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Heyl Royster Hires Four Associates; Names New Partner

The Illinois law firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen has announced that Charles E. Timmerwilke has become a partner…

Bingham McCutchen is #1 on Fortune’s 25 Top-Paying Companies

Boston's Bingham McCutchen is not only Fortune Magazine's #1 top-paying company, it's also on their 100 Best Places to Work.…

Dreier Stein Lawyers to Found New Snell & Wilmer Office

At least eight lawyers from Dreier, Stein, Kahan, Browne, Woods, George are joining Phoenix, Arizona's Snell & Wilmer, to open…

Another Bad Lawyer Steals from Clients

Um, what is up with lawyers nowadays? This guy steals from escrow funds, this one held on to settlement funds,…

Obama Hires Am Law 100’s Top Legal Earners

The American Lawyer reports that new Obama administration appointees Eric Holder Jr., Jeh Johnson, Ronald Kirk and Tom Vilsack raked…

Lichter & Associates Takes Residency Case of Mexican-Born Farm Worker

Mark Barr of Lichter & Associates in Denver, Colorado has taken the residency case of a Pueblo farm worker Jose…

Jones Walker Opens Phoenix Office

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre announced the official opening of the firm's Phoenix office. The new office will…

Ex-Congressman Joining Polsinelli-Shughart Firm

Former Republican Missouri US Representative Kenny Hulshof is joining the law firm that will emerge from the pending merger of…

Former DOJ Anti-Trust Czar Returns to Covington & Burling

Thomas Barnett, former head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, will return to Covington & Burling next week to head…

Akerman Lawyers Found Florida Office for Novak Druce

Intellectual property boutique Novak Druce & Quigg is opening a new office in West Palm Beach, Florida with six attorneys…

Ballard Spahr Trademark Group Decamps to Steptoe

A seven-attorney trademark group from the Washington office of Philadelphia's Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll has defected to Steptoe &…

Levenfeld Pearlstein Fires Some Lawyers, Hires Others

Chicago's 75-attorney Levenfeld Pearlstein dismissed two associates and one partner this month, citing difficult economic conditions, but hired four new…