Disbarred Attorney Caught in Madoff Web
A former lawyer, who was disbarred in the 1980s taking client escrow funds, has been charged with defrauding investors of…
Month: January 2009
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
This morning's top stories: Palo Alto, California’s Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is eliminating 45 associate and 68 staff positions...…
ATL: Stealth Layoffs at Latham?
Above the Law is getting numerous tips about "stealth" layoffs at Los Angeles-based 2,100-lawyer firm Latham & Watkins, but the…
Temple School of Law to Cut Budget
Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law will need to cut about 2% from the current academic year's budget.…
Income Based Repayment to Aid Law Grads
From Slate via Legal Geekery, a new way for law students to pay off their loan debt: Most people know…
Ropes & Gray Upset About Movie Cameo?
According to a story in the Boston Business Journal, some at Beantown's Ropes & Gray are not thrilled their firm…
Maine Law Firm Moss Shapiro Becomes Fisher & Phillips
Portland, Maine based labor & employment law firm Moss Shapiro has just announced its merger with Atlanta law firm Fisher…
Breaking: Cadwalader to Sue Departing Partners
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has threatened seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement. The partners,…
Judges Plead Guilty to Corruption
Two Pennsylvania judges have plead guilty to fraud charges, after taking $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for placing juvenile…
Rosenbaum to Take Over at Greenberg Traurig
Miami's Greenberg Traurig has announced that CEO Cesar Alvarez will hand over the reins to President Richard A. Rosenbaum next…
South Carolina’s Ogletree Launches Boston Office
National labor and employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has launched a Boston office this week, to…
DLA Piper’s Ong to Head Up Eversheds Singapore
London's Eversheds is opening of a new office in Singapore, and beginning work on developing a presence in Hong Kong.…