Cleary Gottlieb Clearly Did Well in 2008
New York-based international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton saw both revenue and profits per partner rise in 2008.…
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Former Regulator Joining Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Former Nevada state Gaming Control Board member Mark Clayton is joining Nevada's largest law firm, Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Clayton…
Arent Fox Latest to Freeze Salaries
Washington DC law firm and lobbying group Arent Fox will freeze associate base compensation at the current 2008 rates for…
CA Employment Lawyers Saw Q4 Surge
Employment lawyers across the San Francisco Bay Area say their employment work surged in Q4 2008, and those interviewed by…
Pillsbury Winthrop Keeps Profits Level in 2008
Aggressive cost-cutting delivered level profits for NYC's Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in 2008, despite a slight drop in revenue. Revenue…
Marc Deier Spent Ill-Gotten Gains on Art, Cars, Houses
Marc Dreier blew part of the $380 million he allegedly stole in failed investments, and used the rest to repay…
ATL Asks: Is It Okay to Kill Bernie Madoff?
Amazingly, The American Lawyer is asking if it would be okay to apply the death penalty to Bernie Madoff. The…
LA County DA Not Immune to Retaliation Claim
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is not entitled…
Dreier Stein’s Stein Jumps Ship; May Bring Others
Larry Stein, the name partner of Dreier, Stein, Kahan, Browne, Woods, George, has joined Los Angeles' Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &…
Hahn & Hessen Announces New Partners
New York's Hahn & Hessen LLP has announced that Daniel M. Ford and Edward L. Schnitzer have been made partners…
Watson Joins Brown McCarroll
Democratic Texas state Senator Kirk Watson has left the Austin office of K&L Gates LLP to join Brown McCarroll LLP. Watson…
Siegel Races Back to Indy Law Firm
Max L. Siegel, former president of global operations for Dale Earnhardt, is rejoining Indianapolis' Baker & Daniels to lead an…