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Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! This is your morning roundup for Wednesday, December 9. Tiger Woods has reportedly retained LA Boutique Lavely…

Tiger Woods Retains Boutique Firm Lavely & Singer

With his public image in freefall in the wake of a single car accident and embarrassing revelations about his private…

Sotomayor Issues First Opinion

The Supreme Court handed down several decisions today, including the first written by Justice Sotomayor. In keeping with tradition, it…

McDermott Will & Emery Issue More Deferrals

McDermott Will & Emery associates were supposed to start work in January, but many are now being deferred again. Details…

DLA Piper Abandons Lockstep

DLA Piperhas joined the lockstep march away from lockstep compensation. In a memo today, the firm outlined its new associate…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It's Tuesday, December 8, and here's a look back at yesterday's headlines... Kirkland & Ellis is under…

Changing of the Guard at Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis built its reputation on the backs of trial attorneys Thomas Yannucci, who has headed the firm's worldwide…

Transgender Teen Files Complaint Against McDonald’s

A transgender teen in Orlando has filed a complaint against McDonald's after a manager refused to interview her and subsequently…

DLA Piper Layoffs Attributed to Dubai Crisis

DLA Piper is laying off 7 attorneys and 10 staff in the Middle East in the wake of the Dubai…

Voluntary Deferral Extension at Mayer Brown

The incoming class of associates at Mayer Brown is scheduled to begin work in January after being deferred back in…

Adams & Reese Take Over Two Offices in Florida

New Orleans firm Adams & Reeseadded their 11th and 12th offices this week by taking over Ruden McClosky's offices in…

Is There a New Standard for Bonuses?

Up until this week, the scale for bonuses seemed pretty set in stone with every firm falling in lockstep with…