Boutique to Cut Client Billing Rates in 2009
Austin, Texas-based appellate boutique Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend is reducing its billing rates in current hourly-fee cases by 10%…
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Lawyer of the Day: P’Ta Mon
I discovered this ad via Digg, and immediately decided to see if it was legit. It is. P'Ta Mon (pronounced…
Drinker Biddle & Reath Gets Six Thelen Lawyers
I really don't think we can post enough "former Thelen lawyers find jobs" stories. Drinker Biddle & Reath's Washington, DC…
Former Patent Czar Joins Whiteford Taylor
The Clinton-era head of the US Patent & Trademark Office has joined Baltimore's Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. Bruce A. Lehman,…
Sonnenschein’s Portnoy Speaks on Thacher “Survivors”
As we reported last week, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal hired 100 lawyers from the dissolving Thacher Proffitt & Wood. This…
Sidley Austin Charges $1100 Per Hour in Tribune Bankruptcy
Sidley Austin lawyers are asking as much as $1,100 an hour for bankruptcy work on Tribune Company, surpassing the rates…
Heller Ehrman Files for Bankruptcy; Remaining Employees May Not Be Paid
What's left of San Francisco's Heller Ehrman, which dissolved in November, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Former Heller partner Peter…
Former Dreier Office in Connecticut Becomes Temporary Firm
Refugees of disgraced firm Dreier LLP's Stamford, Connecticut office have reformed as Pastore Osterberg LLC. The co-founder of the former Dreier office, Joseph Pastore…
Orrick Freezes 2009 Associates and Consultant Pay
Frisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLC will freeze associate and consultant salaries in 2009. Associates were notified by the following…
Law Firms Race to Collect Year End Billings [Video]
Via LawCrossing.com: At year's end, white-shoe law firms race to collect the bulk of the year’s client fees by the…
When Companies Go Under, Law Firms Become Employment Casualties [Video]
From LawCrossing.com: In recent months, when companies have been forced to succumb to mergers or bankruptcy in the wake of the economic…
ATL’s Law School Students of the Year
Above the Law has announced its Law School Students of the Year, although the accolade is clearly a sarcastic one.…