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Secretary Sues Drinker Biddle in Pay Dispute

A former secretary at Drinker Biddle's Washington office is suing the firm over an overtime pay dispute. Shawn Havrilla worked…

Michael Sohn, former chairman of Arnold & Porter, has joined Davis Polk & Wardwell’s Washington office as general counsel. Sohn…

Revenue declined at Winston & Strawn in 2009 while profits remained flat. Gross revenue decreased by 5%, roughly $40 million.…

Kaye Scholer is opening a new office in Silicon Valley, with the help of a veteran patent litigator from White…

According to Am Law Daily’s annual “Diversity Scorecard” the largest 191 U.S. law firms became less diverse in 2009. In…

Steptoe & Johnson announced that they have opened a new office in Beijing, their first foray into Asia. International trade…

As a firm, Dickstein Shapiro shared the country's economic woes in 2009 with revenues dropping by 4.78% and profits dipping…

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, is poised to agree on a compromise bill…

The Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling last month, which removed restrictions on corporate political spending, could lead to an…

President Obama announced four new nominations for U.S. Attorney this week: Laura Duffy has been nominated in the Southern District…

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first top U.K. law firm to announce associate salary rates for 2010, with the firm…

Laurence Tribe, prominent Harvard Law professor and generally considered one of the foremost liberal constitutional law scholars and Supreme Court…