Holme Roberts Expands White Collar Team
Holme Roberts & Owen is expanding its White Collar and Securities Litigation practice. Cliff Stricklin joins in Denver as practice…
Securities and Exchange Commission
Covington & Burling Brings on Lawyers [Correction]
Covington & Burling has brought on Demetrios Kouzoukas and David Kornblau. Kouzoukas was principal associate deputy secretary of the Department…
SEC Still Hunting to Fill Legal Positions
US Securities and Exchange Chairman Mary Schapiro has named David Becker, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, as…
SEC’s Colby Joins Davis Polk & Wardwell
Robert Colby, the Securities and Exchange Commission's deputy director of the division of trading & markets, will leave the agency…
Goodwin Procter Expands Financial Group
Boston's Goodwin Procter today added two nationally-recognized attorneys to its Financial Services Group. Robert M. Kurucza joins as co-chair, bringing…
Paul Weiss Enjoys Solid 2008
Am Law 100 firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison had a solid 2008, with both revenue and profits on…
Cleary Gottlieb Clearly Did Well in 2008
New York-based international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton saw both revenue and profits per partner rise in 2008.…
Hahn & Hessen Announces New Partners
New York's Hahn & Hessen LLP has announced that Daniel M. Ford and Edward L. Schnitzer have been made partners…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Wants $100,000 a Day — Judge Says “No”
A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm…
Paul Hastings Associate Charged in Insider Trading Scheme
An associate of Los Angeles' Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker was charged in a $4.8 million insider trading scheme involving a…
Attorney General Recuses Self from Madoff Probe
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has recused himself from the Department of Justice probe into the Madoff investment scandal. Mukasey's…
Judge Questions Dewey & LeBoeuf’s $600 Per Hour
Manhattan federal judge Denny Chin would like to know how New York City's Dewey Cheatham & Howe & LeBoeuf can…