Lynne M. Abraham, the former district attorney of Philadelphia, is set to join Archer & Greiner, P.C., as a partner based in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Abraham became the first woman to serve as Philadelphia’s district attorney when taking over the position in May 1991. Her duties at Archer & Greiner will include government relations, mediation, litigation [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 30, 2009
Drinker Biddle managed to avoid deferring its incoming associates this year by cutting salaries, as we reported back in May. Apparently that wasn’t enough, as sources are reporting more than twenty associates were laid off yesterday. So far, it appears litigators are safe, with most cuts coming from tax and corporate practice groups. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 19, 2009
Six attorneys are leaving Anderson Kill’s Philadelphia office and joining up with Offit Kurman, forming a new insurance recovery practice group there. This leavings Anderson Kill with four attorneys in Philadelphia, coming on the heels of last year’s departure of nine Philadelphia lawyers to Reed Smith. Last year’s move was part of a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 18, 2009
Decherthas hired four new attorneys for its Moscow office. One counsel and three associates are joining Dechert, who recently lost a Moscow attorney to Chadbourne. Oxana Peters, who comes aboard of counsel, along with associates Timur Djabbarov and Yuri Makhonin come from the firm Salans. Olga Watson is moving from Chadbourne and will split [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
In a year marked by layoffs, deferred start dates and low offer rates, this almost sounds like good news. Drinker Biddle made offers to 25 out of 37 summer associates, firm wide. While it’s certainly better than we’ve seen from some firms this year, it’s still a step back from last year [...]
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