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Obama Hires Am Law 100′s Top Legal Earners

The American Lawyer reports that new Obama administration appointees Eric Holder Jr., Jeh Johnson, Ronald Kirk and Tom Vilsack raked in the cash while working for Am Law 100 firms.…

Venable Partner Recalls Landing in Hudson River

The American Lawyer has an interview with Venable partner James Hanks Jr., who was on board US Airways Flight 1549 when it landed in the Hudson River last Thursday. The…

Cadwalader Profits Plummet 30% in 2008

Cadwalader Profits Plummet 30% in 2008

The American Lawyer reports that America’s oldest law firm, Manhattan’s Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, saw its average profits per equity partner fall more than 30% in 2008. Cadwalader’s equity partners…

Am Law Announces Top Litigation Boutique of the Year: Bartlit Beck

Am Law has announced their Litigation Boutique of the Year Winner: Chicago’s Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP. No hourly fees, no leverage, no laterals. And Bartlit Beck’s lawyers…

Thacher Proffitt Dissolves; Sonnenschein Rescues 100 [Update]

Chicago’s Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has announced it will hire 100 lawyers (NYT says 40) away from New York CIty’s Thacher Proffitt & Wood. Bailout talks with King & Spalding…

Associates’ Bonuses Drop In Bad Year For Legal Biz

From The American Lawyer: Want an early look at how law firms will end 2008? Check out their associate bonus memos. Of the 14 firms whose memos have made it…

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