Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, March 3, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news… Revenue is down at Winston & Strawn… DLA Piper forms an alliance with a Brazilian law firm… Former Arnold & Porter chairman Michael Sohn joins Davis Polk… A former secretary sues Drinker Biddle over a pay dispute… Ex Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo hires [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, a Washington D.C.-based communications and technology law firm, has scooped up the communications law group from Morrison & Foerster. Joining Wilkinson Barker as partners are Cheryl A. Tritt, Charles H. Kennedy and Jennifer L. Kostyu. Joining as of counsel are Frank W. Krogh and Phuong N. Pham. Additionally, it was announced that William [...]
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
Spencer Klein has joined the corporate practice of Morrison & Foerster as a partner in its New York office. Klein, who was previously with O’Melveny & Myers, will co-head MoFo’s mergers and acquisitions practice. In addition to M&A issues, Klein’s practice also focuses on high-profile corporate governance matters. He is also a frequent advisor for U.S. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 22, 2010
Good Morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 22, and here’s a look back at Friday’s news… Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels is suing WC&C for defamation… A former Toyota lawyer claims the company destroyed evidence about rollovers… Blank Rome posted increased revenues and profits last year…. The federal government and big tobacco are moving their fight to the Supreme Court… A [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 19, 2010
Morrison & Foerster will return first year salaries to $160,000 after lowering them late last year. The firm lowered starting salaries to $145,000 beginning last October outside of New York and Asia. In a memo to associates on Tuesday Chairman Keith Wetmore said, “Although a great deal of uncertainty continues regarding how the economy will [...]
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...Friday, February 5, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, February 5, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s headlines. Tycko & Zavareei filed a class action suit against Fifth Third Bank… Pillsbury gave raises (sort of) and bonuses… Gardere Wynne added four attorneys to their roster… Morrison & Foerster hired Joe Calve as their Chief Marketing Officer… Danna McKitrick attorney Ruth Binger [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
Morrison & Foerster, whose new web pageembraces the acronym “MoFo”, has hired Joe Calve as Chief Marketing Officer. Calve waspreviously the CMO for Proskauer Rose. During his tenure with Proskauer Rose, the firm was ranked #1 by Marketing the Law Firm Magazine three years running. Calve has also served as Director of Business Development at White & [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 22, 2010
On January 20 Lambda legal filed a suit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit requests that an order directing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to obey prior rulings by Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski be enforced. In his [...]
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