Eckert Seamans to Merge with Hendrickson & Long [Video]
From LawCrossing.com: The law firms of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC and Hendrickson & Long, PLLC announced they will combine their practices at…
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Pedophile Lawyer Suspended for 3 Years
An associate who was fired from Kirkland & Ellis in 2004, after admitting he attempted to arrange a meeting "to…
New York Gubernatorial Aide to Join Kirkland & Ellis
Sean Patrick Maloney, the first deputy secretary to New York Governor David Paterson, resigned this week, effective at the end…
Boutique to Cut Client Billing Rates in 2009
Austin, Texas-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10%…
Morning News Roundup for New Year’s Eve
Our top stories: Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will review admissions procedures, after a student used a bogus undergraduate…
Canadian Law School to Boot Student With Fake Undergrad Degree
Toronto's Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will review admissions procedures, after The Toronto Star discovered a third-year student had…
Lawyer of the Day: P’Ta Mon
I discovered this ad via Digg, and immediately decided to see if it was legit. It is. P'Ta Mon (pronounced…
Drinker Biddle & Reath Gets Six Thelen Lawyers
I really don't think we can post enough "former Thelen lawyers find jobs" stories. Drinker Biddle & Reath's Washington, DC…
Law Firms Provide Safe Rides for New Year’s Revelers
Law firms across the nation are starting a New Year's tradition -- sponsoring cab rides for intoxicated revelers. Woods &…
Former Patent Czar Joins Whiteford Taylor
The Clinton-era head of the US Patent & Trademark Office has joined Baltimore's Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. Bruce A. Lehman,…
Sonnenschein’s Portnoy Speaks on Thacher “Survivors”
As we reported last week, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal hired 100 lawyers from the dissolving Thacher Proffitt & Wood. This…
Sidley Austin Charges $1100 Per Hour in Tribune Bankruptcy
Sidley Austin lawyers are asking as much as $1,100 an hour for bankruptcy work on Tribune Company, surpassing the rates…