The speculation is over. Mark Kirsch, former head of Clifford Chance ’s US litigation practice, has landed at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher,...
O’Melveny & Myers, which in March laid off 190 people, is freezing salaries for staffers across the firm. Lawyers are not affected....
In April, New York’s Shearman & Sterling deferred its 2009 associate class. Incoming associates were offered a stipend to defer to 2010....
Sonnenschein, which brought on three lawyers from Huron Consulting, has been sued by the Chicago-based firm, claiming the attorneys were illegally recruited....
Clifford Chance, which has been bleeding litigation partners, just lost two more. Securities litigators Joel Cohen and George Schieren will depart the...
McDermott Will & Emery, which recently laid off 25 associates and 47 staff and cut pay, is now cutting health benefits for...
Two senior partners at Edinburgh law firm Tods Murray have quit to join crosstown rival Anderson Strathern. John Biggar, a former chairman...
DLA Piper is both bringing on new partners, and letting others go. Five partners have left the firm in the last month,...
State budget cuts are forcing Florida’s Court Clerks to cut at least 259 staff. The Broward County Clerk of Courts has eliminated...
Mayer Brown has brought on two attorneys for its Global Projects Group. Robert H. Edwards, Jr. joins from Hunton & Williams as...
McKool Smith, which brought on two new partners in March, has now hired five attorneys for its New York office. Eric P....
Jones Day, which last month brought on seven bankruptcy lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis, has hired two laterals. Partner Ronald Johnson joins...
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