Partners at the United Kingdom law firm Clifford Chance voted yesterday to approve a partnership restructuring that will force some of their own out the door.
Adding to an ongoing trend of looking to the Middle East for new legal business, two major international law firms are establishing a bigger foothold in Dubai.
The chairman of Philadelphia law firm Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis says the economic downturn is increasing the pressure on partners to work harder and generate revenue.
Despite the dismal economy, McCarter & English hasn’t needed to make any attorney layoffs to stay on sound financial footing. In fact, the well-known Northeastern law…
Plaintiffs in a securities fraud case filed over the collapse of Refco Inc. can’t hold an international law firm defendant liable for alleged aiding and abetting, a federal judge in…
Morgan & Finnegan filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, as news reports emerged that its bank accounts had been frozen and its severance checks were…
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is joining Debevoise & Plimpton, surprising observers who suspected he would rejoin his former law firm, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
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