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……
Chambers’ has awarded Sullivan & Cromwell for its excellence in the field of Energy Projects. The firm was singled out as a leader in the development and finance of Oil…
The decision by the SEC to file civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs has been big news over the last week or so. On Wednesday, Reuters provided a profile of…
A survey released Monday by Project for Attorney Retention shows law firms have “made significant advances in retaining and promoting their women lawyers” during the last year. According to the…
The National Association for Law Placement set up a commission to examine the way big firms recruit summer associates at top law schools and to recommend changes. Both firms and…
Weil Gotshal is paying most of its associates on the Sullivan & Cromwell scale – $7500 for the first years up to $33k for the most senior – but some…
Same song, different singer. Dewey & LeBoeuf will follow the Cravath bonus scale (not the slightly better Sullivan & Cromwell scale). $5-$30k depending on class year. Cravath bonuses were announced…
After 10 years at the helm, Rodgin Cohen is stepping down as chairman of New York’s Sullivan & Cromwell. Corporate real estate partner Joseph Shenker will take over the management…
Two more firms have announced bonus schedules. Fried Frank’s bonuses for New York associates look and feel a lot like the Sullivan & Cromwell bonuses, which were of course a…
Up until this week, the scale for bonuses seemed pretty set in stone with every firm falling in lockstep with Cravath. But earlier this week Sullivan & Cromwell dared to…
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