Month: February 2009

Kramer Levin Lays Off 18 Lawyers, 21 Staff

New York's Kramer Levin has confirmed it laid off 18 lawyers and 21 staff members. From managing partner Paul Pearlman:…

Law firm Cooley Godward Kronish has established a fellowship at Harvard Law School’s Cyber Law Clinic at the Berkman Center…

Former Ambassador David Gross, the US Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will join Wiley Rein as a partner…

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is asking some of its trainees to push back their start dates with the firm. A number…

Final details of Linklaters ’ "New World" are starting to emerge, with 14 associates in the firm’s banking practice and…

Cardiff's Darwin Gray has expanded its commercial litigation team. Chris Davies, a newly qualified solicitor, will be assisting partners Jason…

Simmons & Simmons has announced a review that could lead to layoffs of up to 20 associates and 49 support…

Good morning! Here are the top stories: As many as 65 former lawyers from defunct Thacher Proffitt & Wood have…

Former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced this afternoon that he will join the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton as…

Dunlap Codding recently added two associates, John Behles and Joseph D. Maxey; and added Charles "Chic" Krukiel of counsel. Dunlap…

Former New York State chief judge Judith S. Kaye has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as of counsel.…

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted yesterday to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of…