Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
This morning's top stories: Stanford Law School has launched the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, which will focus on…
Erik Even
Breaking: Paul Hastings Lays Off 10 Associates in Atlanta
Tipsters tell Above the Law that Paul Hastings' Atlanta office is going through a round of layoffs, and ten associates…
SEC’s Colby Joins Davis Polk & Wardwell
Robert Colby, the Securities and Exchange Commission's deputy director of the division of trading & markets, will leave the agency…
Hodgson Russ Lays Off 5 Lawyers, 8 Staff
Hodgson Russ, the largest law firm in Buffalo, New York, has asked five lawyers and eight staff members in its…
Partners Deserting Akin Gump
The American Lawyer has been piecing together the evidence, and finds that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has lost…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Shutting San Francisco Office
New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf is consolidating its Northern California offices, moving its San Francisco staff to its East Palo…
McDermott Will & Emery Cuts 60 Associates, 89 Staff
McDermott Will & Emery has laid off 60 associates and 89 staffers. Our Firm performed well in 2008 and remains…
Recent Law School Grads Found Law Firm
The Kansas City Star has a story about two recent law school grads who, unable to find a law firm…
Entertainment Attorneys Launch Denver Firm
Ken Tolle, a former executive at satellite TV firm EchoStar, and Robert Roper, formerly a special counsel to Discovery Communications,…
Profits Up at Weil Gotshal
Gross revenue at Weil, Gotshal & Manges rose slightly in 2008. The New York-based firm brought in $1.23 billion, up…
Stanford Law Launches Professional Center
Stanford Law School has launched the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, which will focus on professional responsibility, leadership development…
Keker & Van Nest Partners Leave to Found Firm
Four partners at litigation boutique Keker & Van Nest are setting out to found their own firm, Durie Tangri Lemley…