Darwin Gray Expands Commercial Litigation Team
Cardiff's Darwin Gray has expanded its commercial litigation team. Chris Davies, a newly qualified solicitor, will be assisting partners Jason…
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Simmons & Simmons May Lay Off Up to 69 Employees
Simmons & Simmons has announced a review that could lead to layoffs of up to 20 associates and 49 support…
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
Good morning! Here are the top stories: As many as 65 former lawyers from defunct Thacher Proffitt & Wood have…
Former Attorney General Mukasey Joins Debevoise & Plimpton
Former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced this afternoon that he will join the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton as…
Dunlap Codding Adds Three Lawyers
Dunlap Codding recently added two associates, John Behles and Joseph D. Maxey; and added Charles "Chic" Krukiel of counsel. Dunlap…
Former Chief Judge Joins Skadden
Former New York State chief judge Judith S. Kaye has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as of counsel.…
ABA Lowers Ethics Requirement for Lateral Hiring
The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted yesterday to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of…
AmLaw: The Coming Law Firm Hiring Crisis
The American Lawyer expects a "a paradigm-shifting, blood-in-the-suites, terror-on-the-campus hiring and retention crisis" in 2009. If nothing changes, this fall…
Thring Townsend to Cut 20 Staff
Bath & Swindon, UK-based Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons has begun a 30-day period of consultation with employees across its…
LexisNexis Freezes Salaries
Legal document archive firm LexisNexis has announced it is freezing salaries at 2008 levels. In order to address what is…
Massachusetts Top Judge: Court Layoffs “Shortcut to Anarchy”
The Boston Globe reports that the economic meltdown could have a devastating impact on the American justice system, as courts…
Many Thacher Refugees Still Looking for Work
The National Law Journal reports that many former Thacher lawyers have been unable to find new positions. More than 65…