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Eckert Seamans Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Friday, August 21, 2009

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Eckert Seamans Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Eckert Seamans, which laid off 90 temporary attorneys in July, has canceled its 2010 Summer associates program. Other than a terse announcement on its website, the firm has made no official statement. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is a national full-service law firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with two offices located in the Pittsburgh area and [...]

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Seyfarth Shaw Partners Jump Ship to Eckert Seamans

Saturday, July 18, 2009

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Seyfarth Shaw Partners Jump Ship to Eckert Seamans

Eckert Seamans has picked up two Seyfarth Shaw partners for its real estate practice. Ralph Stone and Rachel Gould join Eckert Seamans in Boston. Stone will handle commercial, industrial, and residential properties. He earned his JD from Harvard Law School. Gould will represent parties in commercial real estate matters. She earned her law degree from Northeastern University School [...]

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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 90 Attorneys [Correction]

Sunday, July 12, 2009

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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 90 Attorneys [Correction]

Eckert Seamans, which in May laid off 119 temporary attorneys targeted 119 temporary attorneys at its Pittsburgh document coding center for layoffs, has concluded the layoffs, with 90 affected. Sixty attorneys still work at the center. The firm hopes to rehire some of those let go when the economy picks up. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC [...]

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Eckert Seamans Poaches 5 Lawyers from Ballard Spahr

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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Eckert Seamans Poaches 5 Lawyers from Ballard Spahr

Pittsburgh’s Eckert Seamans has brought on five lawyers from Ballard Spahr. Joseph Nealon, Jeffrey Larroca and Constantinos Panagopoulas join as partners. Jennifer Lattimore and William Ledoux Jr. join Eckert Seamans as associates. Nealon managed Ballard Spahr’s litigation practice. The new hires will work out of the firm’s Washington, DC office, which will now have 17 lawyers. Earlier this [...]

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The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: McDonough Holland & Allen: 4 lawyers, 13 staff Ruden McClosky: 2 lawyers, 18 staff Thompson & Knight: 17 lawyers, 25 staff Berwin Leighton Paisner: 30 lawyers, 55 staff Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott: 119 lawyers Fenwick & West: 15 lawyers, 7 staff Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy: 49 lawyers, 40 staff Holme Roberts & Owen: 15 lawyers Sullivan [...]

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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 119 Lawyers

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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Eckert Seamans Lays Off 119 Lawyers

Eckert Seamans will lay off 119 of 200 temporary attorneys at its Pittsburgh document coding center. The layoffs will be final by July 1st. In April, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office of Eckert Seamans hired 12 lawyers from the defunct Wolf Block. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is a national full-service law firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with [...]

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Eckert Seamans Picks Up a Dozen Wolf Block Lawyers

Friday, April 17, 2009

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Eckert Seamans Picks Up a Dozen Wolf Block Lawyers

The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office of Pittsburgh’s Eckert Seamans has hired 12 lawyers from the defunct Wolf Block’s Harrisburg office. The combined Harrisburg office will house 36 attorneys. Eckert and Wolf Block are located in the same building, and Eckert will take over the dissolving firm’s offices. Eckert says it may pick up more Wolf Block refugees. Eckert Seamans [...]

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Eckert Seamans to Merge with Hendrickson & Long [Video]

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Eckert Seamans to Merge with Hendrickson & Long [Video]

From LawCrossing.com: The law firms of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC and Hendrickson & Long, PLLC announced they will combine their practices at the beginning of 2009. All 12 attorneys from Charleston, South Carolina-based Hendrickson & Long will join Eckert Seamans, giving the firm a significant expansion in West Virginia and an important Charleston presence. Hendrickson & Long feels the move will build upon what the firm has [...]

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