Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, March 9, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… An Illinois judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld… Former Greenberg Traurig partner Mark McCombs is charged with stealing $1 million from a local community… Former New Jersey state official Karen J. Kominsky joins Cozen O’Connor… Cravath, Swaine & Moore [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 25, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, February 25, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… Morrison Foerster added a lateral in New York… A former US Attorney joined up with Locke Lord… Marc Daniel joined Arnold & Porter in Washington DC… Latham & Watkins added one in Hong Kong… Revenues dipped slightly while profits stayed flat at Arent Fox… And speaking of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Latham & Watkins has added Raymond Kwok as a real estate partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Kwok previously served in the Hong Kong office of Blank Rome. Latham & Watkins launched its Hong Kong law capability and further expanded its English law practice in the region in early 2009 with the addition of seven [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Jones Day has added intellectual property litigator Mark Finkelstein as a partner in its office in Irvine, Calif. Finkelstein, who is the fifth lateral partner to join Jones Day in California this year, arrives from Latham & Watkins. You can read about the first four California laterals here. According to a firm press release, Finkelstein specializes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 18, 2010
Good morning! Today is Thursday, February 18, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s headlines… Citizens are nearly united against the Citizens United ruling… Kilpatrick Stockton picked up a pair of partnersfrom Winston & Strawn… The DoJ issued indictments in two noteworthy cases… Another study shows fewer lawyers are making partner during the recession and recovery… Latham & Watkins [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 17, 2010
While gross revenue at Latham & Watkins decreased five percent to $1.821 billion in 2009, profit-per-partner managed to rise by five percent to $1.902 million. Helping to account for the rise in PPP was a big increase in net income from $786 million to $844 million. The numbers are a big improvement from 2008 when the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
White & Case, which has already had 13 partners depart for Latham & Watkins this year, has lost an additional partner in its New York office, this time to Allen & Overy. According to a statement from the firm, Elaine Johnston has left for A&O after 16 years at the firm. Johnston will lead A&O’s antitrust practice. Allen [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
The Senate confirmed Ronald Machen as U.S. Attorney for D.C. on Thursday. Machen was a partner at WilmerHale. He was assistant attorney in DC from 1997 to 2001. Machen faced no opposition and was confirmed without a formal vote. Andre Birotte Jr., former inspector general of the Los Angeles Police Department was confirmed as the U.S. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The lateral market for 2010 is expected to be brisk and we’ve already seen some big moves in the first month and a half of the year. This is following a record high for lateral moves in 2009, although some of that can be attributed to mergers or failing firms. Big moves so far this year [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 8, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 8, and it’s time to look back at Friday’s news… Clyde & Co opened its third US office in New Jersey… January was another bad month for the legal sector, with another 1,100 jobs lost… Bernstein Liebhard abandoned its endeavor for Florida state pension work after admitting to inaccuracies in its [...]
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