Thacher Proffitt Is No More; Fourth Biglaw Collapse This Year
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, the 160-year-old New York-based law firm, will close forever. The subprime crisis slashed demand for its…
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Thacher Proffitt Dissolves; Sonnenschein Rescues 100 [Update]
Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has announced it will hire 100 lawyers (NYT says 40) away from New York CIty's…
Litigation Head Jumps Ship on Sinking USS Thacher Proffitt
Richard Hans, who left DLA Piper two years ago to join Thacher Proffitt & Wood, is heading back to his old…
Former Bush Solicitor General Returns to King & Spalding
Former Bush Administration Solicitor General Paul Clement is returning to the Washington, DC office of Atlanta's King & Spalding. "We…
Facebook Looking for [ ]Friendship, [ ]Dating, [X]Legal Counsel
Palo Alto, California-based social networking web site Facebook is looking for private US law firms willing to help resolve an…
Rumor: King & Spalding to Acquire Most Thacher Proffitt counsel [Update]
Via Law.com: Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood's…