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Akin Gump Brings On Litigation Partners

Akin Gump has announced the hiring of partners Nicholas Porritt and William White for its litigation practice in Washington DC.…

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal plans to cut associate salaries, beginning June 1st. First year salaries, previously a Biglaw standard $160,000,…

Founding partner Thomas Kummer and managing partner Michael Bonner are leaving Las Vegas, Nevada's Kummer Kaempfer, after the collapse of…

Pittsburgh’s Eckert Seamans has brought on five lawyers from Ballard Spahr. Joseph Nealon, Jeffrey Larroca and Constantinos Panagopoulas join as…

Good morning! Hope you had a good Memorial Day! Last week in law firm layoffs: only 40 lawyers, 118 staff…

Pepper Hamilton has expanded its labor & employment practice with the hiring of two former Wolf Block attorneys, Richard Reibstein…

Greenberg Traurig has expanded its real estate practice with the hiring away of real estate fund attorneys Sanford Presant and…

This week in (amazingly, thankfully few) law firm layoffs: Ropes & Gray: 40 lawyers Blake Lapthorn: 33 staff Addleshaw Goddard:…

In March, London’s Allen & Overy announced it would retain only 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March…

Covington & Burling has brought on Demetrios Kouzoukas and David Kornblau. Kouzoukas was principal associate deputy secretary of the Department…

The American Lawyer has assembled a list of AmLaw 200 law firms by percentage layoffs since January, 2008. More than…

Blank Rome hired former Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey Rinde, and former Wolf Block partner Bruce Lesser, last month. Rinde advises…