World’s Law Offices Head To Dubai — Canada Stays Put
In the past few years, international law firms have been opening up offices in Dubai. Now, US firms, like Weil…
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DLA Piper Freezes Associate Salaries
DLA Piper associates were greeted with this email on Friday: 2008 has indisputably been one of the most challenging economic…
Lawyers Raise $200,000 for Human Rights
An insurance company's unusual "pyramid scheme" has raised siginificant funds for global human rights organizations. The legal department at Swiss…
Litigation Head Jumps Ship on Sinking USS Thacher Proffitt
Richard Hans, who left DLA Piper two years ago to join Thacher Proffitt & Wood, is heading back to his old…
Rumor: More Layoffs Looming for DLA Piper? [Update]
DLA Piper, the world's largest law firm (by number of lawyers) which employs more than 3,700 counsel in 28 countries, may…
Non-equity Partners In “Precarious Position”
At least two more law firms are considering following the lead of DLA Piper, requiring nonequity partners to buy into…