Good morning everyone! It’s Tuesday, December 15, and here’s a snapshot of yesterday’s news… Loeb & Loeb is opening in Washington… The Supreme Court will review a government employee’s right to privacy for text messages received on government owned equipment… Zico is setting up shop in Australia, the first Asian firm to do so… Seyfarth Shaw gets a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 14, 2009
Simeon Spencer is leaving the London office of Morgan Lewis and, along with associate Anna Margolis, joining Seyfarth Shaw in New York. The two new arrivals will join the firm’s International Labor & Employment Practice Group. Although they will be working out of New York, Spencer’s focus will remain on European multi-jurisdictional labor [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 23, 2009
Good morning everyone! As we head into Thanksgiving week, things have slowed down a bit. Here’s a look back at the end of last week. Seyfarth Shaw has redeferred half of its incoming class and cut salaries for all first years… Wilkie Farr and Simpson Thatcher have both put out their bonus schedules…. Scott Rothstein has [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 20, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw has told half of its deferred associates that they will not be starting in January as planned. Instead, they are being redeferred to October 2010, and will receive a stipend of $2000 dollars per month starting in January. If that wasn’t enough bad news, Seyfarth is also cutting the salaries of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Arthur Don and Nancy Schimmel have joined Greeberg Traurig as partners in the firm’s Chicago office. Don and Schimmel are both part of the coporate and securities practice group. In Atlanta, Cindy J.K. Davis is a new partner in the financial institutions and business reorganization & bankruptcy practices. Arthur Don comes to Greeberg from [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 24, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw has added lawyers to its intellectual property and corporate & finance groups in Atlanta, Georgia. Jack D. Todd joins as a partner from Morris, Manning & Martin. His practice concentrates on patent and trademark prosecution, strategic counseling, enforcement and protection of IP, transactional, licensing, opinion, and clearance. His JD is from Duke University School [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 3, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw, which laid off 50 people in May, has announced it will not host a Summer associate program in 2010. The firm stressed that the cancellation is a one-time decision, and is not permanent. It will also continue to hire from law schools. Last year’s Summers will start in either January or October 2010, and this [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 18, 2009
Eckert Seamans has picked up two Seyfarth Shaw partners for its real estate practice. Ralph Stone and Rachel Gould join Eckert Seamans in Boston. Stone will handle commercial, industrial, and residential properties. He earned his JD from Harvard Law School. Gould will represent parties in commercial real estate matters. She earned her law degree from Northeastern University School [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: US District Court Judge Bruce Kauffman is stepping down next week, and will join Philadelphia’s Elliott Greenleaf law firm. Kauffman will co-chair the firm’s executive committee. He is a former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. Paul Battaglia joins Williams Kastner in Seattle as of counsel. He handles real estate, leasing, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 6, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw, which last week brought on a new team of corporate and technology partners from Alston & Bird, is expanding its Atlanta office with lawyers poached from Troutman Sanders. Robert C. Stevens joins as a partner in Seyfarth Shaw’s Labor & Employment Department. He concentrates his practice on litigation and counseling matters involving employment discrimination, [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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