JD Journal » McGuire Woods

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:13:50 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, June 15th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories.

Some SNR Partners were considering leaving prior to the merger with Denton…

Former White House counsel John Adams joined McGuireWoods…

Skadden snagged rival Global Antitrust head Simon Baxter…

A landmark $82.5 Million verdict was awarded for the death of a man killed in a 2007 natural gas explosion…

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher received Chambers’ annual Award for Excellence in the Antitrust Category…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:01 +0000

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, January 26, and here’s your morning roundup…

A Pepper Hamilton Partner is the lead investor in a deal to purchase the Texas Rangers…

Wilmer Hale’s numbers are out and per partner profits are up seven percent (guess they don’t mind that story leaking to blawgs) …

Wilson Sonsini is thawing salaries and paying bonuses…

And so is Hughes Hubbard…

NBC has triumphed over Conan when it comes to the IP rights of various characters from his show…

Chadbourne & Parke has a new IP partner…

It wouldn’t be a new year without a list of predictions, and seeing as how it’s almost the end of January, we thought we’d better find one…

Crowell & Moring snags one for its international arbitration practice…

Cozen O’Connor adds one in anti trust…

MLA gets a big contract from the government of Bermuda…

Our condolences go out to friends and family of Baker Hostetler partner John Mings…

Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis are redesigning their interfaces in reaction to competition from free search engines like google…

Drinker Biddle picks up one in New York…

A former McGuireWoods partner and former aide to NC Governor Mike Easley is facing corruption charges…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:25:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, October 29th and here in Las Vegas it feels like winter has already arrived. As I write this, my house is being buffeted by gusts of wind up to 50mph.

Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories…

Foley & Lardner has struck a deal with the NIH…

McGuire Woods gets around to making some of its offers to its summer class…

Ropes & Gray adds another attorney to its new office in London…

A beauraucratic snafu may cost Pepsi $1.2 billion…

and our condolences go out to the family and friends of Texas lawyer Sidney Davis, who died this week from complications due to the swine flu…

Also of note – several sites yesterday were carrying stories about a possible merger between Hogan & Harston and the UK firm Lovells. We reported on this story a few weeks ago, and there isn’t really anything new to report yet. For our original story, look here. We will of course bring you any updates as they arise.

McGuireWoods Issues Offers for Summer Class

joshua — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:53:40 +0000

The weather has turned cold, the leaves are falling from the trees in bright shades of orange and red, pumpkins are in season so that must mean it’s time to get around to making offers to your summer class, or at least, some of your offers, right?

Well that’s what McGuireWoodsis doing this week. Long after most firms have broken the bad news for the year, McGuireWoods is making some offers to its summer class. Those that don’t receive offers in this wave, take heart – you’re on a waiting list and could receive offers later. It could be worse, you could be on your second deferral!

In other McGuireWoods news… Timothy Heaphy, a partner from the Washington DC office, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate last night as the new U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.

McGuire Woods is a 900-lawyer firm that has offices in 15 US cities including New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Chicago. It has existing international offices in Brussels and Almaty.

Ex-Governor & Aides Join McGuire Woods

Erik Even — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:43:47 +0000

Former North Carolina Democratic Governor Mike Easley is joining the Raleigh offices of Richmond, Virginia’s McGuire Woods.

Two former aides from Easley’s scandal-ridden administration, Franklin Freeman and Ruffin Poole, will also join the firm.

Another ex-Governor, North Carolina Republican Jim Martin, joined McGuire Woods as a senior adviser last summer.

McGuire Woods is a 900-lawyer firm that has offices in 15 US cities including New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Chicago. It has existing international offices in Brussels and Almaty.

McGuire Woods Gets “Family Friendly” Employer Award

Erik Even — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:44:47 +0000

Richmond, Virginia-based McGuire Woods will receive a Family Friendly Employer award from Charlottesville’s Children, Youth and Family Services.

The agency is recognizing McGuire Woods’ liberal family leave and child care coverage policies.

The law firm’s parental leave policy is not gender-specific, and offers time off even if the staffer involved is not the primary caregiver.

Children, Youth and Family Services will formally present its award to McGuire Woods later this month.

McGuire Woods is a 900-lawyer firm that has offices in 15 US cities including New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Chicago. It has existing international offices in Brussels and Almaty.

Akin Gump Wins Big in Lobbying Revenues

Erik Even — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:34 +0000

Am Law 200 firms Covington & Burling, K&L Gates, Dickstein Shapiro, and McGuireWoods were among the law firms that made the most cash from lobbying in 2008, according to Legal Times’ annual listing of the “Influence 50.”

But Akin Gump came in first place, with $98 million in lobbying revenues in 2008, up 9% from 2007.

Covington saw a 36.6% increase in lobbying revenue, to $55.2 million in 2008.

The law firm with the biggest loss in lobbying revenues was Washington, DC’s Williams & Jensen, whose revenues fell 16.5% to $16.7 million.

In 2009, firms are scrambling to hire lobbyists to win federal stimulus package dollars for clients.

McGuire Woods Acquires Grundberg Mocatta

Erik Even — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:17:55 +0000

Richmond, Virginia-based McGuire Woods will acquire London’s Grundberg Mocatta Rakison. The merger will add 36 attorneys to the McGuire roster.

US law firm McGuireWoods LLP announced today that it has reached formal agreement to combine practices with 36-lawyer London-based international practice Grundberg Mocatta Rakison LLP (GMR). The agreement will become effective as of 1 May 2009. The London practice will operate under the name McGuireWoods London LLP.

The combined practices will greatly enhance McGuireWoods’ international capabilities, and allow the firm better to serve clients on matters requiring an international presence…

McGuireWoods’ London office will focus on areas in which both firms already have an established track record, namely corporate, banking, litigation and private client and tax work

McGuireWoods is a 900-lawyer firm that has offices in 15 US cities including New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Chicago. It has existing international offices in Brussels and Almaty. The firm’s London launch follows its April 2008 merger with Charlotte banking firm Helms Mullis.

More Firms Adopting Merit-Based Pay for Associates

Erik Even — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:33:24 +0000

Many law firms are using the economic meltdown as an excuse to end seniority-based pay for associates, adopting “merit-based” systems similar to those used outside the legal profession.

Examples in the US include Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Shearman & Sterling and WolfBlock.

Firms are also cutting salaries for starting associates, just two years after top firms raised pay to compete for talent.

“In the current economic crisis, we see the final demise of the Medieval guild in the American legal profession,” consultant Joel Henning tells Bloomberg.

Orrick will introduce new tiers of associates, replacing the traditional single-track system where some become partners who share in the firm’s profits after about eight years. Under the new structure, associates will be able to stay at the firm permanently, drawing salaries; and will not have to leave the firm if they are unwilling to work long hours.

Clients typically pay much less for work done by a law firm associate than that performed by a partner.

Howrey introduced a similar plan in January, and McGuireWoods started one two years ago.