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Weil Gotshal Receives Two International Legal Alliance Awards

Metropolitan Corporate Council: Weil Gotshal & Manges has been recognized with two 2010 International Legal Alliance Awards.  The awards went…

Fisher & Phillips Opens Shop In The Capitol

Atlanta-based labor and employment firm Fisher & Phillips has announced the opening of an office in Washington, D.C., says PR…

Report Shows Legal Sector Again Shedding Jobs

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the legal sector lost 3,900 jobs in June. And that’s…

Clifford Chance Names New London Practice Head

Reuters: Clifford Chance partner Simon Tinkler has been tapped to replace current London corporate practice head, David Pearson.  Pearson, who…

Elena Kagan Wrap-Up

In the wrap-up of the Elena Kagan hearings this week, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog summarized the reaction of…

Happy 4th of July!

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands,…

Law Firm Mergers Ramp Up in Second Quarter

Law firm merger activity picked up during the second quarter of 2010, with a total of ten completed mergers involving…

Profits Per Partner Up 10 Percent at Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy reported this week that its profits per partner increased 10 percent to $1.7 million for the year-period…

Baker Botts’ Jordan Heads Back To The Middle East

Baker Botts partner and former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Robert W. Jordan is heading back to the region as…

Kagan Looks Good To Go With Hearings Ended

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan ended her Senate testimony Wednesday and all signs point that she will become the high…

Lindquist Attorney Appointed President of FFA

Lindquist & Vennum attorney John A. Chanin was named president-elect of The Faculty of Federal Advocates (FFA) for a one-year…

Greenberg Traurig Receives Chapter 11 Award

PRWeb: Greenberg Traurig’s Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group has received the Global M&A Network’s 2010 Turnaround Atlas Award for its…