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Friday Roundup

Hello everyone! Thanks to a minor electrical problem this isn't so much a morning roundup as an early afternoon one.…

Pepe & Hazard in Merger Talks

The Connecticut Law Tribune is reporting that Hartford's Pepe & Hazard has begun merger talks with McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney and…

White House Party Crashers Retain Dewey & LeBoeuf

Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple that garnered national attention for showing up to dinner without an invitation at last…

2010 Steel Cage Match: Corporate Clients vs BigLaw

I have a mental image of two giants staring each other down inside a locked steel cage before charging at…

Orrick Moves Away From Lockstep

Orrick presented its new compensation plan to its associates today, and there was much rejoicing. Unlike many firms that cut…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It's Thursday December 3 and this is your morning review. The New York Senate has rejected a…

New York Senate Rejects Same Sex Marriage

The New York Assembly keeps passing it, and the Senate keeps rejecting it. The vote was expected to be close…

More Bonus News – And it’s a Little Different

Two more firms have announced their bonus schedules and they're a bit different from the Cravath scale. Sullivan & Cromwell…

Sidley Austin Opens in Silicon Valley

Sidley Austin is opening an office in Silicon Valley and picking up four laterals in the process. Thomas DeFilipps is…

UK Firms Take the Lead in Dubai Crisis

The economic crisis in Dubai is creating a large amount of legal work for firms involved in the debt restructuring…

Rothstein to Face Criminal Charges

Scott Rothstein, the Florida attorney whose alleged ponzi scheme has been chronicled here over the last two weeks, will be…

Morning Roundup

Good morning! It's Tuesday, December 1, and here's a look back at the stories making news yesterday... BigLaw is promoting…