Clifford Chance to Cut 115 Staffers
Clifford Chance has announced further cuts to its London office, with the Magic Circle firm set to make up to…
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Chicago Firms to Merge
Chicago law firms Schuyler Roche and Crisham & Kubes are merging as of April 1st, 2009. The combined firm will…
Morning News Roundup for Wednesday
Good morning! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set shutter its office in Bratislava, Slovakia, closing its only Central and Eastern European…
Hedgebeth Named General Counsel At Spectra
Last Thursday Spectra Energy announced the appointment of Reginald (Reggie) Hedgebeth as its general counsel, effective March 31, 2009. "Reggie…
Blockbuster Hires Kirkland And Ellis For Financial Issues
To help find a way out of financial woes, Blockbuster has hired the law firm of Kirkland and Ellis. The…
Sutherland, Watson Team Up To Handle Business In U.S. And China
The law firms of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Watson & Band announced an alliance to best serve those…
Akerman Senterfitt Grows Government Affairs Group With Jon C. Porter
Akerman Senterfitt announced today that former Republican House Representative Jon C. Porter is joining the firm as Director of Public…
Ex-Senator Joins Covington & Burling
Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith is returning to Washington, DC, where he will join Covington & Burling and focus on…
Many apply for Wisconsin Federal Judge, U.S. Attorney Positions
The names of applicants to fill the seat of the federal judge for the western Wisconsin district based in Madison…
Dean Joins McKenna Long & Aldridge
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean has joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as an independent consultant, for the firm's…
Rumor: Shearman & Sterling Laying Off Support Staff
According to rumors on the Tubes (it's not a truck!), Shearman & Sterling is laying off administrative staff today. Lawyers…
Thompson and Knight Names Five New Partners
Thompson and Knight LLP has elected five lawyers to partner status. The lawyers are Todd E. Chen, Tye C. Hancock,…