2458 ABA Journal Large Firm articles.
Updated: The conventional wisdom is that Howrey failed because of a quick expansion and partner dissatisfaction spurred by fluctuating profits and a lack of transparency.
Mar 21, 2011 12:16 PM CDT
Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher has died at the age of 85.
The cause of death was kidney and bladder cancer, according to an announcement by Christopher’s law firm,…
Mar 21, 2011 11:18 AM CDT
After lateral hiring stalled at law firms in 2009, it got a big jump start in 2010.
Lateral hiring increased by 38 percent last year, mostly fueled by a 61…
Mar 21, 2011 10:30 AM CDT
A Vinson & Elkins bankruptcy partner had a court win in Houston on Tuesday that could add $116 million to his bank account.
D. Bobbitt Noel Jr. was a plaintiff…
Mar 18, 2011 1:07 PM CDT
Several large U.S. law firms have temporarily closed their offices in Tokyo, while others that didn’t formally shut down are helping their personnel who want to work elsewhere.
Executives at…
Mar 18, 2011 12:05 PM CDT
Lawyers aren’t supposed to stop working on cases without filing motions to withdraw.
But that’s what attorney David J. Stern reportedly has said he plans to do, at the end…
Mar 17, 2011 10:07 PM CDT
Howrey didn’t have to fail, a consultant tells the American Lawyer.
But low pay, as the firm’s income plummeted over the past two years, exacerbated a crisis…
Mar 17, 2011 5:07 PM CDT
It isn’t easy for out-of-state lawyers to get admitted to practice, even temporarily, in Delaware.
So, tired of hiring local counsel on a regular basis, megafirm DLA Piper is opening…
Mar 17, 2011 12:11 AM CDT
As Howrey calls it a day, the firm’s remaining lawyers are packing their bags.
Among them, a 32-attorney antitrust team including former vice chairman Sean F.X. Boland, the co-head of…
Mar 16, 2011 6:58 PM CDT
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