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Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:25:56 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, January 12, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories.

Thomas Russo has been offered the GC job at AIG…

A court in New York has rejected the SEC’s attempt to broaden its case against B of A…

Another 2100 legal jobs were lost in December, according to the BLS…

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked broadcasts of the proposition 8 trial…

and Latham & Watkins is opening an office in Houston…

Morning Roundup

joshua — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:26:11 +0000

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 5, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news.

Three partners moved from Baker Hostetler to Cozen O’Connor…

There was a gunfight in a Las Vegas courthouse….

Arnold & Porter announced a salary thaw and bonuses…

and Latham & Watkins opened an office in Beijing…

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joshua — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:00 +0000

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 pair of laterals in New York…

and Orrick picks up one…

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joshua — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:34:33 +0000

Good morning everyone! It’s Tuesday, December 8, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s headlines…

Kirkland & Ellis is under new management…

A transgender teen is suing McDonald’s…

There’s a new round of layoffs at DLA Piper’s middle east offices…

and Mayer Brown has asked some of its incoming associates to voluntarily defer their start dates…

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joshua — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:17 +0000

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s news.

The Chicago school district has been ordered to allow students immediate transfers in the wake of the killing of a student…

Proskauer Rose has a new class of partners…

Jackson Lewis opened a new office in Cincinnati…

Merger talks continue, but partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have settled on a name….

and Reed Smith is asking non equity partners to cough up…

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joshua — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories…

Morrison & Foerster lowers salaries for California associates…

Schulte Roth nabs five securities lawyers from Mayer Brown…

Six lawyers jump from Anderson Kill to Offit Kurman…

The DoJ has an Office of Vaccine Litigation? Yes, and it is hiring…

Skadden Arps picks up former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt…

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joshua — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:54:41 +0000

Good morning everyone! Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s news…

Crowell & Moring is asking staff to voluntarily resign…

Kelley Drye picks up two big names from Bryan Cave…

DLA Piper confirms they will pay associate bonuses this year…

The legal sector lost about 2,000 jobs in September…

and the Supreme Court has begun its new term…

Tuesday Roundup

joshua — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:05:46 +0000

Good morning! Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s news…

LA Mayor Villaregosa’s deputy chief of staff moves to the private sector…

Alston & Bird has deferred its deferrals….

Dewey & LeBoeuf picked up a pair of partners from Stroock…

and the government is investigatinginsurance company Humana over some political advertisements…

Tuesday Roundup

joshua — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:19:43 +0000

Monday was a slow news day. The biggest story of the day was one we wrote about on Friday thanks to a heads up from an anonymous tipster…

Cooley picked up three new partners in Palo Alto…

Dewey & LeBoeuf and Paul Hastings were involved in the Disney/Marvel deal…

and the Florida Bar will be screening the Facebook pages of some applicants….