Thacher Proffitt & Wood, the 160-year-old New York-based law firm, will close forever. Â The subprime crisis slashed demand for its structured-finance practice,...
Today’s top stories: Several states are halting or delaying jury trails, to save the money they would spend to pay jurors… Irving...
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Chicago’s Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has announced it will hire 100 lawyers (NYT says 40) away from New York CIty’s Thacher Proffitt...
From Financial Week: The counter-cyclical practices of bankruptcy lawyers are thriving amid the worst business collapse since the Great Depression. Their firms...
Indicted Governor Rod Blagojevich’s attorney will challenge the lawfulness of the court-ordered wiretaps offered as evidence in federal corruption allegations against the...
The number of subprime-related court filings has reached an unprecedented level and is expected to continue skyrocketing as economic conditions worsen, according...
Baker & Daniels LLP last week cut 10 jobs from its Fort Wayne, Indiana office, leaving 52 lawyers and 46 support staff. Managing...
A husband and wife are suing United Airlines for “overserving” alcohol during a flight from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco, claiming wine...
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that 18 attorneys have been elected partner. Paris: Thomas Bevilacqua, Litigation David Colin, Tax San Francisco...
Zafar Hasan, a former associate in Foley & Lardner’s Chicago office, can proceed with an employment discrimination suit against the law firm,...
Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will retain Edward Genson, of Chicago’s Genson & Gillespie today, according to news sources. Genson is best...
The speaker of the Illinois house is convening a special panel to determine if Governor Rod Blagojevich should be impeached on corruption...
