Jonathan Cohn, who recently stepped down as one the Justice Department’s top civil lawyers, is returning to Sidley Austin as a partner...
Newsday reports that federal prosecutions of white-collar crime and securities fraud have dropped off from higher levels earlier in the decade, largely...
New Hampshire governor John Lynch’s proposal to close eight district courts would save nearly $2 million a year. But some are critical...
The National Law Journal reports that lateral movements were down in Texas last year. Nineteen of the state’s 25 largest firms, listed...
Above the Law reports that K&L Gates held a meeting Friday to discuss, amongst other things, salary freezes. Earlier today, associates at...
A partner at one of Baltimore, Maryland’s oldest law firms is asking a judge to dissolve the firm. John J. Boyd filed...
Chicago’s Sidley Austin saw revenue grow by 7% in 2008, while profits increased 4%. The firm brought in $1.489 billion in revenue,...
Clifford Chance LLP LLP is in talks with associates about voluntary redundancies. The firm is offering associates the chance to leave the...
Wolf Block is cutting associate pay by 10%, which will go into effect at once. Other firms have frozen salaries for 2009,...
Los Angeles-based O’Melveny & Myers announced that profits per partner were down more than 7% to $1.5 million. Gross revenues for 2008...
Perkins Coie has filed a breach of contract suit against former intellectual property associate David Xue. According to court documents, Xue left...
The National Law Journal reports that public universities and law schools are making their faculty and staff take unpaid time off to...
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