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Simpson Thacher Snags Prominent Funds Chief

There was a rather large shakeup across the pond Tuesday. Simpson Thacher & Barltett announced that Jason Glover, currently the…

Reed Smith Partner Commits Suicide

Stewart Dolin, a partner at Reed Smith’s Chicago office, was struck by a train and killed in an incident the…

Wachtell Again Atop Vault Law 100

The 2011 Vault Law 100 was released Tuesday and again topping the list was Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. The…

Kagan Confirmation Approved by Judiciary Committee

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday and her confirmation will now be put…

Crowell & Moring Adds Federal Prosecutor As Partner

Federal prosecutor Kelly T. Currie has joined Crowell & Moring LLP as a partner in the firm's New York office.…

DLA Piper Opens Jersey Office With Two Partners

DLA Piper has opened a new office in New Jersey with the addition of two partners to its corporate group.…

Sidley Austin Adds Three Partners to L.A. Office

Sidley Austin bolstered its labor and employment practice in Los Angeles with the addition of three new partners. Joining the…

White & Case Nabs Two From Alston & Bird

A pair of former partners at Alston & Bird has left the firm to join the intellectual property practice of…

Cox Smith Opens El Paso Office

Texas-based business firm Cox Smith Matthews is opening a new office in El Paso with five lawyers from the El…

Shake Up In Squire Sanders Personnel Management

Squire, Sanders & Dempseyhas two new heads of personnel.  Aneca L. Lasley has taken up the role of the firm’s…

Murchison & Cumming Co-Chair Named Top Employment Lawyer in California

Michael B. Lawler, co-chair of Murchison & Cumming’s employment practice, was named a “Leading Employment Lawyer in California by the…

Jones Day Lands SEC Chief Counsel

Joan McKown, the longtime Chief Counsel of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC. is leaving the government agency to…