A former associate of Nixon Peabody has filed an employment discrimination suit against the international law firm, saying that he was fired last year because of his gender, race and…
A litigation privilege recognized in a California statutory scheme intended to protect citizen participation in civic matters didn’t apply to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a nonequity partner against…
Some rumors had put the drop in partner profits at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft at 50 percent. So the news of a 30 percent decline doesn’t seem all that bad.
The employment law firm Littler Mendelson managed to boost profits per equity partner by 3 percent and revenue per lawyer by 5 percent, the highest increases out of seven San…
With law firm layoffs seemingly snowballing and major international firms making capital calls on partners and predicting flat profits at best, the economic outlook in the legal arena right now…
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has confirmed that the Chicago-based law firm has laid off “approximately” 10 attorneys. About half are non-equity partners and the rest are associates.
For seven years, Gary H. Green II handled labor and employment matters as an associate in the Los Angeles office of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. Now he is…
The drop in the stock market is likely to make many lawyers think twice about taking retirement. At the same time, firms squeezed by the economic downturn can’t afford the…
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