Sonnenschein senior counsel Larry Kocot will the be the interim leader of first lady Michelle Obama’s new health initiative, Partnership for a Healthier America. The focus of the initiative is childhood obesity. The Partnership for a Healthier America wants to facilitate collaboration between public and private entities to provide information about and improve accessibility to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
Lateral partner moves in biglaw reached an all-time high in 2009, according to The American Lawyer’s annual Lateral Report. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2,775 partners left or joined the biggest firms in the country, which is a 10.6 percent increase over the previous year. “This was and will continue to be both a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 25, 2010
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a terrific weekend. Today is Monday, January 25, and here’s a look back at Friday’s news. The plaintiff’s have rested their case in the prop 8 trial, and the defense will begin today… Cooley Godward thawed out salaries, and we look at the current state of the market [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Good morning everyone! It’s Wednesday, December 16, and here’s a quick look at yesterday’s news… Sonnenschein lays off some staff and abandons lockstep compensation…. WilmerHale also ditches lockstep…. Nixon Peabody associates get a last minute deferral… and the partnerships at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have approved the merger plans…
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 15, 2009
There are two unconnected stories coming out of Sonnenschein today. The first is that the firm has made staff cuts 14 days before Christmas. The firm has confirmed the staff layoffs to abovethelaw.com but no details were provided on the number of staff cut. No associates were cut. The firm also laid out the outlines [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
Good morning! Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s top stories… Katten picked up four litigatorsfrom Hunton & Williams… Andrew Cuomo and Bank of America continued their public squabble… Sonnenschein undergoes another round of layoffs…. Merger talks are over between Ice Miller and Greenbaum Doll… And the Department of Labor is hiring 250 investigators…
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 9, 2009
One week ago we reported on an unknown number of layoffs at Sonnenschein. Today we get word that the firm, whose name is German for “sunshine”, has let go of 10 income partners and as many as 20 other attorneys. No details yet on severance packages. The cuts came mostly in the real estate [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 3, 2009
This week the news is coming in spurts. Monday was a slow day, Tuesday busy, and Wednesday things slowed down again. If today stays true to form it should be another fast paced day so check back here often! Here’s what happened yesterday… Kirkland & Ellis announced layoffs… There’s speculation that Justice Stevens may be [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 2, 2009
A spokesman for Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal confirmed today that the firm has laid off some associates but has not verified a number. This comes on top of the companies decision back in May to reduce base salaries for associates and move toward a performance based compensation plan. Sonnenschein is meeting with its staff later [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Lathrop & Gage has hired two Sonnenschein partners to launch its new Chicago office, its 11th — and plans “aggressive recruiting.” Blaine Kimrey will be managing partner in Chicago, joining Lathrop’s intellectual property practice. He is joined by associate Bryan Clark. The oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River, Kansas City, Missouri’s Lathrop & Gage provides [...]
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