More Layoffs at Chicago’s Neal Gerber
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, a Chicago-based law firm with about 200 lawyers, cut nearly 10% of its attorneys. The firm…
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister Adds 8 to Dayton Office
The Dayton, Ohio office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister has added eight new lawyers. The firm is bringing on all…
Hausfeld Poaches Four UK Lawyers From Former Firm
Hausfeld LLP, which launched in November after Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll voted out name partner Michael Hausfeld, announced this…
Dechert Sees Revenues, Profits Down
Philadelphia's Dechert has become the latest Am Law 100 firm to announce a decline in revenues and profits for 2008.…
ABA Lowers Ethics Requirement for Lateral Hiring
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted yesterday to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of…
Texas Firms Made Fewer Lateral Hires in 2008
The National Law Journal reports that lateral movements were down in Texas last year. Nineteen of the state's 25 largest…
Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Team Moves to Proskauer Rose
Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn to co-chair its bankruptcy group, attorney Jeff Marwil is leaving to join…
King & Spalding Adds IP Partners in Austin, London
King & Spalding announced today a significant expansion of its intellectual property practice with the addition of three new partners.…
ATL: IP Partners Ankle Latham & Watkins
Tipsters are telling Above the Law that two intellectual property partners at Latham & Watkins are leaving, and setting up…
Gibson Dunn Revenues Up, No Layoffs Planned
Am Law 100 firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher reports that gross revenue rose 5.4% to $957 million in 2008. Gibson…
Winston & Strawn Revenues Up, Profits Flat
Chicago-based Winston & Strawn saw revenues grow 6.7% to $744 million last year. Profits dipped slightly to $1.27 million, while…