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Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett Postpone Sao Paolo Launch

Law firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett have postponed their plans to place an office in Sao Paulo. They have also…

Michigan Lawyer Sentenced to Three Years of Probation

A Michigan based lawyer was sentenced to three years of probations and fined $10,000 for aiding a woman in fraudulently…

Lawyer Confesses To Losing 2.8 Million Dollar Settlement

Attorney Sandeep Baweja has withdraw as counsel in a class action case after he confessed in court papers that he…

Maryland Law Firms Merge

Maryland law firms Berman, Sobin & Gross and Albertini and Darby have merged, to create Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman &…

Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges

Everyone's favorite lawyer Marc Dreier, founder of New York's Dreier LLP, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday. The…

Fenwick & West Lays Off 36 Staff, Freezes Associate Salaries

The Bay Area's Fenwick & West laid off 36 staff yesterday, and is freezing associate salaries for the upcoming year.…

K&L Gates + Bell Boyd Merger Is Official

In December, we noted merger talks between K&L Gates and Bell Boyd & Lloyd. As of today, the merger is…

Dinsmore & Shohl Sees 2008 Revenue Rise; Recruits in Midwest

Cincinnati's Dinsmore & Shohl reported mixed results for 2008, with gross revenue solidly up but profits per partner down double-digits.…

King & Spalding Expands Middle East Property Practice

Atlanta's King & Spalding has expanded its Middle East property practice, with the deployment of two senior lawyers to its…

Quinn Emanuel Had Great 2008; Revenue Up 15%

Revenue at 400-lawyer Quinn Emanuel Urquardt Oliver & Hedges was $441.9 million in 2008, up 15% from 2007. Profits jumped…

Ropes & Gray Decimates Staff

Boston's Ropes & Gray cut 106 staff positions, or 10% of its non-lawyer staff. The firm made the cuts yesterday,…

Morning News Roundup for Friday

TGIF! Today's top stories: New Obama administration appointees Eric Holder Jr., Jeh Johnson, Ronald Kirk and Tom Vilsack raked in…