Month: February 2009

Many Firms Involved in LyondellBasell Bankruptcy Proceedings

In the wake of chemical giant LyondellBasell filing for Chaptel 11, several top firms in the United States and the…

Law firm Dwyer & Collora has hired Judge Christopher J. Armstrong, the former chief justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.…

The Am Law 100's Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a firm with about 75% of its 750 lawyers in New…

California law firm Nossaman LLP announced that former California Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman has joined the firm as a…

Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign…

Above the Law reports that Phillie's Dechert, which recently announced that its profits and revenues are down, is laying off…

A tipster tells Above the Law that, four days after laying off staff positions, Buchanan Ingersoll is freezing associate salaries.…

Tipsters are telling blawg Above the Law that major layoffs are going down at Latham & Watkins this week. We're…

A National Association for Law Placement survey of 2008 law firm recruiting found that law firms offered fewer summer associate…

Bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman paid out more than $7 million to 35 departing or retiring partners in 2008. The…

This morning's top stories: According to a report released by the Project for Attorney Retention, which surveyed 100 American law…

Williams Mullen announces it will host the North Carolina Bar Association’s annual 4ALL Phone-In for the second year in a…