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Revenue, Profits Down at Stroock & Stroock

The Am Law 100's Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a firm with about 75% of its 750 lawyers in New…

California State Senator Joins Nossaman LLP

California law firm Nossaman LLP announced that former California Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman has joined the firm as a…

Rumor: Buchanan Ingersoll Freezing Salaries

A tipster tells Above the Law that, four days after laying off staff positions, Buchanan Ingersoll is freezing associate salaries.…

Survey: Law Firms Offering Fewer Summer Associate Slots

A National Association for Law Placement survey of 2008 law firm recruiting found that law firms offered fewer summer associate…

Departing Heller Ehrman Partners Paid $7 Million

Bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman paid out more than $7 million to 35 departing or retiring partners in 2008. The…

Williams Mullen Offers Free Legal Advice For A Day

Williams Mullen announces it will host the North Carolina Bar Association’s annual 4ALL Phone-In for the second year in a…

Fredrikson & Byron Expands Construction Law Service

Fredrikson and Byron, a Minneapolis-based law firm, is expanding its construction law services. The firm now has a brand new…

Harvard Announces Cyberlaw Fellowship

Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic has announced a new fellowship position that will be funded by Cooley, Godward, and Kronish,…

Supreme Court Upholds Domestic Violence Gun Ban

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided in favor of a law barring people convicted of domestic violence crimes from owning…

Google Faced With Antitrust Lawsuit

TradeComet.com LLC, a New York-based company, claimed in federal court on Tuesday that Google Inc. violated antitrust laws by raising…

Chiquita Wins In Federal Suit

Cincinnati-based produce company Chiquita has won a federal suit over a pricing dispute.  The win has saved the company at…

Supreme Court To Decide On Mojave Cross

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether or not a cross honoring fallen soldiers in the Mojave National…