Month: January 2009

Chadbourne & Parke Poaches Squires from Goldman Sachs

New York's Chadbourne & Parke has poached John A. Squires from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief intellectual property counsel.…

Steven J. Reisman, a partner in New York's Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, has been appointed to investigate allegations that…

Charlotte, North Carolina's Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, a 225-attorney firm, has axed 13 attorneys and 15 staffers. Managing partner…

The Illinois House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach the Pepperdine University School of Law's most prestigious alum, Governor Rod…

Kirkland & Ellis is edging some senior associates and income partners toward the door as part of its "regular annual…

Baker & McKenzie is firing six of its New York associates, as a result of the economic meltdown. The international…

This morning's stories: Philadelphia’s Morgan Lewis & Bockius will adopt a "merit-based" bonus system for associates in 2009... US District…

George Borkowski, the ex-RIAA lawyer who helped torpedo the Napster and Grokster file-sharing services, is leaving a slimy trail to…

From LawCrossing.com: A leading full-service law firm in America, Seyfarth Shaw has announced it is expanding its business immigration practice.…

From LawCrossing: United States Attorney for Colorado Troy A. Eid has announced his plan to resign and return to private…

The National Law Journal is reporting on the current "slew" of mid-sized firm mergers: In the past week, at least…

US District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, who faces trial on in Houston on three…