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Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:51:26 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, December 28, and here’s a look back at the news from last week.

Kirkland & Ellis paid out bonuses…

Newly released records detail Rothstein’s non profit activities…

Cravath confirmed that no new partners will be named this year…

A dozen lawyers have left Dickstein Shapiro….

A federal appelate court has upheld a large judgement against Microsoft….

and Weil Gotshal’s bonuses are out…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:28 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, November 19 and this is your quick look back at the headlines.

A judge in Louisiana held that the US Army is liable for some Katrina damage…

Google debuts its new case law database….

Winston & Strawn has two new offices in Asia…

David Hamilton is getting his up or down vote for confirmation…

and the ABA is looking for a new leader….

Tuesday Roundup

joshua — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories…

Morrison & Foerster lowers salaries for California associates…

Schulte Roth nabs five securities lawyers from Mayer Brown…

Six lawyers jump from Anderson Kill to Offit Kurman…

The DoJ has an Office of Vaccine Litigation? Yes, and it is hiring…

Skadden Arps picks up former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:30:35 +0000

Good morning! Here’s a look at yesterday’s news…

Covington & Burling announced its new partner class…

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Salazar v Buono…

Fenwick & West is paying new associates to go away…

and Belmont University is opening a new law school…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:15:48 +0000

Good morning everyone. Before we jump into the Monday grind, here’s a quick look back at Friday’s news…

Katten moved up the start dates for some of its incoming associates…

Altman Weil says 3rd quarter law firm mergers are up…

David Shapiro, founding partner of Dickstein Shapiro, has passed away…

Wildman Harrold has rescinded offers to some of its incoming associates…

and Cooley Godward has let some staffers go…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:25:59 +0000

Good morning one and all! For what seems like the 100th day in a row, the biggest story in the blawgosphere yesterday was Roman Polanski. If you haven’t been following it, you can read about it here…

Meanwhile, on the business end of the law, things were a bit slower. We do have the following stories for you from yesterday….

Patton Boggs adds a former FCC Chariman to its roster…

Cohen Milstein starts a public client practice with the help of a former DC Attorney General…

and the FTC stopped taking applications from attorneys ahead of the scheduled deadline…

Thursday Roundup

joshua — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:02:13 +0000

This week the news is coming in spurts. Monday was a slow day, Tuesday busy, and Wednesday things slowed down again. If today stays true to form it should be another fast paced day so check back here often!

Here’s what happened yesterday…

Kirkland & Ellis announced layoffs…

There’s speculation that Justice Stevens may be getting ready to retire from the Court…

and Sonnenschein makes some cuts…

Tuesday Roundup

joshua — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:19:43 +0000

Monday was a slow news day. The biggest story of the day was one we wrote about on Friday thanks to a heads up from an anonymous tipster…

Cooley picked up three new partners in Palo Alto…

Dewey & LeBoeuf and Paul Hastings were involved in the Disney/Marvel deal…

and the Florida Bar will be screening the Facebook pages of some applicants….