Ex-Associate Accuses Firm of Gender Discrimination
Julie E. Kamps, a former associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, has filed a complaint with the US…
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Japan Goes Ninja on Unregistered Foreign Associates
Japan's Federation of Bar Associations (Nihon Bengoshi Rengokai) has shaken up the island nation's international legal community by declaring that…
Massachusetts Lawyers Expect to Make Less This Year
Nearly 79% of Massachusetts Bar Association members who responded to an online survey believe the economic downturn will affect the…
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
This morning's top stories: London’s Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has informed staff that salaries for associates will be held at 2008…
Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Team Moves to Proskauer Rose
Just two years after joining Winston & Strawn to co-chair its bankruptcy group, attorney Jeff Marwil is leaving to join…
PwC Launches Law Firm Diversity Study
The Law Firm Services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Private Company Services practice today launched the firm's first-ever survey focused on diversity…
White & Case Profits Fell in 2008, Despite Layoffs
New York City's White & Case reports it profits per equity partner fell by 5% in 2008 to $1.6 million.…
DLA Piper to Cut 140 in New Round of Layoffs
DLA Piper has launched its second layoff consultation in just three months, with up to 140 jobs under threat. The…
Nixon Peabody Lays Off 20 Attorneys, 36 Staff
Today Am Law 100 firm Nixon Peabody announced the layoffs of 56 attorneys and staff. Prudent management of our business…
Historic Devon Law Firm Forced to Close
Newton Abbot, Devonshire's Douglas Pidsley and Roberts has shut its doors after sole principal Warren Douglas was declared bankrupt. Ten…
Chicago’s Chapman and Cutler Expands into New York
Chicago's 215-lawyer Chapman and Cutler has launched a New York office with three partners. The firm hired its first new…
McCain Campaign Counsel Returns to WilmerHale
Todd R. Steggerda, former chief counsel to the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign, is returning to WilmerHale as a partner…