Former Bush Solicitor General Returns to King & Spalding
Former Bush Administration Solicitor General Paul Clement is returning to the Washington, DC office of Atlanta's King & Spalding. "We…
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“Onslaught of Bankruptcies” Means Steady Increase in Law Jobs
From the AE Feldman Blog: Executive search firm, A.E. Feldman, says the surge in bankruptcies is creating opportunities for candidates…
Facebook Looking for [ ]Friendship, [ ]Dating, [X]Legal Counsel
Palo Alto, California-based social networking web site Facebook is looking for private US law firms willing to help resolve an…
Automakers Retain Counsel to Mull Bankruptcy Options [Update]
General Motors has hired Harvey Miller of the New York law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges to help the beleaguered…
Blagojevich Owes Winston Strawn Over Half A Million Dollars
We reported yesterday that embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was no longer using Chicago's Winston Strawn to defend him against…
Small Firms Crushed By Layoff Wave
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a 75-attorney real estate firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, is laying off eight…
White & Case Lawyers Bill as Much as $1,260 an Hour
Over 70% percent of large law firms surveyed raised their billing rates this year, with one firm charging more than…
Heller Ehrman Sued By DC Office Landlord
On Heller Highwater blog, a "a support site for the professional support staff of a global law firm in turmoil":…
ABA: Law Firms Working on Collapsed M&A Deals May Never Get Paid
The ABA Journal reports: Law firms working on mergers and acquisitions typically get paid when and if a deal closes.…
Holland & Knight Snaps Up DC Lobbying Firm
Law firm Holland & Knight LLP is buying the assets of lobbying firm MARC Associates and adding the company's lobbyists…
Rumor: King & Spalding to Acquire Most Thacher Proffitt counsel [Update]
Via Law.com: Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood's…
Breaking: Goodwin Procter shedding associates
We hear from a reliable source that Boston's Goodwin Procter is asking some associates to leave for "performance reasons" -- but it's…