In more Obamanomination news, the President has nominated three California lawyers to the United States District Court bench. Edward Chen has been nominated for the US District Court for the…
San Francisco, California’s Howard Rice cut all associate salaries by 10% last month. Incoming associate salaries were cut from $160,000 to $145,000. Fourth-years now make $170,000, and seventh-years make $225,000.…
Morrison & Foerster has hired two outsourcing experts from Alston & Bird. Christopher Ford and Scott Stevenson advised the state of Georgia in a $1.7 billion contract to outsource information…
Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law firm layoffs since the economic meltdown began, the truth is…
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP announced the expansion of its corporate practice group with the addition of Daniel McIntosh as chair of the firm’s corporate practice group…
Morrison & Foerster has frozen associate salaries, and revised its associate discretionary bonuses to as low as $6,000 for 2008. All 2008 bonuses will be paid on February 27th, but…
Frisco’s Morrison & Foerster is downsizing. A memo was sent out today: Morrison & Foerster has reduced its legal and non-legal staffing in its U.S. offices to align our firm…
Boston’s Goodwin Procter today added two nationally-recognized attorneys to its Financial Services Group. Robert M. Kurucza joins as co-chair, bringing along Marco E. Adelfio. Both are residents of Washington, DC.…
From Law.com: new partner candidates may have a tough time next year. New partner announcements are starting to come in, and things aren’t looking so good. Thirteen Am Law 200…
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