Blawgs are reporting that Loeb & Loeb has laid off four corporate lawyers this week. The firm cut four lawyers in January, and eight last November. If you have any details about layoffs at Loeb & Loeb, please — send us a confidential tip! Founded in 1909 in Los Angeles, Loeb & Loeb is a national law firm [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
Albany, New York’s Tully Rinckey has merged with the Fletcher Law Firm of Saratoga Springs. The new firm will be called Tully Rinckey. Fletcher Law’s Elizabeth Fairbanks-Fletcher joins as a senior associate, along with associate Meghan Marinello. The united firm has 26 attorneys and revenue of about $7.5 million. The acquisition of Fletcher expands Tully Rinckey’s bankruptcy, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 29, 2009
Last week we reported that Los Angeles’ American Discovery is hiring 100 attorneys for its document review offices in the US and the Philippines. Now DiscoverReady is ramping up a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and hiring 100 lawyers. The firm analyzes e-mails and electronic documents for law firms and corporate legal departments. They have already [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 24, 2009
BuckleySandler, founded in March when two Skadden partners left the firm’s Washington DC office, has grown to 55 lawyers with the addition of two lawyers. Stephen Ambrose Jr. joins from GE Capital, where he was general counsel of the consumer finance unit. He will be managing partner of the firm’s new New York office. He earned [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Two weeks ago, we reported that New York State’s Appellate Division had ruled, giving lawmakers 90 days to adjust judicial compensation to reflect a 30% increase in the cost of living since 1998. This week, New York Supreme Court Justice Edward H. Lehner ruled in agreement with his colleague, and ordered New York’s governor and lawmakers [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Two women-owned law firms in the Albany, New York area have merged. Delmar’s LaFave Firm and Latham’s Latimer/Stroud will become LaFave, Latimer, Stroud & Jerome. The new, eleven-person firm will be based in Latham. LaFave focused on personal injury, while Latimer/Stroud was a general practice. LaFave, Latimer, Stroud & Jerome LLP is a general practice law firm. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 3, 2009
New York State’s 1,300 judges have not had a pay raise in a decade. Now the state’s Appellate Division, 1st Department has ruled on the issue, giving lawmakers 90 days to adjust judicial compensation to reflect a 30% increase in the cost of living since 1998. The state legislature’s failure to give the state’s judges a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
Pennsylvania law firm Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino is merging with New Jersey’s Norris McLaughlin & Marcus. The merger goes into effect next Monday. Each office will keep it’s original name. The new firm will be the largest independent business law firm in the region, with 150 lawyers across offices in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Bridgewater, New Jersey; and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Buffalo, New York law firm Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel is offering a voluntary buyout program for 38 of its support staff. Eligible employees have until May 15th to apply for the firm’s “voluntary separation” program, which offers “salary continuation” for a period of time depending on employees’ years of service. The firm has 60 full-time support staffers, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 26, 2009
London’s Clifford Chance today laid off 24 of its New York associates. It is expected that the firm will announce further layoffs shortly. Also, incoming associates will be deferred to January and October 2010. Just yesterday the firm voted to implement a plan to restructure its partnership. If you possess any inside info about layoffs at Clifford Chance, [...]
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