Goodwin Procter has added three lawyers to its technology companies and intellectual property practices in its Silicon Valley office. Slated to join the firm over the next few weeks are Anthony J. McCusker, Craig M. Schmitz and James D. Riley Jr., all of whom come over from Gunderson Dettmer. McCusker will become co-chair of the firm’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 25, 2010
Loretta Lau, formerly a partner at Mayer Brown, has joined Goodwin Procter’s Hong Kong office as a corporate finance partner. Goodwin Procter established a presence in Asia with the opening of its Hong Kong office in 2008. Lau, a graduate of the University of Hong Kong and China University of Political Science and Law, will [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 24, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Curtis Mallet reports an increase in profits and revenues in 2009… Revenue is down and profits are up at Patton Boggs… Arnold & Porter report that revenue and profits increase… Honolulu law firms are the target of an email scam… Revenue and profits fall [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Christopher J. Austin, a 16-year veteran of Ropes & Gray, has joined Goodwin Procter’s Boston office. Austin previously was co-head of Ropes & Gray’s technology company and venture capital practice. In his new role Austin’s practice will focus on public and private technology and life sciences companies, venture capital funds and investment banks. “I have sat [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 2, 2010
On February 1, 2010 Dechert LLP announced that Allan S. Brilliant and Craig P. Druehl joined the firm’s business restructuring and reorganization group in New York as partners. Both Brilliant and Druehl were previously partners at Goodwin Procter LLP. Brilliant was the co-head of the financial restructuring group at that firm. Brilliant and Druehl specialize [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 1, and I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get the week rolling with a look back at Friday’s news… Latham & Watkins picked up four from White & Case in London… Goodwin & Procter’s profits and revenue were down in 2009… Same story at Quinn [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 29, 2010
Goodwin Procter’s gross revenues fell 4% in 2009 to $658 million and per partner profits dropped 3% to $1.27 million. Although discouraging, in a year marked by layoffs, deferrals and salary cuts it could have been much worse. The good news is that the firm is not taking it out on its associates, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 21, 2010
Good morning! Today is Thursday, January 21, and here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories… Sidley Austin added an attorney in its new Palo Alto office… Wilson Sonsini laid off 20 staff… Fulbright & Jaworski promoted seven new partners… Goodwin Procter thawed salaries and paid bonuses… McKenna Long & Aldridge picked up another former congressman… Jones Walker added three to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Goodwin Procter is paying 2009 bonuses to its associates who hit their billable hour goal of 1850 hours, maybe. Bonuses will more or less match the Cravath bonus scale, maybe. If the firm feels like it. Associates that billed 1850 hours will be considered for, but not guaranteed a bonus, and the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 9, 2009
Good Morning everyone! I hope everyone had a terriffic weekend. Here’s a look back at Friday’s news (and a small weekend update) to get your week started. A judge has vacated the $1.2 billion default judgementagainst PepsiCo… Cleary Gottlieb announced its year end bonuses… Greenberg Traurig added five attorneysfrom Ballard Spahr… and Latham & Watkins promoted 23 [...]
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