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Morning Roundup

joshua — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:45:09 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, June 11th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories.

Sacramento DA Jan Scully said amid a $6.9 million budget cut for the next fiscal year her office will be laying off 50 employees…

The newly-formed megafirm Hogan Lovells made its first lateral hire…

Vincent A. Marchetti joined the Tampa office of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Marchetti as shareholder…

Megafirm Hogan Lovells Makes First Lateral Hire

joshua — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:49:27 +0000

The newly-formed megafirm Hogan Lovells, which launched May 1 with the merger of UK-based Lovells and Hogan & Hartson, has made its first lateral hire. Joining the firm’s Silicon Valley office from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is Jon Layman, who will serve in the corporate practice group.

Layman’s practice provides advisement to public and private companies in a variety of industries, including clean energy and technology, electronics, contract manufacturing, homeland security, semiconductors, life sciences, natural products and organic agriculture.

“This is an exciting time in the development of Hogan Lovells,” Layman said in a press release. “The depth, diversity, and global reach of Hogan Lovells will be an outstanding platform to serve my clients. I welcome the opportunity to further my practice as part of Hogan Lovells’ highly-regarded corporate team.”

Hogan Lovells refers to the international legal practice comprising Hogan Lovells International LLP, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Hogan Lovells Worldwide Group (a Swiss Verein), and their affiliated businesses, each of which is a separate legal entity.

Hogan and Lovells Set Priorities Prior to Merger

joshua — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:39:17 +0000

Additional details on the pending merger of Lovells and Hogan & Hartson, which launches May 1 as Hogan Lovells, have come to light. LegalWeek is reporting the firms have come up with “investment priorities” that includes expanding the firm’s corporate practices in both London and New York.

The story reveals Hogan’s New York large corporate practice is in line for further expansion in order to broaden its transactional reach to Washington D.C. Firm officials are also banking that Lovells corporate practice in London, which LegalWeek reports as being undersized, will be able to lure more high quality lawyers through the merger. Andrew Skipper, who heads the practice, said the firm is already in discussions with several potential laterals.

Other priorities for the merged firm are to build a bank-led finance practice in the U.S. , given Hogan’s finance practice is currently focused on corporate clients, and increasing the firm’s position in the market with U.S. underwriters in capital markets, deals finance, and structured products, LegalWeek reports.

Additionally, the firm plans to immediately exhibit to its existing client base the positives have having a firm the size of Hogan Lovells.

K&L Gates Bolsters London Corporate Practice

joshua — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10:19 +0000

K & L Gates has added a pair of partners to its corporate practice in London. Carl L. Liederman joins the firm from Arnold & Porter, where he was head of its European corporate group; and Keith Snedden arrives from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, where he also led its corporate team.

Liederman has experience in cross-border transactions and counsels on a wide range of corporate and transactional areas, including mergers and acquisitions, complex joint ventures, capital market, and technology and outsourcing agreements. He has advised clients on matters throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa, according to a firm press release.

“Both Carl and Keith’s considerable experience in dealing with pan-European, complex M&A assignments perfectly complement K&L Gates’ existing multinational corporate practice,” said Tony Griffiths, administrative partner of the firm’s London office.

K&L Gates has 35 offices located in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

New Leadership at Weil Gotshal

joshua — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:48 +0000

Barry Wolf, co-chair of Weil Gotshal’s corporate practice, has been named executive partner. He will succeed Stephen Dannhauser, who will focus on client development once Wolf takes over.

Wolf joined Weil Gotshal as an associate in 1984 and made partner in 1992. In 2005 he was named co-chair of the firm’s corporate practice, a role that will be taken over by Tom Roberts.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. It is one of the largest and most highly regarded law firms in the world, with approximately 1,300 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of $1.7 billion.

Seyfarth Shaw Hires for IP, Corporate in Atlanta

Erik Even — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:46:23 +0000

Seyfarth Shaw has added lawyers to its intellectual property and corporate & finance groups in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jack D. Todd joins as a partner from Morris, Manning & Martin. His practice concentrates on patent and trademark prosecution, strategic counseling, enforcement and protection of IP, transactional, licensing, opinion, and clearance. His JD is from Duke University School of Law.

Kevin T. Brown joins as of counsel from Macon, Georgia’s Sell & Melton. His practice focuses on representing governmental issuers of securities and private borrowers in conduit incentive financing transactions; general state and local government representation; ad valorem taxation; corporate transactions relating to public/private partnerships, and related real estate matters. His JD is from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law.

Chicago’s Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service law firm founded in 1945. It has ten offices.

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Erik Even — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:26:46 +0000

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector:

James Donato joins Shearman & Sterling’s San Francisco office as a partner. He was previously with Cooley. Donato is an antitrust lawyer and past president of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Also, Donato served as a trial attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.

Jesse Witten joins Drinker Biddle & Reath from the US Department of Justice, where he was co-chair of the Health Care Fraud Task Force. He will join the firm’s white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations team in Washington, DC. Witten’s JD is from Harvard Law, magna cum laude.

Sue J. Hodges joins K&L Gates as a partner in San Diego, handling corporate and insolvency matters. She focuses on commercial transactions involving debt and equity financing. Hodges joins from Pillsbury, where she was managing partner of the firm’s two San Diego offices.

Morris Manning Slashes Salaries

Erik Even — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:03:00 +0000

Atlanta’s Morris Manning, which recently canceled its 2010 Summer Associate Program, is slashing salaries based on how much work a particular practice group is bringing in.

The real estate, commercial lending, and general corporate practice groups are taking 15% salary cuts. All other groups will see 10% cuts.

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, is 175-lawyer firm with offices in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Duluth and Savannah, Georgia; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Washington DC; Beijing and Taipei.

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 8 Associates

Erik Even — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:29:03 +0000

Florida’s Ruden McClosky, which laid off two lawyers and 18 staff in May, and cut associate and non-equity partner compensation in June, has laid off an additional eight lawyers.

The layoffs affected associates at the firm’s litigation, corporate and land-use practices.

Ruden’s gross revenue fell by 9%, to $85.3 million in fiscal 2008.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Ruden McClosky is a law firm specializing in intellectual property law, litigation, banking & finance law, and general corporate law.

Cozen O’Connor Brings on Lawyers

Erik Even — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:17:37 +0000

Cozen O’Connor added two lawyers to its New York office last week.

Angelo Savino joins from Mound Cotton as a partner in the global insurance group. He handles matters involving directors and officers, professional errors and omissions, and corporate indemnification. Savino earned his JD in 1981 from the Fordham University School of Law.

Robert Fischer joins from the defunct Wolf Block as of counsel in the corporate group. He was a co-founder of Wolf Block’s New York office. He handles corporate law, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. Fischer earned his JD in 1954, from Yale Law School.

Cozen O’Connor PC is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was ranked 114th on the AmLaw 200 Survey in 2008, and ranked 89th on the National Law Journal’s list of the 250 Largest American Law Firms in 2007. It has expanded to 23 offices employing over 500 lawyers.

Gibson Dunn to Launch Brazilian Office

Erik Even — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:45:52 +0000

Gibson Dunn will open a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the next few weeks.

The office will consist of New York corporate partner Lisa Alfaro, who is moving to Sao Paulo with her family, and an associate. Various teams of corporate and litigation lawyers will rotate through for active matters.

Corporate partners Kevin Kelley and William Campbell, both of whom have focused on Brazil for many years, will continue to do so from the firm’s New York office.

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has approximately 1,000 lawyers and 15 offices, including Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, Dubai, Singapore, Orange County, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Century City, Dallas and Denver.

Porter Wright Expands Corporate Practice

Erik Even — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:21:49 +0000

Porter Wright has hired on two partners for its corporate practice in Cincinnati.

T. Stephen Phillips joins from Frost Brown Todd. He has taught Federal Estate & Gift Taxation and Estate Planning at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.

Marilyn Maag joins from Strauss & Troy. She was included among the “Top 50 Woman Lawyers” by Ohio Super Lawyers.

Both are experts in estate planning and wealth preservation.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur has six offices in Ohio, Florida and Washington DC.

Chicago’s Cozen O’Connor is Recruiting

Erik Even — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:52:28 +0000

The Chicago office of Philadelphia’s Cozen O’Connor is recruiting, seeking to double its attorney workforce.

Next year the office will move into a new, much larger space vacated by Skadden.

The firm is recruiting corporate lawyers and commercial litigators.

Cozen O’Connor is one of many large law firms providing counsel to the detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Matheson Ormsby Prentice Lays Off 25 Lawyers, Cuts Salaries

Erik Even — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:07:35 +0000

Dublin, Ireland’s Matheson Ormsby Prentice is laying off 25 lawyers from the firm’s corporate & commercial, banking & financial services, and tax departments. The firm is also cutting salaries by 10%.

Trainees are not being targeted.

The firm made 20 people redundant in February, and blames the economic downturn.

Matheson Ormsby Prentice is a leading Irish corporate law firm. With 600 people, including 77 partners and tax principals, and more than 350 legal and tax professionals, Matheson Ormsby Prentice is Ireland’s largest law firm.

Their headquarters are in Dublin, with offices in London, New York and Palo Alto, California.

Pannone Lays Off 35 Staff, Goes to 4-Day Week

Erik Even — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:57:43 +0000

Law firm Pannone has laid off 35 staff, and is asking employees to voluntarily work a four-day week.

The layoffs affected administrative and support staff in the firm’s real estate and corporate practices.

Founded in 1852, Manchester, UK’s Pannone LLP is a full service law firm with 380 solicitors, 92 partners and a total staff of 780, who all work within specialist teams focusing on the niche work carried out by their department. Headquartered in Manchester, Pannone has satellite offices in Alderley Edge and Hale.

Curtis Hires 5 Lawyers for Corporate Practice

Erik Even — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:45:32 +0000

New York’s Curtis has added five lawyers to the firm’s international corporate practice in Frankfurt, Germany.

Partners Christian Fingerhut, Jörn Hirschmann, and Markus Söhnchen join from the Frankfurt office of Munich-based law firm Sibeth, bringing along two associates.

Founded in New York City in 1830, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is an international law firm with 240 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide, plus a strategic alliance with a firm in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Thompson & Knight Lays Off 42; Defers Start Dates

Erik Even — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:50:47 +0000

Texas’ Thompson & Knight has laid off 17 associates, including two first-years, and 25 staff.

The layoffs targeted the real estate and corporate practices.

The firm has also pushed back start dates for its incoming associates to January 2010.

Thompson & Knight was founded in 1887. It employs approximately 400 attorneys between its Texas and New York offices. It has global offices in Algeria, Brazil, France, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Crowell & Moring Hires Group for London

Erik Even — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:51:25 +0000

Crowell & Moring LLP has added three senior lawyers to its London office.

Timothy Leeson, a former Crowell & Moring lawyer, rejoins the firm from London’s Lawrence Graham LLP to become a partner in the corporate practice.

Senior counsel Anne Davies and counsel Fiona Simpson join from the Kent-based law firm Vizards Wyeth, and will join Crowell’s White Collar & Securities Litigation Group.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with more than 450 lawyers practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, health care, corporate, intellectual property and a variety of other practice areas. Based in Washington, DC, the firm also has offices in New York, London, Brussels, Los Angeles, and Orange County, California.

Sheppard Mullin Hires 3

Erik Even — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:46:46 +0000

Los Angeles’ Sheppard Mullin has recently hired three new attorneys in Los Angeles and China.

This week the firm announced that corporate partner Brian D. Weimer from Latham & Watkins, and real estate partner Pamela L. Westhoff from DLA Piper, were joining Sheppard Mullin.

Earlier this month, the firm hired corporate partner Todd Bissett of O’Melveny & Myers’ Beijing office. He will work for Sheppard Mullin out of Shanghai.

The firm has laid off 25 attorneys so far this year, and froze associate salaries in January.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is an Am Law 100 law firm with over 520 attorneys in 10 offices in the United States and one in Shanghai. Its first office was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1927.

Herbert Smith Targets 33 Lawyers, 51 Staff; Freezes Pay

Erik Even — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:34:25 +0000

Herbert Smith announced today it has begun a redundancy consultation at its London HQ, targeting 84 positions.

The redundancies target 24 fee earners and professional support lawyers in the corporate practice; 9 fee earners and PSLs in real estate; nine paralegals and 42 support staff.

Herbert Smith also announced that it is freezing pay for all London staff except trainees, whose salaries will be cut to £60,000 ($87,000) in September.

Some bonuses will be paid to support staff and fee earners.

Herbert Smith was founded in the City of London in 1882 by Norman Herbert Smith, and today has 230 partners and 1,200 fee-earners. It is widely considered to be the UK’s leading litigation practice.

Howard Kennedy Targets 40 Lawyers & Staff

Erik Even — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:58:01 +0000

London’s Howard Kennedy has launched a redundancy consultation targeting 40 partners, associates and support staff across the firm’s property and corporate practices.

Howard Kennedy laid off 20 fee earners and 30 support staff last June.

It has recently completed two mergers with personal injury boutique Douglas-Mann & Co. and London’s DMA Legal.

Ranked among the top 100 UK law firms, Howard Kennedy has 75 partners, 170 lawyers and 270 staff. Founded in 1936 by Harry Howard, the firm was known as H. Howard & Co. before merging with Kennedy and others in 1950 to form Howard Kennedy & Co, and moving into their current offices in Cavendish Square in London’s West End. The firm has been known as Howard Kennedy since 1984.

Duane Morris Rescues 24 from Wolf Block

Erik Even — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:50:31 +0000

Philadelphia’s Duane Morris has hired 24 lawyers, including 12 partners, from dissolving Wolf Block.

Wolf Block’s partners voted to dissolve the 106-year-old law firm on March 23rd. So far, more than half of Wolf Block’s 290 lawyers have found new firms. Wolf Block Chairman Mark Alderman has yet to join with a new firm.

Most of the lawyers joining Duane Morris are litigators, but the group also includes real estate and corporate lawyers.

Founded in 1904 as Duane, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts, Duane Morris LLP employs more than 650 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, London, Singapore and Vietnam. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines.

Pugh Jones Partners with McCarter & English

Erik Even — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:13:19 +0000

Chicago’s Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt and Newark’s McCarter & English are forming an alliance.

While remaining separate and independent law firms, they will recommend and provide coordinated legal services to their respective clients, including complex litigation, corporate transactions, municipal finance, commercial real estate, employment matters, and property tax appeals.

Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, one of the largest minority-owned law firms in Chicago, serves Fortune 500, governmental and entrepreneurial clients.

McCarter & English, established more than 160 years ago, represents Fortune 500 and middle-market companies in their national, regional and local litigation. Its 400 attorneys are based in offices in Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Stamford and Wilmington.

Reed Smith Lays Off 26 Lawyers, 74 Staffers

Erik Even — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:51:42 +0000

Today Reed Smith laid off 26 attorneys and 74 staff across its US and UK offices.

Seven of the lawyers are in the US, and the firm has targeted 9 in London for redundancy.

All of the affected associates are in the corporate and real estate practices.

The laid off employees will get severance and outplacement assistance.

Founded in 1877, Reed Smith LLP employs 1500 attorneys in 23 cities worldwide. The firm counsels 28 of the top 30 US banks, and 10 of the world’s 12 largest pharmaceutical companies. In addition to the United States, Reed Smith has offices in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Stealth Layoffs at Davis Polk

Erik Even — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:34:29 +0000

According to the online rumor mill, Davis Polk & Wardwell started laying lawyers off in December.

At least 12 corporate law associates have been laid off for performance reasons and given three months notice.

Up to 30 total may have been cut in New York City alone.

If you know anything at all about layoffs at Davis Polk, please send us a confidential tip. Keep coming back to JDJournal — as soon as we know more, we’ll post it.

Davis Polk & Wardwell is an international law firm headquartered in New York. The firm employs more than 700 attorneys and is primarily known for its corporate, litigation and tax practices.

Andrews Kurth Held Stealth Layoffs

Erik Even — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:08:06 +0000

Sources within Houston’s Andrews Kurth have revealed the firm laid off at least 20 lawyers across its offices several weeks ago.

The lawyers were given several weeks notice. At least seven were from the firm’s corporate department.

The firm has declined to comment.

If you have more information about these layoffs, please send us a confidential tip!

Andrews & Kurth LLP was founded by Frank Andrews and Congressman Thomas Henry Ball in 1902, and later joined by Melvin Kurth in 1913. The firm currently has over 400 attorneys internationally, including offices in London and Beijing.

Bingham McCutchen Cuts 16 Attorneys, 23 Staff

Erik Even — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:33:45 +0000

Bingham McCutchen announced layoffs today.

…we have conducted a reduction in force affecting 16 Corporate associates, counsel and of counsel (of our 1002 total lawyers) and 23 staff members (of our 1091 total staff members). This reduction comes following an extensive review of our utilization and reflects a determination that, while our staffing is well-aligned in three of our four practice areas (Financial Institutions, Securities and Litigation), the global business downturn is likely to continue to reduce demand in our Corporate practice for the foreseeable future. We have reassigned more than 10 of our Corporate associates to our very busy Financial Institutions and Securities practices, but unfortunately, we cannot redeploy all of the lawyers…

Those affected by this move have been informed and will be receiving severance packages.

…after today’s reduction, we feel confident that our staffing will be well aligned with the demand for our services.

Bingham McCutchen LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,000 attorneys in 11 US offices and three international offices. It represents clients in corporate litigation, cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, financing and securities, government affairs and a wide variety of corporate and technology transactions.

Bilzin Sumberg Cuts Attorneys, Staff

Erik Even — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:47:55 +0000

Miami’s Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod has cut some attorney and staff positions.

The firm, founded in 1998, declined to say exactly how many positions were cut.

Sources say at least two attorney and two secretary positions in the firm’s corporate and real estate areas were cut. The attorney positions included a non-equity partner in the corporate practice and a real estate associate.

The firm’s lawyers are busiest in its litigation, bankruptcy and workout practices.

ATL: Kaye Scholer Lays Off At Least Five Attorneys

Erik Even — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:45:50 +0000

Tipsters tell Above the Law that at least five lawyers were laid off from Kaye Scholer on Friday, including some first- and second-year associates.

The firm conducted layoffs in the Corporate and Finance department on Friday. The number of affected attorneys is not known, but is believed to be at least five…

Kaye Scholer has been utilizing the “stealth layoff” approach quite heavily since December / January. I was given notice to look for another job a few weeks ago, and I personally know of about 10 others that [have been] “asked to leave” since then.

At the associate meeting, [managing partner] Barry Willner told everyone that associate numbers would be “about the same” in 2009 as in 2008. Given that there has been almost no attrition and a sizable incoming class, you can do the math to figure how many people had been told to leave.

Via ATL.

Update: Linklaters Makes 30 Redundant

Erik Even — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:42:05 +0000

Final details of Linklaters’ “New World” are starting to emerge, with 14 associates in the firm’s banking practice and 16 in corporate selected for redundancy.

The firm started informing those affected this week.

Around 30 lawyers in capital markets appear to be facing layoffs, while specialist corporate areas could see 13 jobs lost.

Linklaters’ redundancy consultation puts 270 staff at risk in total, with up to 120 lawyers, 40 secretaries and 95 business support staff at risk. All those affected are this week entering into one-to-one consultations with partners and HR.

Linklaters has 26 offices in 19 countries, and is one of the five members of the so-called “Magic Circle” of prominent UK law firms.

Mishcon de Reya Cuts Two Partners, 15 Staff

Erik Even — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:03:39 +0000

It’s a bad day to be a lawyer in the UK.

West End firm Mishcon de Reya is to cut 17 from its staff base, including two partners, following a redundancy consultation.

The firm confirmed it has fired a salaried partner from its real estate practice and one from its corporate practice.

In 2007, Mishcon saw a 70% growth in profit per equity partner. In 2008, growth slowed to 1.7%.

Mishcon de Reya is a London law firm specialising in commercial law. It was formed when Victor Mishcon merged with Bartletts de Reya in 1988. The firm came to wider notice when partner Anthony Julius represented Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce.

More London Layoffs: 20 Associates at Baker & McKenzie

Erik Even — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:44:39 +0000

Baker & McKenzie has made “up to” 20 associates redundant in the London office, according to The Lawyer.

All of the 285 support staff and secretaries in the City of London office have been told their jobs are on the line, although the firm would not confirm how many would be laid off.

Most of the associate jobs losses were in the corporate practice. The affected lawyers were offered two months severance pay.

The City office has been hit harder than the US practice because a larger portion of its revenues come from M&A activity.

At the start of the year, Baker & McKenzie laid off six associates in New York because of the economic meltdown.

Via The Lawyer.

Tip: Layoffs at Houston’s Bracewell & Guiliani

Erik Even — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:20:12 +0000

Bracewell & Guiliani’s headquarters in Houston is laying off a lot of people in corporate and energy, according to a JDJournal tip.

If you have any further information on these firings, please send us a confidential tip. JDJournal relies on your tips to get the latest breaking legal employment news to you ASAP.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is an international law firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 1945. The firm has over 400 lawyers, with offices in New York, Washington, DC, Hartford, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Dubai, London, and Almaty, Kazakhstan. The firm’s areas of specialization include energy, banking & financial institutions, environmental strategies, white collar criminal defense, special investigations and private investment funds.

In 2005, former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a named partner.

Rumor: Layoffs at Detroit’s Miller Canfield

Erik Even — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:14:58 +0000

A tipster reports layoffs today at Detroit’s Miller Canfield, in the corporate practice.

We have no additional info at this time. If you know anything, please send us a tip. It’s confidential!

Founded in 1852, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone is the largest law firm in Detroit, and one of the oldest law firms in the American Midwest. It is an international firm with offices in the United States, Canada, and China, and one of the few American law firms to have international offices in Poland. In 2007, the firm was ranked 123rd largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal.