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Mayer Brown Loses Litigation Co-Chair To BuckleySander

Bloomberg: Former co-chair of Mayer Brown’s litigation practice, David S. Krakoff has been hired by BuckleySandler.  Another former Mayer partner,…

Baker & McKenzie Says So Long to Deferred Associates

Baker & McKenzie, which replaced Skadden atop the AM Law 100 with 2009 revenue of $2.11 billion, has formally parted…

Cadwalader Cleans Up at Atlas Awards

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s advisory work on the General Motors bankruptcy reorganization was among several transactions the firm earned top honors for…

Sidley’s Flagg Honored For Public Education Work

Sidley Austin’s Ronald Flagg, a partner and chair of the firm’s committee on pro bono and public interest law, was…

Dewey And LeBouef Files Amicus Brief On Behalf Mexico

Dewey and LeBouef's D.C. office has filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Mexican government, reports the…

New Real Estate Partner For Nixon Peabody

According to the site RealEstateRama, Nixon Peabodyhas brought Ross E. Eichberg on board.  Eichberg arrives as a partner in the…

Sidley Austin Names Albrecht New Asia Pacific Boss

Sidley Austin announced that Thomas W. Albrecht, a member of the firm’s management and executive committees, is relocating from its…

Survey Shows The Winds of Change in Legal Field

A wide-ranging Altman Weil survey released Tuesday offers some perspective on a multitude of issues currently facing law firms today.…

Troutman Sanders Adds Transactional Team in Orange County

International firm Troutman Sanders has bolstered its Southern California presence with the addition of a team of real estate finance…

Is Yet Another Merger Forthcoming?

Discussions are underway for what would potentially become the third transatlantic merger to take place this year, according to a…

International Legal Alliance Honors Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin’s international arbitration practice was named the best in the U.S. at the International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards…

Pillsbury Nabs Nixon Peabody Finance Team

A large group of finance and corporate attorneys from Nixon Peabody has left the firm to join the New York…