For the first time, a court hearing has upheld one of the Bush administration’s programs of unwarranted surveillance. On Thursday, the court...
Akin Gump is laying off 65 staff across its US offices. No lawyers will be affected. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld...
The former business manager and secretary for Madison, Wisconsin lawyer Randall Skiles has been charged with embezzling at least $57,000 from early...
London-based Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is the second to announce a redundancy consultation, with 10 lawyers in its Hong Kong...
We previously reported that Philadelphia’s Blank Rome might lay off staff. Now it’s official. Blank Rome won’t officially reveal how many people...
Nixon Peabody has recruited as its China practice chair a former general counsel of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Henry Liu, who...
New York-based international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton saw both revenue and profits per partner rise in 2008. Gross revenue...
Former Nevada state Gaming Control Board member Mark Clayton is joining Nevada’s largest law firm, Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Clayton completed his...
Happy Weekend! Here are the top stories: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg has cut attorneys following annual performance reviews… Larry Stein, name partner...
Marc Dreier blew part of the $380 million he allegedly stole in failed investments, and used the rest to repay the funds,...
Philly’s Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll has laid off secretarial and administrative staff personnel, the second round of staff cuts at the...
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is not entitled to qualified...