A New York judge has allowed a suit against Schulte Roth & Zabel that claims the law firm helped the co-founder of a startup breach his fiduciary duty to the…
Continuing its merger-fueled growth spurt, a large midwestern law firm is about to become bigger, almost doubling the size of its Cleveland office via a combination with Aug 8, 2008 3:40 PM CDT
A New York appeals court has upheld a Rochester law firm’s decision to fire a paralegal who defied a policy that banned smoke breaks for hourly employees.
A Pennsylvania nonprofit that claims it was overbilled by Reed Smith in a routine employment discrimination defense that was originally estimated at $50,000 and eventually racked up…
A nine-lawyer team has defected from the West Palm Beach office of Florida’s Becker & Poliakoff, citing mismanagement, and has opened a new office there for…
Former ABA President Karen Mathis is taking a one-year sabbatical from her law firm partnership in order to serve as CEO and executive director of the Aug 6, 2008 6:38 PM CDT
Barnes & Thornburg is eliminating its summer associate program in Chicago, at least for next year, because it’s now so easy to hire first-year associates.
A bankruptcy trustee contends that the law firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell failed to prevent the founder of a now-defunct Atlanta investment firm from embezzling from his clients.
The husband of a law school dean who was named Ohio’s attorney general has retired from his law firm after questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Midlevel associates are most satisfied with their compensation at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which paid huge bonuses last winter ranging from $175,000 to $215,000. That compares to median New…
Updated: A New York judge has tossed several counts of a lawsuit filed by a former associate who claimed Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe reneged on a promise to make him…
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft may face recruiting problems after the combined layoffs of 131 lawyers, but chairman W. Christopher White has no regrets about beefing up the law firm’s real-estate…
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