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Adorno & Yoss Atlanta Hires 8 Partners, 5 Associates

Adorno & Yoss is expanding its Atlanta office at a time when many national firms are instituting hiring freezes or…

Cooley Establishes ‘Cyber’ Fellowship at Harvard

Law firm Cooley Godward Kronish has established a fellowship at Harvard Law School’s Cyber Law Clinic at the Berkman Center…

Former Ambassador Joins Wiley Rein

Former Ambassador David Gross, the US Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will join Wiley Rein as a partner…

Freshfields Delays Start Dates

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is asking some of its trainees to push back their start dates with the firm. A number…

Darwin Gray Expands Commercial Litigation Team

Cardiff's Darwin Gray has expanded its commercial litigation team. Chris Davies, a newly qualified solicitor, will be assisting partners Jason…

Former Attorney General Mukasey Joins Debevoise & Plimpton

Former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced this afternoon that he will join the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton as…

Dunlap Codding Adds Three Lawyers

Dunlap Codding recently added two associates, John Behles and Joseph D. Maxey; and added Charles "Chic" Krukiel of counsel. Dunlap…

Former Chief Judge Joins Skadden

Former New York State chief judge Judith S. Kaye has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as of counsel.…

ABA Lowers Ethics Requirement for Lateral Hiring

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates voted yesterday to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct governing conflicts of…

LexisNexis Freezes Salaries

Legal document archive firm LexisNexis has announced it is freezing salaries at 2008 levels. In order to address what is…

Massachusetts Top Judge: Court Layoffs “Shortcut to Anarchy”

The Boston Globe reports that the economic meltdown could have a devastating impact on the American justice system, as courts…

Womble Carlyle Expands Government Affairs Practice

Former GOP Representative Deborah Pryce of Ohio has joined the Washington law office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in…