Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, March 8, and here’s a quick look back at Friday’s news… The Rosen Law Firm files a class action suit against Electronic Game Card,Inc…. Rumors of Chief Justice John Robert’s retirement originates in a law school classroom… Job losses in the legal sector continue to decline… Industrial hog producers Premium Standard Farms are [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 5, 2010
The D.C. Court of Appeals reversed a wrongful termination suit filed by former Reed Smith associate Danielle Cesarano in 2003 according to The Legal Times Blog. Cesarano complained that the firm didn’t sufficiently accommodate a disability she developed when she burned and injured her hand at a Reed Smith trial training program. Cesarano alleged that [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 26, 2010
A new survey conducted by “Legal Week” finds that lateral partner hiring by U.S. firms in London fell to its lowest level last year since 2004. Hiring trends at 37 of the biggest U.S. and trans-Atlantic firms show that just 59 lateral partner moves were made in 2009. Many firms were reluctant to expand with [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 29, 2010
Good morning everyone and TGIF! Today is Friday, January 29. Last night we were saddened to hear of the passing of Robert Joffe, the former presiding partner at Cravath, and extend our condolences to his friends, family and colleagues… Here’s a look back at the other headlines from Thursday… The Supreme Court of Nevada has [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
Reed Smith had revenue of $942 million in 2009, a four-percent decrease from 2008’s $980 million. But on the brighter side, efforts to reduce expenses resulted in profits per equity partner to rise seven percent to $1 million. Global managing partner Gregory Jordan called 2009 “a very difficult year” for all law firms. “For Reed Smith, this [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, January 28, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines… President Obama took on the Supreme Court in last night’s State of the Union… James O’Keefe’s lawyer says his client was not trying to bug Senator Landrieu’s phones… Reed Smith picked up two corporate partners in New York… Four partners jumped from [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reed Smith has added two partners to its corporate and securities group in New York. Michael Smith, whose practice focuses on corporate and securities law with regards to international financing moved from Patton Boggs. Kenneth Regensburg, who moved from White & Case, has a practice focused on M&A, public capital markets, private equity, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news. The Chicago school district has been ordered to allow students immediate transfers in the wake of the killing of a student… Proskauer Rose has a new class of partners… Jackson Lewis opened a new office in Cincinnati… Merger talks continue, but partners at Hogan [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, or so the expression goes. Now Reed Smith is asking much the same of its non equity partners. Non equity partners are being asked to contribute as much as 15% of their base salary to the company or risk losing partnership status. Gregory Jordan, the firm’s [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Today is Wednesday, November 11. At 11 am on November 11, 1918, all fighting stopped in World War 1 and Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day Armistice Day. It wasn’t until Veterans started to return from World War 2 that the day became a day to celebrate all of our vets. Here’s a look back [...]
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