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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 8, 2010
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 & [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 11, 2009
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….
Continue reading...Friday, December 4, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 6, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 16, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
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…
Continue reading...Friday, September 25, 2009
Good morning everyone. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories… Justice Ginsburg was hospitalized yesterday evening… Arent Fox has revoked some of its offers for new associates… There are upcoming changes to the FRCP you should be aware of… Skadden sent out its offers for 2010 summer associates… Justice Sotomayor will throw out the first pitch at this [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 18, 2009
Good morning and TGIF. To paraphrase Jerry Garcia, what a long strange week it’s been…. Here’s a look back at the highlights… The two man firm of Singer & Deutsch opened a third office… Marks & Clerk become the 2nd UK firm to grace our pages in August with some downsizing… The Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party [...]
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