Making partner at a big New York firm has been a possibility for only the shining stars of the legal profession. In this recession, however, the chances of becoming partner…
Yesterday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began running for Governor errr trying his case in the media when he publicly called on Bank of America to waive attorney-client privilege…
In two unrelated stories making headlines today, the ability of attorneys to give corporate clients unvarnished and frank advice is coming under fire. In New York, AG Cuomo is taking…
Yale Law Women has announced its 2009 Top Ten Family Friendly Firms List: Arnold & Porter Cleary Gottlieb Covington & Burling Jenner & Block Katten Muchin Rosenman Mayer Brown Munger,…
Over five years, London firms’ hiring of lateral partners has almost doubled, from 42 hires in 2004 to 79 in 2008. The data come from a Legal Week study tracking…
New York’s Debevoise & Plimpton announced that its 2008 gross revenue climbed 7.2%, while profits per partner fell nearly 3%. Revenue grew to $760.8 million, but profits per partner dropped…
US Securities and Exchange Chairman Mary Schapiro has named David Becker, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, as chief legal officer and senior policy adviser, one of her…
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