Implementing a restructuring plan announced earlier this year to deal with the dismal economy, Allen & Overy laid off about 250 lawyers and 200 staff today.
Too many lawyers are chasing too little work. And meanwhile a number of law firms are effectively serving as bankers for cash-strapped clients struggling in a difficult economy.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius is adding two health care partners and five associates from the Washington, D.C., office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal to its attorney roster. They include Scott…
The FBI raided a Pennsylvania lawyer’s office today, reportedly looking for records related to allegations that John Karoly defrauded an Allentown charity of $500,000.
A name partner and an associate of a five-attorney personal injury firm in Buffalo, N.Y., died in Ohio yesterday when their small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Cuyahoga…
Partners at the nation’s top 100 law firms began feeling the pinch last year, earning lower profits, on average, even as their law firms saw increased revenues.
After the recent governance changes at Mayer Brown, Vice Chair Paul Maher announced he will temporarily step away from the firm as he mulls other career options, which likely will…
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