Mayer Brown Focuses on Los Angeles Office; Plans to Hire 100
Global law firm Mayer Brown is taking action to shore up its Los Angeles office, which saw the departure of…
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Mishcon de Reya Cuts Two Partners, 15 Staff
It's a bad day to be a lawyer in the UK. West End firm Mishcon de Reya is to cut…
Cadwalader Loses Partner; Fires Associates in New York, Charlotte
New York City's Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, America's oldest law firm, has lost another partner from its Manhattan office as…
More London Layoffs: 20 Associates at Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie has made "up to" 20 associates redundant in the London office, according to The Lawyer. All of…
Firm: Banks Are Banking Off Dead Employees
One Houston law firm has begun a probe across the nation into banks they allegedly insure the lives of their…
Firms Struggle in the Economic Downturn
As the economy crashes further into recession, law firms are doing some major renovations. Many partners who have lost their…
K&L Gates: No Bonus So Far — And We Need Some Money Back
Above the Law hears about all the best nonsense first. For instance, K&L Gates associates have not yet heard about…
Four Firms Got Blago Payouts in Last 6 Months
The Am Law Daily reports on four law firms that have done quite well from client Rod Blagojevich, the embattled…
Nixon Peabody Gets $1 Million for Rochester Expansion
Nixon Peabody , one of the largest law firms in the US, told the County of Monroe, New York Industrial…
Gibbons Wins Catalyst Award for Women’s Initiative
Newark, New Jersey's Gibbons PC, a 230-attorney firm specializing in litigation, has been named one of the winners of the…
Ervin Cohen & Jessup Absorbs MDFS Law
The partners of Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich (aka MDFS Law), a Century City, California-based business law firm, will…
Chicago Forgets to Fire Law Firm
A prominent law firm paid $38.1 million to collect overdue Chicago parking tickets and other debt is still rolling in…