San Francisco based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced Wednesday that as of this year it will no longer publish its average profit per partner. Profit per partner, long seen as the standard way to measure…
High-profile Washington lawyer Lanny J. Davis, a former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, is leaving McDermott Will & Emery after just seven months to form his own firm. Davis,…
Peter Zeughauser, consultant to law firms and former general counsel of the Irvine Company has suggested that ‘Big Law’ may need to rethink the pay structure for associates, according to…
King & Spalding added to its professional liability and securities litigation practices with the addition of two partners formerly of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Kenneth Y. Turnbull joins King &…
King & Spalding is adding three partners to its litigation practice. Trial lawyers James J. Capra Jr. and James P. Cusick will join the firm’s New York office and Diana…
Lori Kalani is leaving DISH Network, where she is currently senior counsel and director of government affairs, and joining Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Kalani will be part of Orrick’s government…
Since the start of the recession, law firms have increasingly turned to alternative fee agreements to keep business flowing in. Now Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has signed what might be…
This is not you normal pair of lawyers. Lanny Davis was White House special counsel under Bill Clinton and acted as a spokesman for the President on matters ranging from…
The American Lawyer has updated its list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than 3,067 attorney jobs have been cut, or 2.75%. Here are…
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