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SF Chronicle Outs Judge Walker

Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding judge in the trial over California's Prop 8, has been outed by the San Francisco…

Seyfarth Shaw Adds Greg Yates as N.Y. Partner

Greg Yates has joined Seyfarth Shaw as a partner in the firm's New York office. The former partner at Steptoe…

Revenues and Profits Increase at Sheppard Mullin

Los Angeles based firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton reported slight increases in revenue and profits in 2009. Revenue increased…

Revenues and Profits Down at Schulte

New York City based firm Schulte Roth & Zabel reported a decline in gross revenue and profits in 2009. Gross…

King & Spalding Adds Three Partners from Orrick

King & Spalding is adding three partners to its litigation practice. Trial lawyers James J. Capra Jr. and James P.…

Winston & Strawn Continues New York Expansion

Winston & Strawn has added two partners and a senior counsel to its New York office. Lawrence A. Larose and…

Wilson Sonsini Adds M&A Partner in San Francisco

Christopher W. Kirkham has been named a partner in the San Francico office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He…

Former Michigan Chief Justice Joins Miller Canfield

Clifford W. Taylor, former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, is joining Miller Canfield Feb. 15 as of counsel…

Thompson Hine Adds Partner to Atlanta Office

Peter W. Smith has joined Thompson Hine as a partner in the firm's Atlanta office. Smith, who was formerly with…

California State Bar Embezzler Sentenced

On Friday Sharon Pearl, the California State Bar’s former director of real property operations, was sentenced to two years and…

Class Action Lawsuit Reinstated Against Dell, Inc.

A class action lawsuit against Dell, Inc., filed originally in Oct 2006 by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and…

Dechert Duo Join Skadden

Dechert partners James Elacqua and Andrew Thomases have left the firm to join Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in…