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Morning Roundup

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, January 12, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories. Thomas Russo has been offered the GC job at AIG… A court in New York has rejected the SEC’s attempt to broaden its case against B of A… Another 2100 legal jobs were lost in December, according to the BLS… The Supreme [...]

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Morning Roundup

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, the 10th of December, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. DLA Piper has brought in a new partner… Senate Democrats have reached a compromise on health care reform… Drinker Biddle picks up several lawyers in LA… and Uganda has human rights activists up in arms with its proposed legislation…

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Morning Roundup

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, October 29th and here in Las Vegas it feels like winter has already arrived. As I write this, my house is being buffeted by gusts of wind up to 50mph. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories… Foley & Lardner has struck a deal with the NIH… McGuire Woods gets [...]

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Morning Roundup

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… Reed Smith is the latest firm to abandon lockstep compensation… NAWL has released its annual survey and it’s a good news/bad newssituation for women in BigLaw… A new law in California guarantees the right to counsel in some civil matters…

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Morning Roundup

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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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…

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Morning Roundup

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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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…

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Monday Morning Roundup

Monday, September 21, 2009

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Good morning! The weekend is over and it’s back to the grind, which means it’s time for another quick look at recent news… Gerard Lynch became the first appellate court judge appointed by President Obama to be confirmed… UK firms Halliwells and Manches are in merger talks… Dechert picked up some lawyers for its Moscow office… and two [...]

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