Gardere Wynne Sewell Slashes New Associate Salaries
Gardere Wynne Sewell, which laid off an undisclosed number of attorneys and staff in March, has cut salaries for incoming…
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Steptoe & Johnson Brings on Team from McNamara
Steptoe & Johnson has hired three lawyers from Los Angeles' McNamara, Spira & Smith, including founder Michael McNamara. McNamara joins…
Kirkland & Ellis Hires Top Bush Lawyers
Kirkland & Ellis has hired two top former Bush administration lawyers for its litigation practice group. Both are returning to…
Morrison & Foerster Defers Start Dates
Morrison & Foerster has informed 40% of its incoming associate class that their start date has been pushed to April…
Update: Another Laid Off Lawyer Takes Her Own Life
On April 30th we reported that Mark Levy, a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton, committed suicide at the firm's DC office.…
Dinsmore & Shohl Expands in Kentucky
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Dinsmore & Shohl has launched an office in Frankfort, Kentucky's capital. The firm has two other Kentucky footprints,…
Stearns Weaver Opens New Office in Florida
Stearns Weaver has launched a new office in Tallahassee, Florida. The attorneys practicing in the new office will focus on…
Cox Smith Adds Health Care Team to Austin Office
Texas' Cox Smith Matthews has added two health care regulation experts to its Austin office, Kathy Poppitt and Catherine Greaves.…
Irell & Manella Partners to Found New Firm
A tipster informs us that three top partners are leaving Southern California’s Irell & Manella, an intellectual property litigation and…
Lewis & Daggett Expands with Third Office
Lewis & Daggett is opening a third office in Statesville, North Carolina, to be run by retiring Superior Court judge…
Seyfarth Shaw Lays Off 50, Cuts Pay
Seyfarth Shaw has laid off 50 people today, out of its total workforce of 1,600 in the US. No details…
Stroock Offers First-Years $75,000 to Go Away Forever
According to an internal memo leaked online, New York's Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is making three offers to incoming…