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Some London firms are reporting big jumps in revenue.
Ashurst reports an increase of 28 percent and SJ Berwin an increase of 23 percent, according to American…
May 11, 2007 1:02 PM CDT A controversial billboard put up by a small matrimonial law firm in Chicago has been removed, a week after it went up, allegedly because it lacked a proper permit. Featuring…
May 9, 2007 7:05 PM CDT Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog reports that white-shoe firm Cravath Swaine & Moore “has decided to scuff up its oxfords a bit” with the addition of a…
May 9, 2007 4:21 PM CDT Some corporate counsel fear hikes in associate pay could also raise their legal bills. Three more law firms announced yesterday that they will pay new California associates $160,000 a year,…
May 9, 2007 1:23 PM CDT In 2004, lawyers at Fish & Neave decided they needed to do something to stem the tide of partner defections and attract a suitable merger partner. By a majority vote,…
May 9, 2007 1:04 PM CDT The managing partner of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is stepping down to take a newly created job at the firm overseeing client development initiatives and lawyer recruitment and development. May 8, 2007 8:33 PM CDT Many London associates are getting pay hikes of around 15 percent. New pay will rise to $130,000 at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and to $128,000 at Linklaters and at Herbert Smith,…
May 7, 2007 12:44 PM CDT Two more California-based law firms have announced they will pay new associates $160,000 a year, matching New York salaries. O’Melveny & Myers and Morrison & Foerster will raise starting pay…
May 7, 2007 12:33 PM CDT Traditional pay spreads of 4-to-1, or even less, between the highest and lowest-paid partners are not unusual at many of the highest grossing law firms. The pay system works at…
May 7, 2007 12:25 PM CDT A small Chicago firm is merging with a larger St. Louis law shop, creating a new midsize firm in Chicago and strengthening the St. Louis firm’s hand against a competitor…
May 4, 2007 11:39 PM CDT Former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio will join the corporate investigations practice of a Cincinnati law firm. Keating Muething & Klekamp announced the move today, according to…
May 4, 2007 8:03 PM CDT A 48-year-old partner at a well-known Chicago law firm died this week after being discovered unconscious during the swimming portion of a Florida triathalon on Sunday. An autopsy is being…
May 4, 2007 6:54 PM CDT A dismissal motion filed last week by a former partner with Milberg Weiss & Bershad picks up on concerns raised by a trial judge. Steven Schulman argues for dismissal of…
May 4, 2007 4:26 PM CDT A legal secretary has been suspended after admitting to her bosses that she worked nights at an escort service. Her day job was at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld…
May 4, 2007 3:12 PM CDT Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal is opening an office in Charlotte, N.C., with 18 attorneys who once worked at Kilpatrick Stockton. Leading the office will be John Nicholas ‘Jay’ Suhr, the…
May 4, 2007 12:58 PM CDT‘Get a Divorce’ Ad Gone; Lacked Permit City Says
Cravath Poaches Partner, Adds Bankruptcy
Clients Fear Pay Hikes Mean Bigger Bills
N.Y. Court Upholds Change in Partner Payouts
First Woman to Lead Major Firm Steps Down
London Firms Raise Associate Pay
More Calif. Firms to Pay Associates $160,000
Traditional Pay Spreads Still Rule at Top Firms
Midwest Firms Merge, Up Ante to 330 Attorneys
Ex-Senator Joins Cincinnati Firm
Chicago Lawyer Dies After Florida Triathalon
Judge’s Comment Helps Milberg Weiss Defense
Legal Secretary Worked for Escort Service
Poached Attorneys to Open New Office
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