Good morning everyone and TGIF!

The blawgosphere was rocked yesterday by the newsthat Hogan & Hartson has entered merger talks with Lovells…

But somewhere around the edges, some other news snuck in. The DOJ has begun investigating IBM for antitrust violations…

and Holme Roberts & Owen opened a new office in Dublin…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:30:35 +0000

Good morning! Here’s a look at yesterday’s news…

Covington & Burling announced its new partner class…

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Salazar v Buono…

Fenwick & West is paying new associates to go away…

and Belmont University is opening a new law school…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:45:22 +0000

Good morning everyone. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s news…

Nine IP lawyers from Fish & Richardson head for Bracewell & Giuliani…

Bloomberg is set to unveil its new legal search engine…

A new law makes it easier for foreign firms to open in South Korea…

and Kenneth Glazer has joined K&L Gates…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:54:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s news…

Crowell & Moring is asking staff to voluntarily resign…

Kelley Drye picks up two big names from Bryan Cave…

DLA Piper confirms they will pay associate bonuses this year…

The legal sector lost about 2,000 jobs in September…

and the Supreme Court has begun its new term…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:15:48 +0000

Good morning everyone. Before we jump into the Monday grind, here’s a quick look back at Friday’s news…

Katten moved up the start dates for some of its incoming associates…

Altman Weil says 3rd quarter law firm mergers are up…

David Shapiro, founding partner of Dickstein Shapiro, has passed away…

Wildman Harrold has rescinded offers to some of its incoming associates…

and Cooley Godward has let some staffers go…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:06:54 +0000

Good morning one and all. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news…

Schulte Roth has sent out offers to its summer associates…

McDermott Will & Emery picks up two well known faces…

The American Lawyer put out this years Global 100…

and Carlton Fields picks up four new lawyers…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:59 +0000

Good morning one and all! For what seems like the 100th day in a row, the biggest story in the blawgosphere yesterday was Roman Polanski. If you haven’t been following it, you can read about it here…

Meanwhile, on the business end of the law, things were a bit slower. We do have the following stories for you from yesterday….

Patton Boggs adds a former FCC Chariman to its roster…

Cohen Milstein starts a public client practice with the help of a former DC Attorney General…

and the FTC stopped taking applications from attorneys ahead of the scheduled deadline…