Ropes & Gray is launching a new office in London, slated to open in January of next year. The office will be led by Maurice Allen and Michael Goetz who are moving over from White & Case. Two senior partners from the US, Newcomb Stillwell and David Chapin, will also join the London [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Tax partner Stephen E. Shay is leaving Ropes & Gray to join the US Treasury as deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs. Before joining Ropes & Gray in 1987, Shay was international tax counsel for the Treasury. Meanwhile, Mark Popofsky joins Ropes & Gray in Washington DC as co-head of the antitrust practice group. He was [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Ropes & Gray, which in July deferred its 2009 summer associates to “no earlier than January 2011,” is offering those associates a public interest fellowship worth $60,000. The firm would not confirm rumors that every single one of its current summers was offered a job, but said there would be a “very high offer rate.” In addition [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 6, 2009
Boston-based Ropes & Gray, which in March deferred its 2009 associate class, is deferring its current summer associates to “no earlier than January 2011.” It is encouraging those deferred to find a public interest fellowship or a clerkship. There has been no mention of stipends. If you have any additional details about deferrals at Ropes & Gray, please [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Virtual Law Partners, which hired five new partners four weeks ago, has this week brought on four new partners for its commercial lending and intellectual property practices. David Lawson joins from Troutman Sanders, where he was a partner, to chair Virtual Law’s commercial lending practice. He earned his JD from the University of Southern California Law [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 30, 2009
This week in law firm layoffs: LG: 12 lawyers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: 14 lawyers Weil, Gotshal & Manges: 79 staff Snell & Wilmer: 40 staff Covington & Burling: undisclosed lawyers Ropes & Gray: 40 lawyers Total: 66 lawyers, 119 staff Previously: Week of May 17th: 40 lawyers, 118 staff Week of May 10th: 274 lawyers, 499 staff Week of May 3rd: 274 lawyers, 160 staff Week of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ropes & Gray, which deferred start dates in March, has let go between 30 and 40 associates. Blawgs are reporting that the layoffs include eight two first year associates. If you have any details, please send us a confidential tip! Ropes & Gray LLP is a national law firm with offices located in Boston, New York City, Palo [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 23, 2009
This week in (amazingly, thankfully few) law firm layoffs: Ropes & Gray: 40 lawyers Blake Lapthorn: 33 staff Addleshaw Goddard: 85 staff Charles Russell: undisclosed Total: 40 lawyers, 118 staff Previously: Week of May 10: 274 lawyers, 499 staff Week of May 3rd: 274 lawyers, 160 staff Week of April 26th: 352 lawyers, 220 staff, 70 undisclosed Week of April 19th: 61 lawyers, 184 staff Week [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 19, 2009
Boston-based Ropes & Gray is deferring start dates for the 2009 class, and is offering “new alternatives” to help associates “develop professionally” while there’s no work to do. The firm cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff, in late January. From the official memo: As you are aware, Ropes & Gray is, like all firms, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law firm layoffs since the economic meltdown began, the truth is it’s only the third worst day to date. Yesterday, March 9th, had the largest number of single day layoffs: White & Case announced 400 layoffs (although [...]
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