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Jones Day Opposes NALP Recruitment Plan

Last month we told you about a report issued by the National Association for Law Placementthat recommended changes to the…

Haynes and Boone Bolsters Real Estate Practice

Haynes and Boone has added six partners to its East Coast real estate practice. All six will be coming from…

Chadbourne Adds Partner in D.C. Office

Chadbourne & Parke has added David H. Evans as a partner in its Washington D.C. office. Evans, who was previously…

Eight More Partners Quit White & Case for Latham

An additional eight partners have left White & Case to join Latham & Watkins. The moves come just three days…

Paul Weiss Profits Up

According to Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, 2009 was "the most profitable year in our firm's history". Not bad for…

Two Law Firms File Class Action Lawsuit Against Toyota

Two law firms, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, and Becnel Law Firm, LLC, have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf…

Latham Picks up 4 from White & Case

There's been a major move in London as the bulk of White & Case's banking practice has jumped to Latham…

Jacobi Joins McDonald Hopkins IP Practice

Joseph Jacobi, a former partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has joined the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins as a member…

Lathrop & Gage Settles With FDIC for $7.4 Million

Lathrop & Gage has agreed to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $7.4-million to settle a legal malpractice suit that…

Study Finds Women Judges Still Under-Represented

A study released by the University at Albany-SUNY’s Center for Women in Government and Civil Society found that women judges…

Federal Judge Will Hear Motion in California Bar Exam Accommodation Case

Today United States District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer will hear a motion on whether a blind law school graduate…

Former Bush Lawyer John Farren Sued By Wife for Attack

Mary Margaret Farren filed a lawsuit last week in Connecticut trial court against her husband, John Michael Farren. Farren, a…