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Ruden McClosky Not Dissolving Despite Departures

Last week 8 lawyers at Ruden McCloskey, including some prominent partners, left the firm for Adams and Reese. The firm…

Massive Defection at Dickstein Shapiro

Sources are reporting that anywhere from 12 to 15 lawyers are moving from Dickstein Shapiro to the neighboring office of…

Sotomayor Emerges as the Court’s Most Prolific Questioner

Nobody expected her to be a wallflower, but Justice Sotomayor has exceeded expectations when it comes to questioning lawyers during…

5259 Fewer Jobs at Top 250 Law Firms

According to a report issued by the National Law Journal, the top 250 law firms cut 5,259 attorney positions this…

Chicago’s Cozen O’Connor is Recruiting

The Chicago office of Philadelphia's Cozen O'Connor is recruiting, seeking to double its attorney workforce. Next year the office will…

Lewis & Roca Brings on Team from White & Case

Phoenix, Arizona-based Lewis & Roca has launched a new Mountain View, California law office, staffed with an intellectual property team…

Quarles & Brady Launches Sustainability Practice

Quarles & Brady LLP is launching a new practice group specializing in clean energy, climate change and sustainability law. Over…

Wolf Block Groups Join Nelson Mullins

Lawyers from the Washington, DC and Boston offices of now-defunct Wolf Block will join the Columbia, South Carolina office of…

Davis Wright Cuts Associate Salaries

Sources on the blawgosphere report that Seattle's Davis Wright Tremaine has cut associate salaries by 5%. The cut affects all…

WilmerHale Defers Start Dates, Offers $75,000

WilmerHale is deferring start dates for its 2009 associate class. Some associates will be deferred to January 20th, 2010, and…

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 3 to Labor & Employment Practice

Miami-based Akerman Senterfitt has brought a three-attorney group into its West Palm Beach labor & employment practice. David Spector and…

Legal Times to Merge with National Law Journal; Layoffs Expected

Legal Times is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined publication will focus on…