Cravath Changes Course on Deferred Associates
Cravath, Swaine & Moore informed incoming associates that some of them can begin their employment with the firm this fall,…
Legal News
Former Ropes & Gray Employee Charged in $53 Million Insider-Trading Case
Arthur Cutillo, a former employee of the New York law firm Ropes & Gray, pleaded not guilty in federal court…
Russo Leaves Patton Boggs for AIG
Thomas Russo has joined AIG as general counsel and vice president of legal, compliance, regulatory and government affairs. Russo is…
McDonald Hopkins Continues Expansion in Chicago
Charles F. MacKelvie has joined the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins as a member in its healthcare and healthcare restructuring…
Chadbourne Add Gerald Silver As Partner in Litigation Practice
Gerald D. Silver has joined Chadbourne & Parke as a partner in the firm's litigation practice in its New York…
Seyfarth Shaw Adds Sequeira as Of Counsel
Leon R. Sequeira has joined Seyfarth Shaw as of counsel in the labor and employment department. Sequeira most recently served…
Ervin Cohen & Jessup Wins $16.5 Million Medical Malpractice Suit
David Bricker, of Beverly Hills, California law firm Ervin Cohen & Jessup, recently won a $16.5-million verdict on behalf of…
Former Assistant to Solicitor General Joins Ropes & Gray
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, formerly Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, has joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in its Appellate…
Lee Rejoins McDermott Will as Partner
John Lee has returned to McDermott Will & Emery as a partner in its Silicon Valley office. Lee previously worked…
Former Bush Lawyers Will Not Face Sanctions for “Torture Memos”
A forthcoming Department of Justice report from the Office of Professional Responsibility will clear Bush administration lawyers of professional misconduct…
Former Pfizer Assistant General Counsel Joins DLA Piper
Former Pfizer Assistant General Counsel Carlton Wessel joins DLA Piper’s Washington office as a partner today. Wessel was previously a…
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Law School Grad
On Friday U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco ordered the National Conference of Law Examiners to accommodate Stephanie…