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Bullivant Closes Sacto Office, Most Join Locke Lord

Bullivant Houser Bailey shut down its office in Sacramento this week and the majority of attorneys there moved over to…

Spring Bonuses at WilmerHale

Like so many of its counterparts, WilmerHale announced that associates will receive a spring bonus to be paid on April…

Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole

Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian Christian who shot and killed Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole yesterday.  This was…

Legal Issues Piling up for Prince

It's rough being an international celebrity and a rock and roll icon these days.  It seems everyone wants a piece…

Congress Agrees on Stopgap Budget Measure

Without an agreement on spending, the Federal Government would shut down on Thursday.  It appears that this will be avoided…

Democrats Introduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Under current law, the Supreme Court is exempt from certain ethics rules that govern judges on lower courts, including rules…

Barnes & Thornburg Opening in LA with Laterals from Akin Gump

With shiny new digs on Santa Monica Blvd, Barnes & Thornburg has moved into California with a Los Angeles office staffed…

Gibson Dunn Surged Past Several Milestones in 2010

Even during the worst of the financial crisis, Gibson Dunn managed to post increases in key financial numbers, with a 1.6%…

Bracewell & Giuliani’s Shocking Client

Bracewell & Giuliani, an international law firm that bears the name of former New York Mayor and Republican presidential candidate…

Shearman & Sterling Jumps on the Spring Bonus Bandwagon

We spent much of the first half of winter bemoaning the sorry state of associate bonuses which held firm at…

Josheph Flom Dead at 87

Joseph Flom passed away last night in a New York hospital from hear failure.  The last living named partner at…

Assange Loses Extradition Battle

Julian Assange, the founder and chief editor of Wikileaks, can be extradited to Sweden.  Such is the finding of a…