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Revenues and Profits Down at Schulte

New York City based firm Schulte Roth & Zabel reported a decline in gross revenue and profits in 2009. Gross…

King & Spalding Adds Three Partners from Orrick

King & Spalding is adding three partners to its litigation practice. Trial lawyers James J. Capra Jr. and James P.…

Winston & Strawn Continues New York Expansion

Winston & Strawn has added two partners and a senior counsel to its New York office. Lawrence A. Larose and…

Wilson Sonsini Adds M&A Partner in San Francisco

Christopher W. Kirkham has been named a partner in the San Francico office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He…

Former Michigan Chief Justice Joins Miller Canfield

Clifford W. Taylor, former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, is joining Miller Canfield Feb. 15 as of counsel…

Thompson Hine Adds Partner to Atlanta Office

Peter W. Smith has joined Thompson Hine as a partner in the firm's Atlanta office. Smith, who was formerly with…

California State Bar Embezzler Sentenced

On Friday Sharon Pearl, the California State Bar’s former director of real property operations, was sentenced to two years and…

Class Action Lawsuit Reinstated Against Dell, Inc.

A class action lawsuit against Dell, Inc., filed originally in Oct 2006 by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, and…

Dechert Duo Join Skadden

Dechert partners James Elacqua and Andrew Thomases have left the firm to join Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in…

Littler Mendelson Announces New Managing Shareholder

Kristine Grady Derewicz has been named the new managing shareholder for Littler Mendelson’s Philadelphia office. She was preceded in the…

London’s Clyde & Co Opens in New Jersey with 5 Laterals

Clyde & Co, a UK firm based in London, has opened its third US office in New Jersey.  The firm, the…

1,100 Legal Jobs Lost in January

This week the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest employment report. The legal sector lost 1,100 jobs in January,…