Greenberg Traurig Expands Real Estate Practice
Greenberg Traurig has expanded its real estate practice with the hiring away of real estate fund attorneys Sanford Presant and…
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Allen & Overy to Reduce Incoming Associate Class Sizes
In March, London’s Allen & Overy announced it would retain only 70% of its trainees for September 2009 and March…
Covington & Burling Brings on Lawyers [Correction]
Covington & Burling has brought on Demetrios Kouzoukas and David Kornblau. Kouzoukas was principal associate deputy secretary of the Department…
Blank Rome Brings on New Partners
Blank Rome hired former Hodgson Russ partner Jeffrey Rinde, and former Wolf Block partner Bruce Lesser, last month. Rinde advises…
Fish & Richardson to Rescind Incoming Associate Job Offers
Global intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson, which earlier this month laid off 35 lawyers and 85 staff, has rescinded…
K&L Gates Brings on Corporate, IP Attorneys
K&L Gates has hired David Bernstein and Tedd Van Buskirk. Bernstein, formerly of Clifford Chance, handled transaction and securities law…
Cohen Milstein Hires Litigators Away from Schoengold
Cohen Milstein has hired two new litigators for its New York office, Joel Laitman and Christopher Lometti, both from Schoengold…
Lamb McErlane Hires 3 from McCracken
Lamb McErlane has hired a three member group away from McCracken Walker & Rhoads. David MacMain was chair of McCracken's…
Pillsbury Offers Incoming Associates $60K to Drop Dead [Update]
Pillsbury, which has delayed start dates for its incoming first year associates to January 2010, is now offering $60,000 to…
UBS Loses Two Top In-House Counsel
Two top lawyers at Switzerland's UBS have left the firm. Ash Gulati, executive director of UBS’s UK-based prime brokerage &…
Skadden Warns Summers: You Will Be Deferred to 2011
The 2009 Summer Associate Program at Skadden has begun. And the 3Ls have been warned that, if they get an…
Akerman Senterfitt Creates Florida’s First Minority Legal Pipeline Program
Akerman Senterfitt has announced a new partnership with the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Law School, one of Florida's oldest…