Good morning everyone! Anyone else ready for it to be Friday? Bad news, friends, it’s only Thursday, March 4. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s news… AIG’s former GC, Anastasia Kelly, has joined DLA Piper… A survey of Big Law shows 26% of firms are poised to expand… And another shows that corporation are looking to save money [...]
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...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...Monday, February 15, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 15, and as the 3rd Monday in February it is also Presidents Day. For those of you not fortunate enough to have a three day weekend, let’s take a look at Friday’s news… Tipsters tell us that Hawkins & Parnell is opening in Austin… Colson Hicks is opening in Washingtonwith the help of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 2, and here’s a quick peek back at yesterday’s headlines… Ropes & Gray adds a former Assistant to the Solicitor General… McDermott Will & Emery added one to its IP practice… A forthcoming DoJ report will admonish but not sanction the lawyers who authored the “torture memos“… UC San Diego is [...]
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...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...Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, January 19th, and here’s a look at Monday’s top stories… Mann Bracken’s abrupt closure nationwide creates chaos for courts and consumers… Chicago defense attorney Allan Ackerman is leaving former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s defense team… Human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng is missing after being detained by the Chinese government… Former New York Attorney General [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 18, 2010
Good Morning! Today is Monday, January 18th, and here’s a look at Friday’s top stories… Employment law firm Ogletree Deakins opens an office in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the help of six new attorneys… Seyfarth Shaw is laying of approximately 40 people, 20 lawyers and 20 staff… K&L Gates tops $1 billion in revenue… and as a result of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 15, 2010
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 [...]
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