AmLaw: Cadwalader Still #1 for Layoffs
The American Lawyer has updated its list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than…
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Cadwalader Offering Contract Work for Associates on Sabbatical
Earlier this month, Cadwalader told 34 junior associates they could accept a one year, unrestricted sabbatical. or leave the firm.…
Cadwalader Offers Sabbaticals to 34 Associates
Cadwalader, the AmLaw 200 firm that leads in percentage laid off, has asked 34 junior associates to accept a one…
AmLaw: Cadwalader #1 for Layoffs
The American Lawyer has assembled a list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than…
March 9th Worst Day for Law Firm Layoffs So Far
Despite the fact that February 12th is still known as Black Thursday and generally considered the worst day for law…
Many Firms Involved in LyondellBasell Bankruptcy Proceedings
In the wake of chemical giant LyondellBasell filing for Chaptel 11, several top firms in the United States and the…
Report: Women Still Not Making Partner
According to a report released by the San Francisco-based Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law firms, only…
Breaking: Cadwalader to Sue Departing Partners
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has threatened seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement. The partners,…
Simmons: You’re Hired! Wait — Can You Come Back Later?
Simmons & Simmons has asked its March 2009 trainees to consider deferring until 2010. The firm offered its 17 trainees…
Cadwalader Loses Partner; Fires Associates in New York, Charlotte
New York City's Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, America's oldest law firm, has lost another partner from its Manhattan office as…
Greenberg Traurig Adds Haynes to Bankruptcy Practice
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig has added Nathan A. Haynes to its New York office as a shareholder in…
Update: Cadwalader Losses Worse than Reported
When we wrote about seven Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft partners walking out, we reported that America's most elderly law firm…