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Former Apple GC Says He Will Help Bingham Better Understand Its Clients

Former Apple general counsel Daniel Cooperman is headed back to Bingham McCutchen, where one of his tasks will be helping the law firm better understand its corporate clients and their frenetic pace. The lesson he hopes to teach may be as simple as learning not to be offended when clients…

Mar 17, 2010 1:32 PM CDT

Ex-Partner and Ex-Associate Battle Anapol Schwartz PI Firm Over Pay

The pay war began when Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley voted to demote Howard Levin from the partnership to counsel status last year. He initially said he would accept, then, months later, changed his mind, according to a lawsuit the firm filed in Pennsylvania state court last year.…

Mar 16, 2010 4:52 PM CDT

Ex-DLA Piper Partner Tells UK Tribunal She Was Fired for Being Pregnant

A former partner at DLA Piper told a United Kingdom employment tribunal yesterday that the law firm was “an old boys’ club” that fired her because she was pregnant. Former real estate partner Sarah Sweeney alleged that the managing partner of the firm’s Liverpool office, Philip Rooney, said women who…

Mar 16, 2010 3:08 PM CDT

Some Associates Unprepared for Short ‘Shelf Life,’ Recruiter Says

Associates who enjoyed lockstep compensation and law schools that didn’t issue numerical grades may be unprepared for the competition in the new world of law firms, a legal recruiter says. A false sense of security can harm associates who fail to take charge of their careers, according to recruiter Michael…

Mar 16, 2010 12:39 PM CDT

Leader of Dissolving IP Boutique Joins Fenwick & West

A leader of dissolving intellectual property boutique Darby & Darby is headed to Fenwick & West. David Tellekson, managing principal of Darby’s Seattle office, will head Fenwick’s intellectual property litigation practice in Seattle, according to a press release. A client’s guide (PDF) issued last year by Chambers USA reports that…

Mar 16, 2010 12:09 PM CDT

When Not Working for Paying Clients, Lawyer Is Suing Officials ... and Growing Veggies

Larry Loigman has a general practice in New Jersey. But the 55-year-old Middletown practitioner is best-known for what amounts to volunteer work litigating against local government, reports the Asbury Park Press. From alleged fiscal mismanagement by government officials to illegal duck crossings, Loigman doesn’t hesitate to step in and file…

Mar 15, 2010 7:33 PM CDT

New Wiki Will Chronicle Legal Reforms Promoting Gender Equality

The International Models Project on Women’s Rights is unveiling a wiki—a collaborative online database—to chronicle gender equality legal reforms around the world. A prototype focuses on laws fighting acid attacks against women in Bangladesh, according to a press release and the ABA International Law Section page on ABAnet.org. When the…

Mar 11, 2010 5:03 PM CST

Quinn Emanuel Makes Kathleen Sullivan Name Partner

Partner John B. Quinn announced today that it’s changing its name to add its appellate chair, Kathleen Sullivan, as a name partner to the firm which is now known as Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. “Kathleen Sullivan would be on anyone’s list of the top three or four advocates practicing…

Mar 11, 2010 4:27 PM CST

After a Disappointing Year, Howrey Plans to Axe Up to 10% of Its Partners

Howrey is planning to oust up to 10 percent of its partners, a move that follows a year of disappointing revenue numbers. Howrey is expected to cut between 25 and 30 partners, most of them in the United States, Legal Week reports. The decision to make the cuts was made…

Mar 11, 2010 4:06 PM CST

GC’s Reaction Shows Why Good Cover Letters Can Make a Difference

Is a cover letter worth the effort? Career experts say they can help a job seeker stand out or help explain a gap in a resumé. The best cover letters are tailored to the employer and the position sought, hiring managers tell the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.). It helps…

Mar 11, 2010 12:00 PM CST

Tort Lawyer, Onetime Reservist Plays Army Col. in ‘Green Zone’

Allen Vaught, a lawyer at Baron & Budd in Dallas, a state representative and former U.S. Army reserves captain with a Purple Heart will make his debut on the big screen Friday in the Green Zone, starring Matt Damon. Vaught has a brief speaking part in the film, which is…

Mar 11, 2010 12:02 AM CST

White-Collar Team Defects to Arnold & Porter from Arent Fox

Three white-collar criminal defense lawyers from Arent Fox left last week to join the Washington, D.C. office of Arnold & Porter. Partner John Nassikas III had chaired its white-collar defense and government investigations practice group at Arent Fox and will head the white-collar group at Arnold & Porter, the Blog…

Mar 10, 2010 10:16 PM CST

Two More Orrick Partners Jump to King & Spalding

Two more partners have jumped from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to King & Spalding. Kenneth Turnbull will work in King & Spalding’s professional liability and securities litigation practice in Washington, D.C., the National Law Journal reports. He represents accounting firms in securities proceedings and investigations. A second Orrick partner joining…

Mar 10, 2010 5:14 PM CST

Lawyer Who Changed Her Own Career Now Coaches Others

Anna Rappaport figured out that she didn’t like lawyering about five years ago, halfway through a one-year clerkship. Friends told Rappaport to stay the course, but she ignored their advice and quit, the Washington Post reports. Then she plotted her next move, networking with a law professor and the chief…

Mar 10, 2010 11:30 AM CST

Dewey Lays Off 30 Administrative Staffers

Dewey & LeBoeuf announced today in a firmwide memo that 30 administrative staff members in its Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., offices have been laid off. The memo, obtained by Above the Law and confirmed as correct by Dewey & LeBoeuf to the ABA Journal said that…

Mar 9, 2010 11:02 PM CST