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Chi City Law Firm Expands Office Space

Law firm Dykema Gossett has increased the size of its Chicago office by 60% to 107,000 square feet, five months after…

ABA: Law Firms Working on Collapsed M&A Deals May Never Get Paid

The ABA Journal reports: Law firms working on mergers and acquisitions typically get paid when and if a deal closes.…

Holland & Knight Snaps Up DC Lobbying Firm

Law firm Holland & Knight LLP is buying the assets of lobbying firm MARC Associates and adding the company's lobbyists…

Rumor: King & Spalding to Acquire Most Thacher Proffitt counsel [Update]

Via Law.com: Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood's…

Law School Dean Ousted; Faculty, Students Outraged

From The Duquesne Duke: [Duquesne University] President Charles Dougherty abruptly removed Donald Guter as Dean of the School of Law on Wednesday,…

Breaking: Goodwin Procter shedding associates

We hear from a reliable source that Boston's Goodwin Procter is asking some associates to leave for "performance reasons" --  but it's…

Bennett: The 10 Worst US Prosecutors for 2008

Houston's Bennett Law Firm maintains a blog called Bad Prosecutors, which has compiled its "Ten Worst US Prosecutors" for 2008.…

Prosecutor: $380 Million Lost in Dreier Fraud

A US prosecutor estimates losses of $380 million in an alleged hedge fund fraud linked to prominent New York attorney Marc…

Indianapolis Millionaire Gets Name on Law School

Indianapolis businessman Michael "Mickey" Maurer has made a $35 million donation to the Indiana University, whose Bloomington law school will…

White & Case Corporate Head Leaves for In-House Position [Video]

From LawCrossing.com: White & Case corporate head Tim Goodell is leaving to take an in-house position at Hess Corporation. Goodell…

Mark Dreier’s Mistakes May Devastate Firm [Video]

From LawCrossing.com: Last week's revelation of the sole equity partner at Dreier LLP scamming and scheming to obtain funds for…

Blagojevich’s Troubles Deepen [Update]

Today in Rod Blagojevich news: The Washington Post reports that the mysterious "senate candidate" that Blagojevich is recorded on tape…