Paul Hastings plans to shrink its Manhattan office space by about 25 percent when it moves into a new location in 2016, despite plans to add lawyers to its roster.
Bingham McCutchen could lose London managing partner James Roome along with several other international partners if the firm pursues merger talks with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, according to a published…
A Georgia judge has ordered Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan to pay $175,000 in attorney fees, saying the firm had a strategy of trying to “litigate [the] plaintiff to death.”
It’s no secret that the legal industry has undergone a radical shift over the last few years as clients are demanding better, faster and cheaper legal service.
A Jones Day partner won’t have to write “I will not make frequent deposition interruptions” 100 times, but the firm will have to make amends with U.S. District Judge Mark…
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Chairman Andrew Smulian expects Akerman’s new R&D department to serve “as a catalyst for breakthrough thinking.” Photo by Sonya Revell.
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