Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, August 12th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories. The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms will hold its diversity conference in Washington D.C…. Boies, Schiller & Flexner partner Zack takes reins as ABA president… Vault.com ranked Ropes & Gray as the “Best Firm to Work For” for [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Vault.com has ranked Ropes & Gray as the “Best Firm to Work For” for the second year in a row. In revealing the rankings, Vault.com said, “Ropes & Gray manages…to combine a high level practice with a collegial and respectful culture. The “quality of life” rankings were determined using a formula that weighed several categories, including [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 5, 2010
For the second year in a row, Carlton Fields ranked No. 1 in the category of Overall Diversity in the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2011 edition). Hughes Hubbard & Reed, which last year ranked 18th in diversity, leapfrogged to No. 2. According to a press release from Carlton Fields, the firm ranked [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 30, 2010
AM Law Daily provided some encouraging news Friday in a preview of the upcoming summer hiring season. According to its reporting, summer associate class-size is expected to show significant increases in some cases among the more prestigious firms. Cravath, Swaine & Moore, which has a summer class size of 23 now, is expected to increase its [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 1, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, July 1st. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan ended her Senate testimony… Lindquist & Vennum attorney John A. Chanin was named president-elect of The Faculty of Federal Advocates… Greenberg Traurig’s Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group received the Global M&A Network’s 2010 Turnaround Atlas Award… Four McKool Smith [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Nixon Peabody has announced the arrival of new partner Kari K. Harris. Ms. Harris, who joins the firm from Ropes & Gray, comes to the firm’s private equity fund practice at its Boston office, says Franchise Law News. Her focus is the representation of private investment funds in connection with their fundraising, as well as [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 14, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, June 14th. Here’s a quick recap of Friday’s stories. For the second year running, Chambers honored Dechert LLP with the Award for Excellence in Product Liability… McDermott Will & Emery was selected as Chambers’ Winner For Health Team Of The Year… Chambers named Ropes & Gray number one in the field of intellectual property for [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 11, 2010
If your company needs top notch representation to protect its intellectual property, then look no further than the Boston based Ropes & Gray LLP. Chambers’ has named it number one in the field for 2010. Its USA publication, available today, ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. With [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 26, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, March 26, and before we head into the weekend let’s take a look back at yesterday’s headlines… All 60 members of UCI’s inaugural class have landed summer jobs… Morris Manning & Martin has established a foothold in South America by forging an alliance with a Brazilian firm… A federal judge has rejected [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 25, 2010
A genetic research laboratory is seeking up to $82.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Ropes & Gray in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In the suit, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory alleges they were denied a patent application because a partner at Ropes & Gray plagiarized language from a [...]
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