Real Estate Lawyers Leave Ballard Spahr
At least seven lawyers have walked out of the Voorhees, New Jersey office of Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr. Five came from…
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Barnes & Thornburg Acquires Parsinen Law Firm
Indiana's Barnes & Thornburg, which recently expanded into Georgia and Ohio, is now gaining an office in Minnesota through the…
UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members
The new UC Irvine School of Law, which opens this fall, has hired seven new faculty members, bringing its total…
Snell & Wilmer Decimates Associate Salaries
Phoenix, Arizona's Snell & Wilmer, which in May laid off between 30 and 40 staff members, has now cut associate…
Foster Pepper Spins Off Portland Office
The Portland office of Seattle's Foster Pepper is striking out on its own. The new law firm, Roberts Kaplan LLP,…
Baker & McKenzie Hires Energy Team from Thompson & Knight
Chicago's Baker & McKenzie has hired a seven-lawyer energy law group from the crosstown office of Thompson & Knight. The…
Winstead Poaches Real Estate Team from Bracewell
Winstead has added three attorneys from the San Antonio office of Bracewell & Giuliani. Frank Ruttenberg joins Winstead in San…
Much Shelist Brings on Health Care Team
Much Shelist has added three attorneys to its health care practice. Kevin Ryan joins from Epstein, Becker & Green as…
Greenberg Traurig Recruiting Lateral Partners
Since January, Greenberg Traurig has recruited 45 lateral partners, and plans to acquire more this year. In 2008, the firm…
Press Slams Freshfields for Trainee Layoffs [Update 2]
In May, London’s Freshfields announced that only 14 of its class of 48 trainees set to start this Fall would…
Berwin Leighton Top UK Firm for Lawyer Satisfaction [Correction]
Berwin Leighton Paisner, CMS Cameron McKenna and Norton Rose are the top three UK firms for lawyer satisfaction, according to…
Federal Courts Seek to Hire 13 Bankruptcy Judges
The Judicial Conference, the policymaking arm of the US Federal Courts, is urging Congress to fill 13 new permanent bankruptcy…