Entertainment Attorneys Launch Denver Firm
Ken Tolle, a former executive at satellite TV firm EchoStar, and Robert Roper, formerly a special counsel to Discovery Communications,…
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Profits Up at Weil Gotshal
Gross revenue at Weil, Gotshal & Manges rose slightly in 2008. The New York-based firm brought in $1.23 billion, up…
Stanford Law Launches Professional Center
Stanford Law School has launched the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, which will focus on professional responsibility, leadership development…
Keker & Van Nest Partners Leave to Found Firm
Four partners at litigation boutique Keker & Van Nest are setting out to found their own firm, Durie Tangri Lemley…
Morning News Roundup for Tuesday
This morning's top stories: Olswang has begun a redundancy consultation targeted at 8% of the firm’s 618-strong UK workforce... The…
Polsinelli Shughart Merger Finalized
Last week we reported that former Republican Missouri US Representative Kenny Hulshof was joining the law firm that will emerge…
Atlantic City Fires Municipal Lawyers, Hires Outside Firms
Mayor Lorenzo Langford of Atlantic City, New Jersey, has announced that two days after taking office in November, he fired…
Pierce Atwood Lets Go 7 Attorneys, 14 Staff
Pierce Atwood, the largest law firm in Maine, laid off 21 employees last week, including seven attorneys and 14 staff…
Update: 30 Morgan & Finnegan Lawyers Move to Locke Lord
Last week we reported that Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, of Dallas and Chicago, had extended offers to the bulk…
Publisher of AmLaw, NLJ Lays Off 42 Workers
Incisive Media, publishers of various business-to-business magazines such as IT Week, Personal Computer World, and as relates to the legal…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Partner Named RNC Chair
On Friday, the Republican National Committee elected its first black chairman, former Maryland lieutenant governor and Dewey & LeBoeuf partner…
Law Schools Hunt for New Deans
According to the National Law Journal, numerous law schools are hunting for new deans, even in the economic downturn. But…