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Katten Deferrals Split Into Three

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Katten Deferrals Split Into Three

Katten has split its deferred class of incoming associates into three groups. The lucky group will start in February, as re-scheduled. The second group is being pushed back to October of next year, a full 16 months after they graduated from law school, and the third group gets $50k and the door. Katten Muchin [...]

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Katten Moves Up Start Dates For Six Incoming Associates

Sunday, October 4, 2009

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Katten Moves Up Start Dates For Six Incoming Associates

Half a dozen incoming associates to the Katten Muchin Rosenman law firm have reason to celebrate. On Friday, the law firm sent out a statement rescinding their March decision to hold off starting dates for six of their incoming associates. Initially, the associates were to start on February 1, 2010. However, due to what the [...]

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Four White Collar Litigators Move from Hunton & Williams to Katten

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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Four White Collar Litigators Move from Hunton & Williams to Katten

Katten Muchin Rosenman picked up four litigators today from Hunton & Williams. Three partners, Steven Solow, Whitney Ellerman, and Karl Heisler along with one associate, Kristine Rembach, are making the move to Katten’s Washington DC office. This marks the start of a new white collar litigation practice for Katten, which will be headed [...]

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Yale Law Women Choose 2009 Top Ten ‘Family-Friendly’ Firms

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Yale Law Women Choose 2009 Top Ten ‘Family-Friendly’ Firms

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, Tolles & Olson Patton Boggs Sidley Austin WilmerHale From the press release: YLW believes that the discussion of family friendly firm policies remains salient in the midst of the current recession… YLW hopes leading firms will use [...]

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The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

Saturday, March 21, 2009

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The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

Here are the law firm layoffs reported this week: Troutman Sanders: undisclosed Dunlap & Seeger: 2 attorneys, 3 staff Mayer Brown: 55 lawyers and staff Hood Vores & Allwood: 2 lawyers, 4 staff Katten Muchin Rosenman: 23 lawyers, 46 staff Jenner & Block: 34 staff Polsinelli Shughart: 9 attorneys, 16 staff Morris, Manning & Martin: 6 incoming first-year associates Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: [...]

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Update: Katten Lays Off 69

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Update: Katten Lays Off 69

Katten Muchin Rosenman has confirmed it is laying off 69 people today, and cutting the salaries of “underutilized” associates. The firm is also scaling back its summer associate program, and deferring start dates for incoming first years. From the press release: …like many law firms, we have had to make some very difficult staffing decisions, including today’s layoff [...]

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Rumor: Katten Layoffs Today

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Rumor: Katten Layoffs Today

Katten Muchin Rosenman is laying off around 30 lawyers today, according to reliable sources. The firm may also announce a 20% pay cut for survivors. If you know anything about the situation at Katten, please send us a confidential tip! Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has offices in Chicago; New York; Los Angeles; Washington, DC; Charlotte, North Carolina; Palo [...]

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Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Team Moves to Proskauer Rose

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Team Moves to Proskauer Rose

Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn to co-chair its bankruptcy group, attorney Jeff Marwil is leaving to join the Chicago office of Proskauer Rose. Two of Marwil’s bankruptcy partners, Mark Thomas and Paul Possinger, will follow him to Proskauer Rose. The hop to Proskauer is the third time the three attorneys have changed firms in [...]

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