Former Department of Homeland Security secretary and federal appellate court judge Michael Chertoff is joining Covington & Burling’s white-collar defense and investigations...
Dissolving Thacher Proffitt & Wood is pursuing its former first-year associates over money provided for bar expenses. The firm’s dissolution committee and...
Latham & Watkins is offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take a year off. The firm, which fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff...
White & Case, one of six international firms granted a license to practice Singapore law, has canceled plans to merge with local...
Last week we reported that Latham & Watkins had cut 440 employees — 190 associates and 250 staff, the largest cuts to...
Yesterday we reported that Latham & Watkins might lay off up to 150 people. Isn’t optimism great? This morning we learn Latham...
Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign firms have...
Tipsters are telling blawg Above the Law that major layoffs are going down at Latham & Watkins this week. We’re hearing that...
New York City’s White & Case reports it profits per equity partner fell by 5% in 2008 to $1.6 million. The decrease...
Profits for Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins fell 21% in 2008, one of the biggest falls so far reported by an Am...
Defunct law firm Thelen LLP is telling courts it couldn’t possibly pay its employees accrued vacation, or give 60 days’ notice of...
Tipsters are telling Above the Law that two intellectual property partners at Latham & Watkins are leaving, and setting up shop at...
