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Former Senator Mel Martinez Joins DLA Piper

Senator Mel Martinez (R) of Florida, who resigned his seat last month, has joined DLA Piper as a partner. Martinez,…

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Former Republican Congressman and Majority Leader Richard Keith "Dick" Armey has resigned…

DLA Piper's Frankfurt office has brought on a three-lawyer team from Clifford Chance . Juergen Taschke joins as partner, to…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the US legal services industry lost another 2,700 jobs in July, a…

Shearman & Sterling has hired on three new partners. Antitrust litigator Edward B. Schwartz, formerly a Shearman & Sterling associate,…

DLA Piper is deferring its current summer associates to January 2011 at least, and will offer a voluntary deferral to…

Blawgs are reporting on rumors that global law juggernaut DLA Piper plans to force out some equity partners. The finance…

Hangley Aronchick has hired six lawyers away from DLA Piper's Philadelphia office. The group is headed by Ronald P. Schiller,…

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Salem Katsh joins Schnader Harrison from private practice as as a partner…

This week in law firm layoffs: Eckert Seamans: 90 lawyers Hogan & Hartson: 30 lawyers Clifford Chance: 50 lawyers DLA…

San Francisco, California's Howard Rice cut all associate salaries by 10% last month. Incoming associate salaries were cut from $160,000…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: DLA Piper confirms that it laid off 21 lawyers and 100 staff yesterday...…