Judge Caps Sidley Austin’s Hourly Rate On Tribune Efforts
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Cary has ruled that lawyers for the Tribune Company’s bankruptcy case cannot charge hourly fees that…
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Sidley Austin Attorney Moves To Constellation Energy
James L. Connaughton, former chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and former partner in the environmental practice…
Weil Gotshal Hires Former Bush Counsel
Weil Gotshal & Manges has hired former White House deputy counsel William Burck as a partner in its investigations &…
Patton Boggs Adopts New Compensation System
Washington, DC-based Patton Boggs is adopting a new compensation plan for partners, retooling a long-held "eat-what-you-kill" system to reward partner…
Update: Thompson Hine Cuts Positions, Pay
Cleveland's Thompson Hine will impose an across-the-board $17,500 base salary reduction on associates and other non-partner lawyers. Those lawyers will…
Morning News Roundup for Monday
Good morning. Today's top stories: The Dayton, Ohio office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister has added eight new lawyers... London's…
Roetzel & Andress “Regretfully Releases” 13 Associates
Roetzel & Andress has "regretfully released" 13 associates and 18 non-lawyers, firm President Jeffrey Casto has announced. Three of the…
Calfee, Halter Dismisses Four Lawyers
Cleveland's Calfee, Halter & Griswold dismissed four lawyers, a paralegal and another staffer. All were among Calfee's 160 lawyers in…
Former Congressman Joins K & L Gates in DC
One month after retiring from a 20-year stint in Congress, former Representative James Walsh has begun work as a government…
Greenberg Traurig Names 2009 Public Interest Fellows
Greenberg Traurig, in alliance with Equal Justice Works, has named its 2009 Fellows, ten individuals to receive funding though the…
Kummer Kaempfer Lays Off Attorneys, Staff
Nevada law firm Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario has laid off a number of attorneys and staff this week.…
Buchanan Ingersoll Continues Staff Cuts
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has continued firmwide staff cuts this week; between 25 and 30 administrative positions were eliminated. The…