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Polsinelli Will Move into New Chicago Tower

Summary: Law Firm Polsinelli will be moving into a new 53-story tower by the Chicago River. According to Chicago Business,…

Prominent New York Attorney, Husband Charged with Wire Fraud

Summary: Keila Ravelo and her husband, Melvin Feliz, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after creating two…

Dentons Donates $500,000 to Detroit Firefighters

Summary: Dentons donates half million to Detroit Fire Department. Dentons, the international law firm that represented Detroit’s retirees during the…

Binder & Binder Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Summary: The national law firm of Binder & Binder has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  One of the more recognizable law…

Secretary Shoots Law Firm the Bird, Law Firm Loses Unemployment Appeal

Summary: After a two year battle, a law firm has lost an unemployment benefits case due to filing an appeal…

Morgan Lewis to Take 500 Pro Bono Cases from Bingham McCutchen

Summary: Morgan Lewis will absorb close to 500 pro bono cases from Bingham McCutchen as the firm winds down its…

Vinson & Elkins Promotes Eight to Partnership

Summary: The law firm of Vinson & Elkins announced that eight new partners have been named at the firm in offices…

Greenberg Traurig Says Court Order Concerns One County in Florida

Summary: The law firm of Greenberg Traurig, which is representing court clerks in Florida, said that the court ruling on same-sex…

Wiley Rein to Purchase McBee Strategic by End of 2014

Summary: Wiley Rein is working to purchase McBee Strategic in a deal that should close before the end of 2014.  It…

James Hurst Shakes Legal World by Leaving Winston Strawn

Summary: Rainmaking lawyer James Hurst leaves one large Chicago firm for another. You know you’ve hit that sweet spot in…

Foley & Lardner Welcomes Stephen A. Aschettino to New York Office

Summary: Stephen A. Aschettino has left the firm he co-founded to join the New York office of Foley & Lardner LLP…

James Hurst Moves to Kirkland & Ellis from Winston & Strawn

Summary: Kirkland & Ellis has announced that James Hurst has joined the law firm in Chicago from Winston & Strawn.  Kirkland…